Some questions!

I'm a 20 year old female who was diagnosed with UC at 15. I have been off Asacol for three years now and have been having the worst trouble with me UC. My insurance won't cover pre-existing conditions for a year so in December I will be able to get back on the medication. Is there anything that can help me through until December? Food, drinks, herbs ect.? Thanks for the help!

oh man that's so weird we are twins haha! gonna be 21 in a couple weeks woO!
i've been a pescetarian for years now, so i know not eating red meat helps. my mom is a RN nurse so she has helped me break down my diet.
i don't know what turmeric and boswellia is! i take a great multivitamin. my mom has said pickle juice helps.. i'll have to try out the aloe juice.

Hi and welcome!
I would second the suggestion about probiotics..... I also took slippery elm for a few months and thought it was helpful (there's lots of info if you google it.)
Good luck!

Another thing you can do is either keep a food diary, which was mentioned, or try to remember which foods causes you to flare more severely (what I do....I am kind of lazy). A lot of finding the correct things to add to your diet is hit and miss. I usually start my mornings with oatmeal which really seems to help. I also take fish oil, flax oil, and a multitude of herbs. I think that the chlorophyll that I drink helps some. I usually avoid milk products, sugar, red meats, tough fiber like coarse wheat, bread (the sliced variety) and fried foods. Now and then I add some of the naughty food to my diet just to keep me sane. Walking seems to help get things moving which is important. I also try to sweat each day....which sounds kind of funny but I do not sweat very easily but it is good for you to a degree. I might have missed some things....but I still wish you the best. This forum is the best place to find info so feel free to ask away.