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How do I track my water intake?

Written by Maria

Yes — water tracking is now live in Balloon. You can log every glass or bottle you drink, set a daily hydration goal, and see your progress fill up as the day goes on. Hydration is one of the biggest drivers of gut health alongside fiber, so your water sits right next to your poop, food, and symptom logs.

Water tracking is part of Balloon Plus.

Logging a drink

  1. Tap the "+" button in the bottom right corner of the app

  2. Select "Water"

  3. Choose your container — a glass or a bottle — using the button on the left

  4. Tap "Add water"

Each tap adds one container, so drinking three glasses means tapping "Add water" three times. The containers are fixed sizes:

  • Glass — 8 oz (250 ml)

  • Bottle — 16 oz (500 ml)

At the top of the screen you'll see today's total and what percentage of your goal you've hit, and the glass or bottle in the middle fills with water as you get closer to it.

Setting your daily goal

Your goal starts at 64 oz (2,000 ml) a day. To change it:

  1. Open the water screen ("+""Water")

  2. Tap the waves icon in the bottom right to open Water Settings

  3. Tap the big blue daily goal card

  4. Use and + to set your goal, then tap "Set Water Goal"

You can also change it from ProfileYour Gut Health PlanWater goal.

Goals can be set anywhere from 16 to 200 oz (in steps of 4), or 500 to 6,000 ml (in steps of 100).

A common guideline is about 2 litres — roughly 64 oz — a day, but the right amount varies with your age, sex, activity level, body size, and the climate you live in.

Switching between oz and ml

  1. Open Water Settings (the waves icon on the water screen)

  2. Tap "Measurement units"

  3. Choose Ounces or Millilitres and tap "Save"

Your goal is converted across automatically, and all your past logs are re-displayed in the new unit — nothing is lost when you switch.

Seeing your water history

Each day gets a single card showing that day's total, which appears on your daily view and in your history alongside your other logs. Tap the card to see every individual drink you logged that day, with the time and amount.

Logging water for a previous day

Swipe to the day you want on your home screen first, then tap "+""Water". Anything you add is logged against that day rather than today.

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