what diet should uc be on??

I was wondering what kind of diet somene with uc should be on.  i know this may sound like a silly question since i have had this for a year now but i am really not sure the kinds of things i should be eating and what things i should avoid.  maybe that is why i just cant seem to get better

Honestly, it depends on the person. Everyone seems to have different things that bother their UC, and while diet doesn't CAUSE UC, it sure can wreak havoc with the symptoms. Basically, keep a food diary to see what bothers you. You can try eating colored foods that color poop to check your transit time-time from when food goes it to when it goes out. For example, I know by eating beets that my transit time is about a day.

Common offenders are lactose and fructose, which many people are intolerant to, artificial sweeteners, fried food, spicy food, caffeine, alcohol, carbs, or fatty foods. Also, people can tolerate different levels and kinds of fiber.

CCFA suggests eating a healthy, balanced diet, experimenting with fiber intake, and eating a lot of omega-3's. Many others find probiotics like yogurt helpful.

Nicole2282,
Each person has different inflammatory triggers which is why there isn't one anti-inflammatory diet that works for everyone. I kept a food diary for quite awhile to determine what works for me. ccfa.org has a great form to help you keep track of your reactions to everything you eat. My gassy food list is pretty short. My danger food list is very long. The following is kept on the fridge to help my husband and kids know what is safe to cook. We try to create menus that everyone can eat so we don't have to cook more than one meal at a time.
My safe foods:
Spelt or rice bread but not zucchini spelt bread
White rice
Quinoa
Quinoa, spelt or rice pastas
Rice crackers without any whole grains
Water crackers
Barbara’s Puffin Cinnamon Cereal (made from rice flour)
Wheat and bran free muesli
Wheat-free pancakes
Wheat-free savory potato pancakes
Wheat-free waffles
Very soft cooked oatmeal
Cream of Rice
Apples or applesauce
Avocado
Banana
Any melon: cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon
Nectarine, peach and plums (without skin)
Mandarin oranges
Any squash or pumpkin
Asparagus
Steamed until totally soft-broccoli and cauliflower
Peeled and steamed until very soft or roasted yellow or red beets
Steamed or roasted peeled carrots
Sweet potatoes and yams (without skins)
Potatoes (without skins)
Mushrooms or spinach-cooked not raw
Any fish served without wheat or breading and not fried
Chicken, turkey, ham, pork, rabbit, alligator, venison, ground elk, squab, game hen (without sulfites)
Eggs
Veggie sausage patties or burgers
Bacon without sulfites
Sliced turkey or ham without sulfites
Smooth peanut butter
Soy milk
Yogurt without sugar
Olive, canola, sesame, walnut, almond, truffle or flax seed oil
Low fat cheeses
Any broth
Jams and jellies without seeds
Fat-free salmon or regular fat-free cream cheese
Whey or soy protein powder
Sugar-free jello
No sugar added chocolate or rice pudding, crème brulee
Non-fat cocoa, espresso, ginger tea, chamomile tea, green tea
Pinot gris, sauvignon blanc, hard lemonade or cider
Sulfite free cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, and port
It was a bit of work to figure all of this out. As long as I stick to this list I am in remission. If I start becoming complacent, and eat things not on this list then I have a very nasty flare.Some people react poorly to sugar substitutes. Luckily the substitutes don't bother me. I wish you good luck on your journey to find what works best for you.