When I was first diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, I spent weeks researching what my “flare triggers” could be. Logically, as colitis affects your gastrointestinal tract, I started with food triggers. For the next 10 years, I was on and off different #antiinflammatory and elimination diets. I went gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, caffeine free, alcohol free. You name in, I tried it. And while there are without a doubt certain food triggers that aggravate my condition, I