DIFFERENT CURES FOR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.....

The food issue was really, trial by error.  My first specialist wasn't much help - so basically I went and learn't as much as I could, I wanted to make myself better.  Share determination is a big factor.
So we will just get down to it
Some of it may sound silly - but it worked for me.
Keep a food diary of everything you eat - including the fluids he drinks - sometimes it was the combination of foods - so I swear by the food diary.

I would look at food before I ate it.  I would look at the consistancy, was it heavy looking or light / fizzy / spicey  /pretty much I would break it all down and then picture how hard would the body have to work breaking it down. 

Example: fizzy drink, it has alot of fizz in it - so it's going to be full of gas, which will hurt the bowel.

Nuts: you have to chew to break them down - but they still have jagged edges, which still has to go through the bowel, if he must eat nuts, have almonds but really chew them.

Fruits: I would not eat anything with the skins on.  I would find out about the acidity levels.

For instance "banana's were ok, grapes a killer".  Cooked apple ok, normal apple, a killer.

I stayed away from alot of carbs, glunkie heavy foods.

Small portions are the key and simple foods, gradually you build up the portions, but don't rush it.

I had plain food, if that is even possible anymore.

Nothing with alot of fibre - watch that, because something as simple as lettuce has fibre in it.

Nothing with seeds

Nothing with spice - if it burns going in, trust me its going to burn more coming out.

Not alot of dairy products - but then different countries make it hard.  I can eat cheese in NZ but not in america.

No coffee / alcohol - if anything I would have tea if I was hanging for something like that.

Nothing with alot of preservatives.

No takeaways what-so-ever.

As horrible as it all sounds - it is so worth it - I got on top of it - and I have had severe uc for 8 yrs and I am in remision, it never goes away, but I can basically can eat everything now - but logic always plays a part, curries (hot) spices still do not pass my lips.  I wasn't paying attention the other day and ate an apple (kinda soar one)and a load of fruit and my stomach reminded me that I should'nt do that LOL...too much fruit went in. Doesn't mean you have to be constantly watching, but if your aware of it, it becomes a natural thing to do.

Let me know what point he is at - and we can work together and see what we can work out.

Thanks Midnetenz for starting this interesting thread about UC control through diet. I am of the view also that UC can be cured with diet. It varies I agree from individual to individual for example I know that eating too much of wheat products increases the frequency for me to go so I cut down on all grains and eat more rice which seems to agree with me. When I have a flare up I do what a Homeopath in India told me to do that is to take everthing of your diet and just have a simple porriadge  made with mung lentil and rice have that with youghurt and eat also some other fruits and vegetable she put me on. I follow this religious during a flare up and I don't know if it will help others. I cut down on spices during a flare up  but on a normal basis also I don't eat chilly hot food even though I am from India. Its like what some one  told me when I was diagnosed, your body with tell you what doesn't agree with you so follow that. Oh for me breathing exercises we call Pranayam has help as well.

One of the responses was from Bum Deal who mentioned that when ever she travel her condition improves. Same with me also I need to go less or not at all when I am travelling. I should I think take up a job that involves alot of travelling. May be someone needs to do a research on UC and travelling.