Balloon
Gut health app for women with constipation
273 followers
Gut health app for women with constipation
273 followers
Balloon tracks your poop, food, and symptoms to help you avoid constipation and better understand your gut. It guides you toward your daily fiber goals, and provides personalised insights to help you build lasting, healthy habits.
June
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🚀 Hey Product Hunt!
I’m so excited to launch Balloon, a gut health app designed for women dealing with constipation 💩✨
As someone who’s battled constipation my entire life, I deeply understand the struggle - the discomfort, the effort, and the stigma. It’s been a long journey for me, trying everything out there to feel better. What I’ve learned is that: gut health is a lifelong commitment that depends on daily habits.
So - a year ago, I quit my job, taught myself to code, and built Balloon from scratch - living on my own savings to make it happen. Today, I’m so happy to share it with you!
🌟 What makes Balloon special?
Simple poop tracking: Log your poops with the Bristol Stool Scale (1 = super constipated, 7 = very liquid)
AI-powered food analysis: Take a pic of your meal and get estimated fiber content, FODMAP status, and more! 📸
Constipation alerts: Balloon detects when you’re at risk and provides a toolkit to help you stay regular 🚨
Guided belly massages: Clinically proven techniques to help relieve constipation
Log anywhere, anytime: Use widgets, Siri commands, or the Apple Watch app ⌚
...And it’s just super cute and beautifully designed! 🎈
🚀 What’s next?
I’m already working on Apple Health integrations, cycle & mood tracking, and habit-building features - because gut health is connected to every aspect of your well-being. Balloon isn’t just about tracking - it’s about helping you make lasting, long-term lifestyle changes.
Would love to hear your thoughts & feedback! 💛💬 Let’s break the stigma and make gut health fun! 🎉
@gracechi that is a little left field. I admire your commitment. do you have socials I can check out?
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@taniabell thanks so much for upvoting! Here’s my LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-wy-chi!
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@shadmannazim great idea! Will build that feature at some point 🙌 thanks for suggesting!
Grimo
@gracechi Life-changing gut insights! Wish I found this sooner!
As someone who's tried Cara Care and Bowelle, Balloon feels way smarter at spotting patterns (and actually fun to use?!). The habit-building tips helped me fix my coffee-gut cycle in 2 weeks. For anyone tracking digestion, this is like having a nutritionist in your pocket! Lastly grats on launching!
Congrats with the launch!
Any plans for android app? Also, why the specific focus on women? Just curious
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@deffro I’ll be focusing on the ios app for now as there are still so many things i want to build to make the app even better!
Women are actually twice more likely to have gut health issues than men - yet many struggle with these problems in silence. My goal with Balloon is to break the stigma around digestion and create a fun, empowering experience that helps women take control of their gut health!
Gotcha! Thank you for your detailed reply. It;s great that you have a focus and a plan
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Any health app has my support! Wish you good luck and happy women day!
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@busmark_w_nika thanks Nika! Happy women day to you too! 🎈
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Grace, thank you! :) I hope you enjoyed it! :)
Clarify
So excited for the Balloon launch! It's been so useful for me to better understand my gut health, the AI features are a game changer. Thank you for making this app Grace!
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@vortex_ape Thanks Viny for this!!
June
Love this! Consistent tracking of my poop was step 1 for better gut health for me. It's such an interesting topic. Love the use of AI here too!
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@danielbeere thanks Dan!
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While maintaining gut health is vital, tracking it in such great detail might give some people the ick. But I think you have made it fun and engaging with cool design, quirky illustrations and vibrant colour themes! Very nicely done. Does it allow period tracking or sync with existing period trackers? It can be a huge factor for changes :)
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@aishwaryalohi thanks Aishwarya! Yes period tracking / syncing is on the roadmap!!
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@gracechi great to hear, good luck :)