Getting Started with AIRE 2: Building Useful Insights

Getting Started with Your FoodMarble AIRE 2: Building Useful Insights

When you begin your FoodMarble breath testing journey, it’s natural to wonder how often you should test, what your results mean, and how to make sense of the data. The most valuable insights come from building up consistent data over time and understanding the factors that influence your readings.

1. Build up consistent data

Regular breath testing is key to uncovering meaningful trends in your digestive patterns.

• Aim for 6–8 breath tests per day spread throughout your waking hours.
• For device longevity, we recommend a maximum of 10 tests per day and no more than 1 per hour.
• Taking enough tests across a typical day will give you a clear snapshot of how your fermentation scores are trending.

If you complete around 6 breath tests per day for two weeks, you’ll already have about 84 data points — a rich set of information to help you understand your daily fermentation patterns before making any dietary changes or other interventions.

Make sure to log your meals, symptoms, sleep, and stress alongside your breath results. Doing so helps you spot correlations and identify triggers that might be affecting your digestion.

If you’d like some guidance getting started, the FoodMarble Program run entirely through the app will walk you through your first testing period step-by-step. We highly recommend starting here if you feel you'd benefit from the structure and guidance.

The FoodMarble Program

• Baseline: Establish what’s “normal” for you in the Baseline stage
• Reset: Reduce symptoms in stage two by reducing FODMAPs in your diet
• Discovery: Lastly, complete all four food intolerance tests (lactose, fructose, sorbitol and inulin) in the Discovery Stage

2. Understand the factors influencing your fermentation scores

Once you’re in the habit of regular testing and logging, it’s helpful to understand a few key factors that directly affect digestion and fermentation.

Gastric Transit Time

Gastric transit time refers to how long it takes for food to move through your digestive system.

• This time can vary a lot between individuals.
• Someone with chronic constipation may have slower transit, while others may have faster transit.
• Your gastric transit time has a major influence on your fermentation (F-) scores and how they trend over time.

Recognizing this can help you interpret why your scores might differ from someone else’s.

FODMAP Stacking

Even when following a low FODMAP diet, symptoms can still occur due to FODMAP stacking — when several low-FODMAP foods are eaten in a short period and collectively exceed your tolerance.

• Foods that are fine individually may still trigger fermentation when combined.
• Logging your meals carefully helps you identify your personal tolerance levels and make more informed dietary choices.

3. Understanding your morning readings

You might notice your morning fermentation scores are sometimes higher than expected — this is quite common.

• Overnight, your gut activity naturally slows down, and as your body “wakes up,” gas production can be higher.
• Many users see a pattern where fermentation scores are slightly elevated in the morning, drop mid-morning, and rise again around lunchtime after eating breakfast.

This is a typical user profile pattern and a useful reference as you begin comparing your own results.

4. The key takeaway

Consistency is the foundation of accurate insights. The more regularly you test and log, the more meaningful your trends will be. Over time, you’ll develop a clearer understanding of what’s normal for you — and how factors like diet, stress, sleep, and digestion speed influence your gut health.

✅ Pro tip:

Keep up with testing even on days when you feel fine — those “normal” days are just as valuable for comparison and help you spot what truly makes a difference.

Updated on: 23/10/2025