Salad is great for gut health as the fibre helps to promote a healthy BM and the nutrients themselves all aid inflammation reduction, which is one to eh main causes of IBS. However, if you know that tomatoes affect your IBS (these can be problematic for around 17% of women with IBS) then leave these out or choose another salad vegetable that you are comfortable with.

You won’t see onions added to my salads as I, like many women with IBS cannot tolerate them. Onions affect a whopping 67% of women with IBS and this is one of the major drawbacks of eating out as almost everytihgin contains Onions or Onion powder. Which is why I cook everything from scratch.

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The potatoes are slow release carbs that will keep you feeling fuller for longer as they convert into the body preferred energy source and drip feed your blood stream steadily for hours.

The broccoli contains incredible sulforaphane properties that allow it to convert fat soluble toxins into water based toxins and remove these from the body. It is no accident that the FODMAP diet completely remove this whole food group from the diet.

The courgette (zucchini) will provide you with additional flavour, fibre and also is a great source of folate, vitamin c and potassium which help to repair your gut lining on a cellular level.

I flavour mine with Celtic Salt, as this contains lots of useful minerals and a little crushed black pepper for added anti-oxidants. I eat like this when I want to lose weight, or feel like I have overindulged. This filling lunch, or handy side dish is a staple that I use weekly. I also add fresh green herbs, Basil, Coriander or Parsley to provide an extra boost to my gut health, providing even more nutrients and alkalising properties.

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By eating gorgeous healthy sexy salads like this you will be doing your gut some good and helping your digestive system to create great BM’s. After all, we only need to eat for energy, therefore we might as well get energy from our diet, rather than eating junk which notably saps our strength and provides further IBS symptoms.

Add this to your regular meal plan and your gut will thank you for it!

NOTE: If you are allergic to nuts you can easily replace the walnuts with pumpkin or sunflower seeds for a bit of extra crunch. They both work just as well in this recipe.

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For this reason this soup is incredibly powerful in terms of healing the gut, reducing inflammation and keeping things moving at a steady pace. No need for extras with this soup, I just sprinkled on some pumpkin seeds for a bit of a crunch but the soup itself is filling enough and provides plenty of energy.

You can spice it up as much as you want to and be careful of which types of salt you use. I would recommend using ONLY Celtic salt or Himalayan rock salt. From reliable sources. Table salt will only exacerbate IBS symptoms and cause water retention, not to mention high blood pressure and many other health issues. Ditch that and treat yourself to something work while putting in your body.

TIP: I always make too much soup then I can freeze a batch and keep another batch in the fridge for later in the week. This. way you always have a nutritious meal at the ready, when time is short.

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