Hi Jamie,
As a fellow UC sufferer, I'm very sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I developed UC after my last Taxotere treatment in March '06. It took about 3 months of 6 Asacol tablets a day to go into remission. Thankfully, I've never had to take steroids for it, and I haven't had any flares since the initial diagnosis. I'm now taking Lialda, 2 pills once a day.
Good luck and I hope you get it under control quickly. I know how disheartening it can be.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
Trish