Bye Bye Bloat is a dietary supplement sold by a brand called Love Wellness that’s used for relief from bloating. The brand also claims that the supplement can “promote healthy digestion,” “manage excess water weight” and “calm an upset stomach.”
But does Bye Bye Bloat contain ingredients proven in research studies to reduce bloating? Does it contain any unhealthy ingredients? Will it cause side effects? And is Bye Bye Bloat better or worse than popular anti-bloat supplements like Unbloat?
In this article we’ll answer all of these questions and more, as we analyze the ingredients in Bye Bye Bloat to give our take on whether or not it’s likely to be effective for bloating relief, and whether or not it's healthy.
We'll also discuss the risk of side effects, and compare Bye Bye Bloat to other popular anti-bloating supplements to pick our winners (and losers).
Key takeaways:
- Contains some research-backed active ingredients
- No unhealthy additives
- We currently recommend Bye Bye Bloat
Ingredient Analysis
Bye Bye Bloat’s ingredients are shown below:
This is a proprietary (“prop”) blend with a total dose of 700 milligrams (mg).
We typically recommend avoiding supplements that use prop blends, because they only list the total dose, and not the individual dose, of each active ingredient.
Without individual ingredient doses, it’s challenging to assess whether an ingredient is effectively (and safely) dosed.
Organic fenugreek seed powder is the first active ingredient, and while this compound was shown in a 2020 animal study to have favorable effects on gut health, we can’t locate any clinical trials suggesting it reduces bloating.
Organic dandelion root powder was shown in a medical review published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology to have the potential to treat various gastrointestinal diseases, but the researchers concluded that the research is too early-stage to definitively say so, and there is no mention of bloating relief.
Organic fennel seed powder is shown in clinical research to be a laxative, so we don’t understand its inclusion in a digestive relief supplement.
Organic ginger root powder is an effective treatment for nausea and bloating.
However, it may be underdosed in Bye Bye Bloat pills.
A meta-study published in the Food Science & Nutrition journal analyzed data on ginger for gastrointestinal issues and concluded that the spice was an effective remedy.
However, the lowest dose used in any of the trials was 500 mg and most of the doses were at or over 1,000 mg. The average ingredient dose in Bye Bye Bloat is only 64 mg.
Organic parsley leaf powder is clinically shown to relieve gas, which can lessen bloating, but the dosage in all of the trials in the above-linked medical review were vastly higher than the average ingredient dose in Bye Bye Bloat.
Protease complex and lipase complex are digestive enzyme blends.
As we referenced in our review of 310 Nutrition, supplemental digestive enzymes can help the body digest food, so these may be effective ingredients, but we can’t tell for certain without individual dosages published.
Overall, we currently recommend Bye Bye Bloat and consider it to be potentially effective for improving digestive health and reducing symptoms of bloating, because it contains several research-backed ingredients.
There are no ingredients in Bye Bye Bloat we consider to be unhealthy.
Does Bye Bye Bloat Cause Side Effects?
Bye Bye Bloat doesn't appear to have been studied in any clinical trials, which makes it more challenging to assess the risk of side effects.
However, we can make an educated guess based on its ingredients.
Fennel is a laxative that may be irritating to the gut, as we discussed in our Inno Cleanse review article.
We do not expect fennel to have negative effects at the relatively low average ingredient dose used in this supplement, but it may in sensitive individuals.
There are no ingredients in this supplement that we consider unsafe or likely to cause side effects in otherwise healthy adults.
There is no mention of side effects on the product page on the brand's website at the time of updating this article.
Bye Bye Bloat vs. Popular Anti-Bloat Supps
Here's how Bye Bye Bloat compares to other popular anti-bloating supplements in terms of potential effectiveness and healthiness, in our opinion:
Unbloat
Contains a probiotic blend, and probiotics are clinically shown to help relieve bloating (and to support optimal gut function).
The botanical ingredients are not organic certified (like Bye Bye Bloat's are) so Bye Bye Bloat gets the slight edge from a healthiness perspective.
Winner: Bye Bye Bloat
IBGard
Contains a research-backed active ingredient which reduces bloating, so from a potential efficacy standpoint, it's a tie.
However, our analysis of IBGard ingredients found that several inactive ingredients are unhealthy (including one which is banned in the EU).
Winner: Bye Bye Bloat
Colon Broom
Provides a relatively low fiber dose, and contains unhealthy flavoring additives.
Winner: Bye Bye Bloat
Our Clean Gut Health Picks
Manukora MGO 850+ is our top whole food gut health pick.
A 2024 clinical trial reported that manuka honey ingestion "correlates with beneficial modulation of gut microbiota composition."
MBG Organic Fiber Potency+ is our top gut health supplement.
MBG Organic Fiber Potency+ contains 100% soluble fiber, which was described as "one of the most important nutrients for the gut microbiota" in a clinical review published in the Molecules journal.
Both of the products recommended in this section are free of ingredients that we consider to be unhealthy.
Bye Bye Bloat Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Healthy formulation
- Contains some research-backed active ingredients
- Unlikely to cause side effects
- May relieve bloating
- May support digestion
- Affordable
- Mostly positive online customer reviews
Cons:
- Doesn't appear to be clinically tested
- Some active ingredients may be underdosed
- Contains a laxative ingredient
- Brand website charges for shipping
- Individual ingredient doses aren't published
