Intermittent abdominal pain "normal"?

I'm less than a year new to ulcerative colitis (diagnosed in June 2009). Was put on Asacol last summer. Had colonoscopy this past fall, and was informed that everything looked good, and that I likely wouldn't need another colonoscopy for 10 years. Currently, I am experimenting with diet--decreasing the amount of gluten in my diet, discovering that lots of raw fruits/vegetables give me a lot of cramping. I'm finding that I have intermittent discomfort--gas pains maybe... here and there. Usually a few times during the week, then it goes away for a couple of days or so. Also, if I forget to take my medicine, my body tells me! Haven't had an issue with diarrhea since last summer, just having some cramping here and there. Any thoughts?

I was told that I didn't need a colonoscopy for 10 years if I maintained remission once I was diagnosed. If you can maintain remission then there isn't much need to check it out. However, after 10 years the risks of cancer etc mean it is worthwhile to have colonoscopies every 3 years (tapering to every 2 years and then every year as you get older). It is really to just check to make sure there isn't cancer, which if you are young and have only just been diagnosed your chances of having it are minimal.

beesknees77 - are you from the UK? This might just be an NHS thing though to reduce the amount of colonscopies that they have to do...

Johnathan 101--I'm not from the UK, from the US. What I was told by the physician afterwards was, "well, everything looked so good, you shouldn't need another colonoscopy for about 10 years". I'm still "playing" with diet--trying to figure out what causes more discomfort, what doesn't. Currently checking to see if I have a sensitivity to gluten. Haven't detected much of a difference gluten-free, I'm now checking to see if I have a sensitivity to soy.