Animal Protein and it's effect on UC

I once stumbled across a youtube video of a naturopathic (sp?) doctor who prescribes a vegan or vegetarian diet as the first treatment for UC so I will not put down your doctor's idea. All my research has pointed mostly to a low-carb diet having benefit for IBD, which a vegan diet would most likely be, by default. Keep us posted. I'm of the mindset that if you believe it will help you, it probably will have some benefit, even if it is just a placebo effect. Good luck.

I do think you should think carefully before changing things as it sounds like you are doing well...do think carefully. What I have learned is that doctors aren't always that good at what they do, they are human, and when you meet a GI that gives you their time, that is refreshing, great, but it doesn't mean they are right!! I recently saw a well respected holistic doctor, and he advised me to cut out all animal proteins, including all dairy products. I have sulfite intolerance, which in itself is a challenge, with multiple food intolerance and allergies, and on top of that I can't eat fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, nuts, tree nuts, and the only thing my body does well with is meat. So on reflection, I decided to listen to myself and continued to eat meat, as I believe if I had followed his diet I would be even worse off now.