Hi guys thanks so much for your helpful replies.
Pinkpyjama its good to hear something positive about UC and flying! My GP seemed a bit iffy with regards whether I will be able to continue flying, but I guess at the minute its a case of waiting to see how mine goes. Fingers crossed these steroids will take me into remission and I won't be back at square one once I'm off them.
If you don't mind me asking when you have a flare up have you always had to resort to steroids to control it or have you managed to control it using diet etc?