Flare advice

So hello, folks - I'm having my third flare. I have fairly mild (touch wood) proctitis and there's been a lot of remission over the seven years since I was diagnosed. I'm allergic to mesalamines and can't take steroids, so I'm looking for non-hospital suggestions which I might not have tried yet.

I'm taking probiotics and l-glutamine, which worked well on me last time. They're clearly doing some good as things haven't got massively diarrhific - I don't have much urgency and I'm only going three times a day. But there's blood and mucus every time and the stools are between Bristol scale 4 & 6, which is not great.

My diet is basically soft veg that don't hate me, soft fish and soft chicken, rice, and bananas. No wheat, no dairy beyond a tiny bit of butter, no added sugars or processed gack of any kind. (Ye gods I miss chocolate. And curry)

Things wot I am considering:
curcumin: can you take this while bleeding, and if so, has anyone had any luck with it?
psyllium husk powder: ditto
anything else? I've forgotten all the things since my last flare

Thanks!

Low doses of curcumin were fine for me while flaring but trying to take 3g made my bleeding worse. Start slow and see how it goes for you. I would suggest rectal meds, but it seems you said they are off the table for you. Can you up your nicotine and see if that helps?

pretty sure you should give the Christmas holiday a holiday for the near future - and any other such events that may contribute to your unhappy underpants -