A doctor may recommend a low residue diet for a few reasons, including a flare-up of ulcerative colitis (UC). But it isn’t right for everyone with UC and isn’t meant as a long-term solution.

This is why dieticians recommend keeping a food journal when developing an ulcerative colitis diet plan. A food journal can identify which foods trigger your symptoms and which foods you tolerate ...

Modifying the diet of pregnant and nursing mice can increase their offspring's risk of developing colitis (inflammation of the large bowel, a model of human inflammatory bowel diseases). The ...

Pictures help explain Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, including the symptoms, causes, testing, treatments, and home care needed to manage these types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).