Flare, partial blockage or something else????

I am looking for some opinions.  I have had UC for around eight years, but wasn’t diagnosed until three years ago.  I have felt really pretty healthy for the past two years.  I was feeling so good, that I stupidly tried to get off of my medication.  All I take is Apriso.  I recently changed my diet and started eating a lot more fruits, vegetables, soy and seeds.  I started to feel a little less than stellar a week ago, so I started my medication back up.  I had only stopped taking it for a couple of weeks. 

It has just gone downhill this week.  I started feeling really awful on July 4^th and was up in the middle of the night going to the bathroom several times.  I have had such extreme bloating and gas.  I feel a little better, but I get hit with these waves of gas and cramping.  All that is coming out of me is yellow bile looking pieces, which are a little bigger than a kernel of corn.  The cramps are sending me to the bathroom 10-15 times per day. This morning I did have something that looked a little bit more of a brown color come out.   I have tried to stop eating so many berries and seeds and eat a low residue diet.

Does this sound like a flare, a partial blockage, or something else?

I hate to state the obvious but you need to get in and see your GI and get checked out. If you haven't had a colonoscopy in a few years, now might be the time to have a look and see what's going on, that's the best way to know for sure whether this is your UC acting up or something else. If you're truly concerned about a blockage, a trip to the ER may be necessary, but to be honest, it sounds like classic UC symptoms or some type of a bug. You need to get stool tests to rule out the possibility of a parasite. Try to stay calm, I've had some pretty serious symptoms and I've managed to pull through without starting new medication. You may need a rectal med if you're inflamed in the rectum but that's not a big deal. I like having rectal meds in my arsenal of treatment options. Diet hasn't proven ver effective for me but others have great luck with various diets. Many people swear by the SCD diet. I tried it without any improvement. How many Apriso are you taking? maybe your GI will let you increase the dose to get things under control but first, you need to try to figure out what's going on and whether it is UC related.