Diet Intervention Treatment for Active Ulcerative Colitis

Inclusion Criteria: * • Females and Males between the ages of 18 - 75 years of age at the time of enrolment * Must have established diagnosis of UC by standard endoscopic, radiographic, or histological criteria * Must have active UC defined by having a Mayo score equal to or greater than 2 within two months prior to enrollment * Must have had \> 10cm involvement at some point in their disease history * FCP\>250 or active endo within 6 months * If a smoker, must not change smoking habits (frequency) during the course of the study * If receiving medical therapy, no baseline therapy change within 4 weeks of study initiation and no change during the course of the study Exclusion Criteria: * • Uncontrolled inflammation which will likely require surgery or escalation of therapy within 4 weeks of enrollment * Pregnant or lactating females * Allergy or intolerance to key or a great number food components of the study diet * Current NSAID use * Diagnosed with PSC * Using topical therapies or suppositories * Antibiotic use within 4 weeks of the study enrollment or during the study * Confirmed C. difficile infection within 3 months of recruitment; * Diagnosis of primary PSC; * Currently using topical therapies or suppositories * History of dysplasia or colorectal neoplasia.