STEELHACKS 2026
GutGuide
Crohn's is personal, so food guidance should be personal too.
WHY WE CARE
It started with a Cookie
A friend's diagnosis
Crohn's Care Alliance
A tabling event
GutGuide
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THE PROBLEM
Universal “safe foods” lists don't work for patients.
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THE IDEA
It learns from your own log
STEP 1
Log meals
STEP 2
Check in
STEP 3
Get your score
Two people can search the same food and get very different scores. That is the point.
WHAT IT DOES
Six screens, one personal score
Home
Your week at a glance, patterns from your log, one-tap logging.
Search food
60+ foods and meals scored for you, with your own history.
Menu scanner
Snap a menu; hidden ingredients are inferred and dishes ranked.
Food near you
Restaurants ranked by their best realistic order for you.
Cook
Recipes ordered by fit, with hands-free, read-aloud steps.
My progress
Pain, bloating and energy over time, plus foods sitting well.
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UNDER THE HOOD
How it's built
Front end
Data
AI and voice
Deployed on Digital Ocean
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Repeated daily use case: helping people with Crohn’s decide what to eat at home or out.
Extracts clear choices from dense menus, food histories and symptom patterns.
THANK YOU
Crohn's is personal, so food guidance should be personal too.