About BellyMD

A pattern medicine kept missing. We built the protocol for it.

BellyMD makes doctor-built supplements for the gut-brain pattern: bloating, brain fog, queasy mornings, reflux, fatigue. We use the same clinical framework hospitals use. Every ingredient is on the label, at the dose real trials studied.

42%
of adults have a gut-brain disorder.
Rome Foundation, 2026
3
formulas. Each one targets a different part of the gut-brain axis.
Clear · Cool · Calm
12wk
money-back guarantee on every order.
No bottle return required
Rick Pescatore, DO
Meet the founder

I'm an ER doctor. I kept seeing the same pattern.

I'm Rick Pescatore. I'm an ER doctor and the editor-in-chief of Emergency Medicine News.

In my emergency department, I kept seeing the same story:

Bloating. Brain fog. Fatigue that never lifts. A gut that runs your whole day. Labs come back normal. Scans come back normal. Medications never quite fit.

I started seeing it everywhere. Friends. Family. Patients who came back month after month with no answers.

The pattern was real. It had a name in the medical literature. But nobody had built a treatment for it.

So I did.

MGB+ is three formulas. Each one targets a different part of the gut-brain axis. Every ingredient is on the label, at the dose the clinical trials actually used. No proprietary blends. No magic numbers.

It's the protocol I run on myself. It's the protocol I'd give my own family.

Rick Pescatore, DO
Emergency Medicine · Editor-in-Chief, Emergency Medicine News · BellyMD Founder
Find your formula
Scientific Advisory Board

Three clinicians reviewed the framework.

These are practicing physicians. Not paid endorsements. They reviewed the BellyMD framework and the evidence behind the formulas.

Joshua D. Niforatos, M.D., M.T.S.

Joshua D. Niforatos, M.D., M.T.S.

Emergency physician and meta-researcher at Hopkins. His JAMA Internal Medicine work shapes how doctors evaluate the evidence behind supplements.

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Sergey M. Motov, M.D.

Sergey M. Motov, M.D.

Emergency physician whose 2015 Annals trial changed how ED doctors treat pain at the bedside.

Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn

Patrick Reeves, M.D.

Patrick Reeves, M.D.

Army pediatric gastroenterologist. Built the Clinical Action Plans toolkit used across the Department of Defense.

Brooke Army Medical Center

Three formulas

Find your starting point.

Each formula targets a different part of the gut-brain axis. Take the 60-second quiz, or pick the one that matches your pattern.

Want all three? See the Core Trio →

The Trio is the full system for people who recognize more than one pattern.

About BellyMD

Questions about the company.

Who founded BellyMD?

Rick Pescatore, DO. He's a board-certified emergency physician and a former state public health director. He co-founded BellyMD with his wife, Kady Pescatore, JD. The idea came from years of watching the same patients come back to the ER with the same symptoms and no real answers.

What does BellyMD make?

Supplements for the gut-brain pattern: bloating, brain fog, queasy mornings, reflux, fatigue, and the cluster of symptoms that travel together. Three formulas — Clear, Cool, and Calm — each built around a different part of the gut-brain axis. We follow the same clinical framework hospitals use (Rome V), with ingredients at the doses real trials studied.

What is the gut-brain axis?

It's the two-way conversation between your gut and your brain. The vagus nerve, hormones, immune signals, and gut bacteria all play a part. When that conversation runs smoothly, you feel clear and steady. When it gets stuck, you get the pattern: bloating, brain fog, queasy mornings, fatigue, sleep that won't hold.

Are BellyMD products tested for purity?

Yes. Every batch is tested by an outside lab for ingredient potency, heavy metals, and contaminants. We can send a certificate of analysis on request. Our manufacturers are FDA-registered, cGMP-certified, and based in the United States.

How is BellyMD different from other supplement brands?

Most brands start with a trending ingredient. We started with a clinical pattern. Every dose is on the label. Every claim ties back to a published paper. Our Scientific Advisory Board is three practicing physicians, not paid endorsements. And every order comes with a 12-week money-back guarantee. Keep the bottle.

Where is BellyMD based?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. BellyMD, Inc. is a Delaware C-Corp. Small team of physicians, scientists, and operators.