Does diet help maintian/induce remission?

I agree with Kim's earlier post. Diet can be key but dietary changes alone are generally not enough. You have to look at getting your gut ecology back in balance, which can include antifungals to address candida overgrowth and probiotic supplementation to reintrouce healthy gut flora. You have to reduce gut inflammation and promote healing of the gut lining. Eliminating problem foods is often only part of the solution. The book Optimal Digestion is a great source to learn more.

Answered in your "SCD Diet Question" thread: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1821720

I tried following a diet for a few months, cutting out dairy, skins of everything, stringy veg like spinach which remains in the gut, peas, beans, corn, most veg except for starchy ones like potato and pumkin. fruit juice, alcohol, caffeine (I was allowed one cup a day.) It didn't help at all. I'm in remission now and eat anything. For me, the medication is the thing that worked. I had a very caring dietician and she agreed, it was the meds that got me right. My GI also believes that in many cases diet is ineffective. But it is an individual thing. My dietician says they wouldn't study ulcerative colitis if diet didn't help some people.