yikes, that's not fun for your friend

I don't have any links or advice to give, just know that it's a horrible thing to have. We have a couple of firefighters on the job with colitis. One had it so badly he opted to get his intestines removed. The other one lost about 50lbs before his was controlled through diet and stress management. Stress for him was a BIG thing that triggered his attacks.

My dog also had inflammatory bowel disease which gave him horrible bloody diarrhea and bloating; his was controlled through diet.

Since it's unfortunately not an uncommon illness, I would imagine there are support groups that may help her in this research, as well as hopefully one day finding something that will put her in remission or control it.