Ulcerative Colitis- HELP!

Hi all,
It has been a long time since I’ve posted here.
I am 24 years old with ulcerative colitis for 1.3years ( I have been on mainly predisonale, azathioprine, pred-anemas, asocol, infliximab). I have a read the main thread posted on crohns/ colitis couple of years ago and have started to implement the SCD diet along with liquid probiotics/probiotic tablets (10 billion active cultures) daily and always having pea protein with rice milk to keep the muscle mass. Yet, I still have regular bloody stools/mucus, weight loss and nausea.

Below is a snapshot of my diet when I had a really bad flare:

30/12/2011

                Homemade chicken soup (10PM), azathioprine (150mg), 2*ASCOL
      Ripe banana
               

31/12/2011

                Homemade chicken soup(10AM),azathioprine (150mg)
        Homemade chicken soup (1PM)
            Homemade Veg Soup & Grape fruit (4pm)
          Homemade Veg Soup (5pm)
           

01/01/2012

                Homemade Veg Soup (11am), azathioprine (150mg), 2*ASCOL
      Homemade Veg Soup (5pm)
            Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin (7pm)
         

02/01/2012

                Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (9am), 2*ASCOL ,azathioprine (150mg)
    Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (1pm)
          2*Probiotic (1pm)
              Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (1pm)
          2*Probiotic (10pm)
             

03/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, Solgar Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs (8am) , azathioprine (150mg), 2*ASCOL
Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (8am)
          Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (12pm)
          Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (3pm)
          Predisonale 35 mg, 2*ASCOL (7pm)
            Moong Dal (Onion,tomatoes, lentil) 8pm
            2*Probiotic (11pm)
             

04/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, Solgar Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs, Predisonale 40 mg, 2*ASCOL (8am) ,azathioprine (150mg),
Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (8am)
          Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (12pm)
          Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (3pm)
          3 Chicken Legs (7pm) (Onion,Ripe tomatoes,garlic cloves, ginger, olive oil, 1 fresh chop tin of tomato, herbs)
2*Probiotic (11pm)
             

05/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, 1*Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs, Predisonale 40 mg, 2*ASCOL (8am) , azathioprine (150mg)
Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (8am)
          Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (12pm)
          Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (3pm)
Pea protein with rice milk
         

07/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, 1*Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs, Predisonale 40mg, 2*ASCOL (8am) , azathioprine (150mg)
Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (8am)
          Salad box - Baby leaves, Camembert de Normandie , avacardo, olive oil
      Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (12pm)
          1 Grape fruit
                Onken Yohurt, Tumeric, Cummin, Salt (3pm)
Pea protein with rice milk
         

08/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, 1*Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs, Predisonale 40 mg, 2*ASCOL (8am) ,azathioprine (150mg)
1 Grape fruit (10am)
              Salad box - Baby leaves, Camembert de Normandie , avacardo, olive oil (12pm)
    Chicken leg curry (Onion,Ripe tomatoes,garlic cloves, ginger, olive oil, 1 fresh chop tin of tomato, herbs) (6.30pm)
1 Bannana (10pm)
Pea protein with rice milk
             

09/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, 1*Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs, Predisonale 40 mg, 2*ASCOL (8am) , azathioprine (150mg)
1 tinned pineapple (In own juices) (10am)
          Salad box - Baby leaves, Camembert de Normandie , avacardo, olive oil (12pm)
    Lentil Curry (Vegetable oil, 1 onion, 1 clove garlic 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground turmeric 1/2 tsp chilli powder) (6.30pm)
1 Bannana (10pm)
Pea protein with rice milk
             

10/01/2012

                2*Probiotic, 2 omega3, 1 Astazanthin, 1*Multi Vitamin, 2*Iron tabs, Predisonale 40mg, 2*ASCOL (8am) , azathioprine (150mg)
1 Grape fruit (10am)
              Salad box - Baby leaves, Camembert de Normandie , avacardo, olive oil (12pm)
Pea protein with rice milk


Honestly, I would do anything for a consistent/reliable digestive health. Please could anyone advise how I could reduce the regular bloody stools/mucus, weight loss and nausea?

Thankyou for reading,

Hoggy!
 

I have colitis but its in remission, i can pretty much eat anything i want..  when im flaring up then seems whatever i eat causes problems..
 
i think everyone is different and no on can give you a definitive answer..
 
you seem to have a lot of yoghurt maybe thats not agreeing with you..
 
what drugs are you on at the moment?

Brilliant thread here: http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/fb.ashx?m=2020553
 

Firstly, we are all unique. I tried that diet too and it flared me up using loads of yoghurt. In the end I just tried bread and mash and stuff to help get through the first part. Now am on methotrexate and it's taken nearly 4 months but I have finally got somewhere. I am still up most nights anywhere from 3 to 6 times. But the day time has got a lot better.

I find when in a flare there really isn't much food wise that helps get you out of it. I recommend aloe Vera, slippery elm mashed into banana really helps. I don't think grapefruit or tomatoes are going to help you or the cheese. The main thing is to slowly try working at getting small things achieved in your life. Breathe more deeply, go for walks, buy some nappies if you can't work out whether you are going to make it. These really helped me just psychologically knowing it was going to be ok if an accident happened really helped prevent any accident and got me out of the house more frequently. It's tough mentally, so allow yourself a little time to feel angry, upset or scared. But move on and push yourself forward. Have something you enjoy every day. You are doing really well coping with it, so remind yourself of that too. Keep going. It has taken me four months to come out of my flare so it can take a while but it has never stopped me living a life during that time. So keep going.

Odog,         
I have tapered down on the yoghurt and started to implemented Quinoa. The drugs I am taking at the moment are;
Predisonale (35 mg/daily),
Azathioprine (150mg/ daily),
Prednisone anemia (40mg/ twice daily),
Iron sulphate (daily),
Lansoprazole (daily),
Mesalamine (4.8mg/ daily).

One day hope to be drug free...

James,
Thanks for the thread very informative. I have taken key points from the thread and will start to implement in my diet. Fingered crossed I gain muscle mass!

Atobagofan,
At the moment, I am consuming loads of turmeric, cumin, garlic, manuka honey (20+), iron spa, probiotics (10billion active cultures- twice daily). Next week I may start the slippery elm, aloe aera as I want to see if what I am currently using is actually working or making a significant difference.  If not then I will move on the slippery elm, aloe vera. Thanks for the inspirational push-I needed that at this point in my life.

Worth taking a food intolerance test? 
I have been researching on food intolerance test through a well-known laboratory for any specific foods that I may be intolerant against such as milk, wheat, gluten and from this I could optimise my diet and potentially control the UC. Up till now, I have not had any food intolerance that I have known off- It costs on approximately £250. What yours views on this?  Do you recommend such test? 

Thankyou for your replys,

Hoggy!