What to expect with a Prednisone taper...is it working?

Hi everyone,
I've had a moderate flare since early January, and last week I saw my GI and I was put on a 40 mg taper (5mg each week). I have been on the Prednisone for 1 week, and I'm not sure if the improvement I am having is par for the course, or if I should be seeing way more improvement.

-I was going 4-8x/day, all diarrhea, lots of cramping, very little energy, and a lot of nausea (didnt even want to drink water).
-In the past week, I'm going 2-3x/day and all diarrhea (1 day I had some formation), cramping still present but not as often, more energy (though some days have been really low energy), and the nausea is gone.

The doctor said that if I am still having "significant symptoms", I should increase prednisone to 60mg for a week, then 50 for a week, then 40 for a week, and then back to the taper. It seems like the symptoms have improved a bit...is it too hasty to increase the steroid??? Are they "significant"? Should I be fully okay by now?

Pred dosage should be weight-dependent. This means that if you're petite, the difference between (e.g.) 50mg and 60mg will hardly benefit the inflammation while significantly increasing the risk of side effects. So that is something to take into account. Most doctors do advise tapers which are way too fast. However we on this forum are not doctors and sometimes it is wise to follow the dr advice (depending how much you trust them).