Food Combining

I have been looking into this and it makes sense to me.
I tend to believe that if excess protein gets to the colon,it might cause a problem with UC,due to bacterial
population changes,along with high protease activity.
Old Mike

So, according to that article, those of us on paleo diets basically don't have to worry about food combining, because all 4 of the rules listed concern what not to combine with "high starches" (pasta, rice, potatoes, bread)- none of which we eat.

Probiotic,

That's true to a greater extent, except where starchy vegetables are concerned: carrots, parsnips, beets for example are all starchy vegetables and can be eaten with carbs, but not with proteins.

So if you are doing Paleo, you still need to be careful about which type of veggie you combine with your proteins.

Essentially this is the kind of dietary regime I am following - natural, unprocessed foods and no mixing of fats/protein with carbs. I have found it much easier to give up carbs than fats or protein so most of my meals are free from carbs other than in the form of vegetables. There are various versions of food combining diets including the Hay Diet, but I am following the Harcombe Diet: http://www.theharcombediet.com/ I'm fairly certain my diet is not UC friendly as I believe that the advice is generally to eat bland, carby foods but I have tried numerous dietary approaches and none seem to make a difference so I thought I'd just eat the way that seems sensible and logical to me irrespective of whether or not it flies in the face of medical advice for UC sufferers. Typically I will have a carb breakfast during the week (usually porridge made with water) and then 'fat' meals for lunch and dinner based on meat or fish with salad or leafy green vegetables. I cook with animal fats or extra virgin coconut oil (absolutely no processed vegetable oils), I use cream and lard, butter and cheese, but try to avoid milk. I eat a LOT of eggs. I don't eat bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, noodles or any wheat product. I exceed my recommended daily calorie allowance by quite a wide margin because of the high fat content of my diet but I never gain weight. I now never snack because I don't crave sugars - heaven knows I used to! I'd love to be able to say that this approach has benefited my UC but unfortunately it hasn't.