Effectiveness of prednisone? I'm not a good story teller so I'll use bullet points to relay my info heh

-severe symptoms since October (20 poops with blood and mucus a day) 

-scoped and diagnosed with UC 6 weeks ago 

-started apriso immediately, lowered the content of blood and made poops feel less urgent 

- three weeks ago I have a follow up, we agree I should start prednisone.  4 weeks total.  40mg week one, 30mg week two ect. 

-no change in symptoms.  Still crazy tired, 15 plus bathroom breaks a day,  constant cramping and bloating and there's still heavy mucus and occasionally blood. 

-biopsy results showed inflammation about 12" into my small intestine 

-the last week I've had some bad heartburn.  Not sure if that's a result of prednisone, apriso or the off chance that I might have CD given the above information. 

Thoughts and opinions?