Anyone here eat a vegetarian or plant based diet?

I've been an ovo lacto vegetarian most of my life. Now that I'm flaring(proctitis) I find I'm eating more carb and junkie foods because my colon tolerates them better. Before this flare I enjoyed drinking green smoothies. I'm now sticking to cooked veggies only but wondering if there's anyone else with similar diet who might have suggestions.

I was a vegetarian when I got UC and after a lot of diet testing found out my gut hates fiber so yes I cook my veggies now, am not a vegetarian any more and yes my gut loves carbs like potatoes and rice noodles.

You can still drink smoothies if you get most of the fiber out. I use an Omega juicer and then do a second screen strain. There are more expensive juicers that remove almost all the fiber but I'm fine with the workaround.

I do all of the above while not flaring, just trying to keep my gut happy. And take half or full fiber pill daily.

See what makes your gut happy. As you heal you can tolerate more foods you used to eat. Meat makes my gut happy and supplies a lot of vitamins. I stick to organic veggies and meat.

Ive been pretty much vegetarian before & after being diagnosed w/ UC. I say pretty much because when I'm flaring I eat organic burgers or steak to make up for blood loss.
When not in a flare, I find raw salads, lots of red onions and most veggies just fine. When in a flare as others have said, it's best to go w/ cooked vegetables and low fiber.
My feeling is, eat the rough stuff when you can because a flare with prohibit them. Also, Ive found kefir to be a great tool, red onions and other foods act as a prebotic to your probiotic kefir.
Best of luck on your journey, I believe being too restrictive w/ your diet can be a mistake that keeps you from adjusting to what your immune system is throwing at you at any given time.

I grew up vegetarian, and was vegan for a while. Before diagnosis, I had to cut out cows milk products from my otherwise lacto ovo vegetarian diet. When very sick I have tried to eat chicken and fish, but really have only managed to get it down a few times. I find I eat more eggs when flaring than I do otherwise.