ITA with Nanners. I used Nexium for a couple of years and it just wasn't cutting it. I tried Prevacid one week because I had some left over from my daughter and it worked like a charm. My daughter now takes Dexalent, which is a newer ppi and much more effective for her than anything else we tried. I do think you can try several ppis before finding the one that works for you.
Entocort should not be the cause of gastritis or GERD (although pred will do both). I hope as you reduce the pred your upper GI problems resolve some more.