Supernourish yourself.  During colitis flare-ups, you may feel too rotten to eat well, so it's important to eat a high-quality diet the rest of the time.  You want to build an adequate store of nutrients in your body.

Be your own diet detective. Since each individual case of colitis is so different, you need to be on the lookout for specific foods that your body may not tolerate well. If a specific food causes trouble on multiple occasions, avoid it. But if it happens only once, retest. If you find that cabbage makes your symptoms worse, for example, don't avoid all leafy vegetables.

Tell it to Dear Diary. Recording your foods, moods and flare-ups can help.  Keep track not just of what you ate or drank but also where, when, why and how you felt at the time. If you can relate the onset of a flare-up to a food or an emotional experience, you'll be able to manage your illness more effectively in the future.

But phase out fiber during flare-ups. If you're having a flare-up, use a very low-fiber diet. You want to pass as little undigested residue through the bowel as possible. But as soon as the flare-up is over, return to a normal or high-fiber diet.

Fix friendly fruits. Dr. Scala offers these suggestions for taking the trouble out of fruit by reducing the amount of fiber. Be sure to peel all fruits (even grapes!), he advises. And if you're eating a citrus fruit, cut it into sections, removing all white, fibrous material. Eat canned fruit that's preserved in juice rather than sugar syrup. And be sure to avoid dried fruit.

Fuel yourself with folate. People with ulcerative colitis should consider taking a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement that contains at least 400 micrograms of folate. This is particularly true for those individuals who use sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), the most commonly prescribed drug for controlling colitis. The drug tends to inhibit your body's ability to use this B vitamin.

De-stress for less distress. After food intolerance, emotional stress is the biggest challenge for colitis sufferers. A regular exercise program is good to reduce stress and exercise will often dissipate the effects of stress better than anything.  EFT and other de-stressing techniques such as Yoga are recommended.

Lighten up on lactose. Inability to digest lactose, the sugar in milk, can be a factor in colitis,. A lot of us teeter on the edge of milk intolerance, and a bowel disease like colitis can tip the balance. By avoiding all milk products, you may be able to reduce your symptoms.

Avoid crunchy veggies. You need to take the crunch out of carrots, asparagus, zucchini, squash and other popular vegetables. The best way is to cook them until they are quite tender. Pressure cooking is especially effective.

Check your medicine chest. Ulcerative colitis patients need to be cautious about using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Over-the-counter ibuprofen (Advil), aspirin and a dozen prescriiption drugs (including Naprosyn, Voltaren and Feldene) can erode the lining of the small intestine and colon

If the above do not solve your problem, try supplementing with a superior colloidal silver and Sutherlandia OPC.  Colloidal silver helps heal as well as eliminates harmful bacteria and other pathogens.  Sutherlandia OPC is an oleander-based supplement that works well against many immune disorders (it is believed by some medical authorities that colitis may sometimes be caused by an auto immune disorder).