Built by a teen with IBS

Meal plans, tracking,
and real talk for teens
with IBS.

Free vegetarian, low-FODMAP-aware meal plans, a symptom tracker, and school-friendly recipes. If you're trying to eat enough, gain weight, and manage school with IBS — this is for you.

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Murphy, founder of Gut Gainz Built by a 15-year-old from Oregon — not a health company.
1 in 7
teens deal with IBS symptoms (clinical studies)
10
IBS-conscious meal plans — free to browse all 10
Teen‑first
Most IBS resources target adults — not school schedules, sports, or teen appetites.
$60B
gut health market — and most of it wasn't built for you (market research, approx.)
Start With the Meal Plans

10 IBS-conscious plans for school, weight gain, and sensitive stomach days.

Every plan is vegetarian, calorie-dense, and built around low-FODMAP-aware ideas. Pick one that fits your situation — school lunch, post-flare recovery, high-calorie weight gain, or quick prep.

These are low-FODMAP-aware starting points, not guaranteed safe foods. IBS triggers vary — use the tracker and adjust based on your own patterns.

The School Day Plan

Backpack-friendly meals and snacks designed for 6–8 hour school days. No fridge needed for lunch.
school-safe easy prep vegetarian
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High-Calorie Weight Gain Plan

Calorie-dense meals hitting 2,800–3,200 cal/day using commonly gentler ingredients. For when you need to eat more but can't stomach just anything.
higher-calorie weight gain vegetarian
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Post-Flare Recovery Plan

Gentle, easy-to-digest meals for the days after a bad flare. Low-residue, calming, still calorie-forward.
flare-friendly low-FODMAP-aware easy
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Dairy-Free Athlete Plan

High-protein, no dairy, built for teens who are active and still need serious calories. Tofu, tempeh, eggs, and rice-based meals.
dairy-free higher-calorie athletes
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Quick Breakfast Rotation

8 fast breakfasts under 15 minutes. Rice cakes, oat-based options, eggs, and gut-friendlier smoothies. No stress before school.
quick breakfast easy prep low-FODMAP-aware
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Murphy's Special — The MJ Plan

The exact meals Murphy eats on a regular school week. 2,600 cal, vegetarian, halloumi + eggs + rice-based. Real-world tested.
Murphy's Pick school-safe vegetarian
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What's going on right now?

The problem

Everyone tells you what NOT to eat. Nobody helps you actually gain weight.

Nobody talks about it

You can't exactly tell your friends you missed practice because your stomach is on fire. So you suffer in silence and skip meals.

Adult advice, adult apps

Every IBS app is designed for 35-year-olds. Every gut health influencer talks like a nutritionist with a podcast. None of it feels like you.

The weight struggle is real

When half the foods that help you gain weight also trigger your symptoms, you're stuck choosing between feeling full and feeling okay.

What Gut Gainz does

Real meals, real patterns — built for when your gut is the problem.

10 vegetarian meal plans — free to browse

Calorie-dense, low-FODMAP-aware meal ideas for teens trying to gain weight while managing IBS. School-safe, easy prep, real food. All 10 plans are free to browse. Gut Gainz Plus unlocks the expanded library (30+ plans), cloud sync, and monthly drops.

Symptom tracking

Simple, no-nonsense logging. Track what you eat, how you feel, and spot patterns. No clinical jargon, just clarity.

School-friendly meals

Lunches you can pack in a backpack, snacks for between classes, 10-minute dinners. Built around how teens actually eat.

Built by someone who lives it

Murphy is 15, from Oregon, and actually has IBS. This exists because nothing else existed for teens like us. Not a company. Just a teen who figured some stuff out.

How Gut Gainz is Different

Built by a teen with IBS, for teens with IBS.

Most IBS resources are written for adults by adults. Gut Gainz is different — here's how.

Built for real teen life

School lunches, cafeteria anxiety, packing food without looking weird. The plans are designed around how teens actually eat.

Weight-gain-focused

Most IBS resources focus on avoiding flares. These plans are calorie-dense on purpose — for teens who struggle to maintain or gain weight with a sensitive gut.

100% vegetarian

Every plan, every meal. No meat alternatives — tofu, tempeh, halloumi, eggs, and plant-based proteins commonly gentler on sensitive stomachs.

Low-FODMAP-aware

Ingredients are chosen with FODMAP research in mind — not "eat whatever." But serving size matters, and triggers vary. Learn how it works →

Tracker to find your patterns

Generic meal plans won't know your triggers. The symptom tracker helps you notice what actually bothers you — so you can adjust the plans to your gut.

A starting point, not a prescription

Not medical advice. A practical starting point for teens who feel like most IBS resources were written for someone else's life.

From the blog

Real talk about IBS, written for teens.

Nutrition

IBS-Friendly Foods That Actually Help Teens Gain Weight

Calorie-dense options that won't wreck your day two hours later.

School Life

What to Eat at School When You Have IBS

School lunch + IBS = daily negotiation. Here's how to handle it.

Managing IBS

A Teen's Guide to Managing IBS Without Feeling Weird

The planning, the avoiding, the anxiety — and what actually helps.

Food Ideas

Best Low-FODMAP School Snacks for Teens

Snacks you can toss in a backpack without worrying about your stomach.

Anxiety + IBS

IBS and Anxiety in Teens: The Gut-Brain Loop

Why your gut and brain keep feeding each other — and 7 ways to break the cycle.

School Life

What to Do During an IBS Flare-Up at School

A step-by-step guide for handling flares without panicking.

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Gut Gainz is for education and personal support only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. IBS, weight changes, stomach pain, food restriction, or ongoing symptoms should be discussed with a doctor, parent/guardian, registered dietitian, or qualified healthcare professional.