Ginger brings natural anti-inflammatory and anti-nausea magic – perfect for calming IBS flare-ups or sensitive digestion. Add in the creaminess of coconut milk and you’ve got a simple, satisfying soup that tastes like comfort but works like medicine. It’s quick to make, gentle to digest, and ridiculously tasty.

What’s not to love?

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This one’s a classic combo: butcher’s ham, juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, and fresh salad leaves. It’s colourful, hydrating, and packed with natural goodness to fuel your body without weighing you down.

The real star? My new favourite dressing – honey and mustard – sweet, tangy, and absolutely divine. It lifts everything on the plate and pairs beautifully with just about anything.

Because yes, you can give your gut a little of what you fancy… without causing overload. It’s all about balance, flavour, and knowing what works for your body.

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Super tasty, not boring bland FODMAP style food, this is one of the joys of knowing precisely what foods to avoid to enable your gut to heal, rather than continuing to inflame your body with the wrong foods. And having been IBS free for 20+ years I know what my body loves and what it needs. This is how I help other people with their diets too. Living an IBS free life does not have to be boring. Food is glorious and I am really passionate about delivering great recipes to my IBS free clients and to you :o)

The benefits of this recipe are anti-inflammatory, healthy fats from the salmon, olive oil and veg. Lots of vitamins and minerals for good hair teeth and nails, and to help heal your gut from the colourful and tasty veg and salmon. The energy from the slow release rice (you can use whichever rice you choose). And the gorgeous flavours from the sauce. Enjoy!

You can portion this up into two for freezing or use on another day (keeps for 3 days in the fridge) or make a meal for two and enjoy with your friend, partner or family member.

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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.

Give this tasty treat a whirl and don’t forget you can share it on Pinterest and Twitter straight from this recipe! I always appreciate a share, so thank you in advance.

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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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Simple to make and power packed with super gut healing foods, all the awesome vitamins and minerals in this salad will reduce gut inflammation, provide vital energy and not stress your digestive system any further.

Avocado is a known superfood for gut health, actively sweeping through the digestive tract and clearing the way through. Avocados contain vitamin E and healthy fats which soothe and heal as they are broken down. They are also very filling and tasty. Whilst carrots are a great source of vitamin A which helps with bone and eye health as well as providing antioxidants which help to repair damage caused by every day living.

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