Sucralfate User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Dtan
• December 4, 2017

For GERD "I have been on this medication for a couple of days now and it is to heal my stomach lining which was scratched from acid reflux after having an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EDG) done. This medication is to heal the stomach and made it so that it heals it well and protects it from ever coming back is what I’m told from the doctor. The only thing I have noticed so far from this medication is that it does give you dry mouth and a dry throat it is always best to keep your mouth clean and ice water helps a lot. The other thing is if you go to Walmart and buy BIOTENE dry mouth moisturizing spray works excellent After brushing and rinsing your mouth you can also use a lip moisturizer if it irritate your lips also finding that you drink lots Water Yo"

• TW47
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 1, 2020

For Stomach Ulcer "I was in the hospital for a bronchial issue and was on several high powered antibiotics that caused horrible stomach issues. I was given sulcrafate for ulcers and it helped immediately. I took it once a day before bedtime for about two months. Shortly after I'd take it, I'd get blurry vision. I stopped taking it when the prescription I had ran out. After a couple of days of not taking it, I developed excruciating and unexplainable back pain that I've now had for three months."

• SLM
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 29, 2019

For GERD "I have had GERD over 20 years. I’ve taken aciphex and was switched to generic omeprazole years ago. I have been well controlled with 10 mg 1x day. Once in a great while I need a ranitidine when I’ve overdone it. I have developed osteoporosis so new GI dr put me on sucralfate instead. Oh my! Trying to take it 2 hours after eating since I have other pills I need to take half hour before eating in am. So, constant mild heartburn. Have to eat on a schedule. Thanksgiving was a killer! Spicy food and because of meal timing I didn’t get midday pill. I manage to get it down, but overall, I’m not happy with this drug. I take it 3x day. Dr said to take 4th if needed. I can’t seem to get 4th pill in the schedule."

• Smalm
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 30, 2019

For GERD "I have taken the way more expensive liquid suspension in the past with no side effects other then burping a lot. Now I have switched to the Carafate pill and I have had the up and down bobbing feeling like I got off an elevator. My doctor told me there were no side effects of taking it but that is annoying. It lasts about a half an hour and makes me just want to lay down. I don't like that side effect, but otherwise it causes no other side effects."

• Uneasy...
• June 13, 2017

For GERD "I suffer from acid reflux terribly. Had my gallbladder taken out bc they thought that was the pain I was having. Still years later and same pain. After many antacids they decided to try me on Prevacid 30mg with sulcrafate 4x a day. The first month worked great. I was slightly constipated off and on. Itchy the first day. Started a second month and Dr allowed me to take 3x a day as rules and restrictions for taking sulcrafate are almost impossible 4 x a day. This time I have had diarrhea for the past 3 weeks non stop and felt lightheaded and dizzy. I will be stopping the sulcrafate."

• Susan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2022

Carafate (sucralfate) for GERD "I had reflux all day even though taking omeprazole daily for 20 years or more. I had my gallbladder removed about 15 years ago. After starting on Carafate as a slurry 4 times a day it was like a miracle - no reflux at all. I also removed caffeine, chocolate, and acidic juices. I am now making the slurry in my mouth - pop in tablet, slurp of water and swish about until tablet dissolves, then swallow slurry and a few more sips of water. The tablet has no taste. I have no side effects. I give this drug 10/10."

• sam
• February 26, 2020

For Stomach Ulcer "Diagnosed with fairly large stomach ulcer. Prescribed sucralfate liquid, 10mg every 4 hours. Also prescribed omeprazole 40 mg 2X daily. After being on sucralfate for 7 days, experienced severe pain in left jaw that radiated down neck into left tear shoulder blade. Went to ER, cause for pain was determined to be possible heart attack. Was monitored for blood pressure, EKG, X-ray of chest area & blood panel taken. Pain subsided and all tests did not determine any stroke, heart problems, respiratory problems, etc. Suggested that I could have had an intense muscle spasm, but to causation was determined. I have continued with sucralfate at a lessor dosage. I am periodically experiencing joint/muscle pain, but the ulcer pain is unbearable without this medication."

• ps2os2
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 7, 2017

Carafate (sucralfate) for GERD "I have been diagnosed with extreme acid reflux (more to come later on), Approximately 1 1/2 years ago my bad acid went out of control and started to come up in my mouth walking/sitting/laying down. I went to see my gastroenterologist and he sent me off to see a surgeon. The surgeon says I need a operation that amounts to be a gastric bypass. I did not like the diagnosis, About that time my gastroenterologist decided to drop all his medicare patients. I went to another hospital/gastro guy and he wanted me to stop all my ant-acid meds (2 ACIPHEX 2 RANITIDINE and 2 Omeprazole) for a week, After one days I was asking him to allow me to stay on For some reason the site is not allowing me to enter more details."

• DeMi
• April 8, 2021

For GERD "I have been on Carafate now for eight weeks. I started it because I was having gastritis pains in my abdomen from NSAIDS. It seems to have worked. It does cause me some insomnia I think, and some itching on my face at night. But it helped the gastritis pains. I’m hoping when I go off of it that continues because I am also on Pepcid twice a day. That is for laryngeal reflux which is getting better. Has anyone had an itching experience with Carafate ? Also would like to emphasize that I take this pill so easily. I dissolve it in hot water, ...about 30 mL. I stir it up quickly with a straw and then I suck it down within a second with a straw which gets up every single bit of the medication and then I follow it with half a glass of warm water. The straw makes all the difference because you get all the medication. I don’t drink the water with a straw because that can cause gas."

• Soi
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 25, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "I have been taking Carafate for over a year. It is making my stomach so much better. It is very hard to take 2 or more a day because I am on so much other medicine. I notice the acid and pain in my stomach when I don't take more than 2 a day. Good luck."

• Bette...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 27, 2021

For GERD "The only thing that works for me! Having been to the emergency room several times concerning the pain I now feel almost normal. My GERD was so bad that it had me bending over in pain. I truly got tired of all the testing, doctor visits and pain. The pain subsided after the second dose of sucralfate. If your doctor prescribes this and you follow the directions, you will feel relief. Antacids really did not do much for me. Too many side effects and it would only work for about 3 hours or less. I also now watch my diet. I honestly think that the preservatives, and chemicals in junk food is the reason for my GERD. I used to chew gum for GERD, it worked temporarily but I had to chew a package than I found out that it had wood resin as an ingredient so now I wonder it played a part in creating GERD in my body. Try sucralfate.!!!!"

• JKano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "I had an allergic reaction to my immunotherapy, which caused stomach acid pain. I’ve been taking this 4x a day. It helps to take it as soon as you wake up. I get ready for the day, and by the time I’m ready to eat it’s been the 1 hour. Then two hours after that meal, I take another one... I feel like it’s helping to settle my stomach acid."

• Maddie
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 21, 2023

Carafate (sucralfate) for Duodenal Ulcer "I had a stomach ulcer perforation on 2/22/22. Carafate helped me so much that my endoscopy showed a fully healed ulcer within months. Now, when I feel the same stabbing pains, this medicine along with Protonix is my go-to tool to fix my issues. I’m so thankful to have found this medicine because I never want to experience the pain of a hole in my stomach again. I use it as soon as I get up in the morning around 5:30 am (so that it’s on an empty stomach), ground into a powder mixed with a little unsweetened applesauce at the advice of my doctor, then an hour later I allow myself to eat or take other meds. In the afternoon I stop eating at 2:30 pm and take it the same way at 5:30 pm. This schedule feels like the most effective one for me (and I hope it can help you!) GoodRx helps me as I’m out of pocket."

• Nisei
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 24, 2013

For Stomach Ulcer "I'm on Sucralfate now for over a month but my problems seem to come and go so I can't say it's really working (yet). Also, my stool is sometimes dark green which had me worried. The only place I'm reading about this side effect is here so I hope it's the medicine that's causing it."

• GG565
• October 6, 2017

For Stomach Ulcer "Works great for me with Nexium for my gastritis, but they must be taken separately or it will affect the Nexium being absorbed into my system. I take Nexium before breakfast, and sucralfate before lunch and dinner. Really does coat the stomach well and help a lot. I have always had some gastritis, without H pylori anymore. Works very well to keep it under control. I don't have any problems swallowing the pills, but I can see why some people would, as they are kind of large. You can't take sucralfate with food for an hour, but you can certainly take it with water or juice. And it's not absorbed into a person's bloodstream, only their digestive system, so that is great. It's not enough for me though, to take only Sucralfate. I need the Nexium also."

• Lori
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "I've just started taking it but - it GETS STUCK IN YOUR THROAT AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. Oh, what a horrible feeling. I've only taken it for 2 days but just can't do it anymore and I've tried everything. I see from this site there is a liquid form - I'm asking for that! BE CAREFUL swallowing this pill!!!!"

• Dianne
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "As with many others, this pill is a choking hazard. I have found that slathering it in butter is the only way to get the pill down. You really have to push it to the back of your throat otherwise it gets stuck and your doomed. I have also been experiencing severe double vision. I am presently off the pill to see if this resolves this issue. I did find a few other comments of others with eye problems, which is good to know. I just wish I could find an indication for how long this actually stays in your system once stopping."

• That...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2020

For GERD "Been in and out of the ER for the past two weeks with undiagnosed esophageal pain. My doctor decided to put me on sucralfate. "Try this", he says, "tske it before meals and it alleviate your pain", he says. I took it at 11:00 a.m. and in addition to the nausea, the pain has slowly gotten worse and I am in complete agony at this point. Do not take this medication."

• Conce...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 12, 2022

For Stomach Ulcer "I have been on Carafate for over a year. My health has steadily gone down hill. I didn’t think to look up the side effects. I used to never get headaches. I keep one now. Suffering from severe itching, lower back pain, shortness of breath, awful sweats, tightness of chest. Just feel awful! Didn’t take any today, but read that it takes 4 days to get out of your system."

• Sophia...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 27, 2020

For GERD "I start taking this after leaving the hospital for severe acid reflex and Hypokalemia. It has help with the constant gagging, I couldn't eat anything with my throat spasming I noticed when I stop taking this medication my throat starts to spasm again. I have a pill crusher I crush the pill and stir it in water my doctor and pharmacist said its fine to do it that way. The only downside are the side effects I've had so far are a bit of a sore throat and nausea. The nausea only lasts an hour then I'm good to go. The sore throat is off and on again, I've tried so many acid reflex pill and my acid reflex is still bad but not as bad as it was when I was in the hospital with the constant throwing up. My chest and throat get real tight after eating this helps a bit with that, I just wish there was a medication that could permanently cure this torture. I'll keep taking this for right now until I speak to my GI."

• Biggm...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 22, 2018

For Stomach Ulcer "This medication helps yet I still have acid build up. Please dissolve this medication before swallowing or you will gag. My doctor told me after 2 months of taking this medication I can stop taking it. Yahoo! If you have stomach pain and acid reflux please get seen to. I found that it has helped some and worth it to take this so the ulcer gets healed. Take care everyone I wish you all the best don't wait when it comes to your health get help."

• Samm
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2020

For Duodenal Ulcer Prophylaxis "Started taking this sucralfate in addition to 40 mg Nexium x2/ day. The sucralfate drug lessened the burning sensation, but resulted in such extreme feelings of fullness, distended abdomen, and intermittent cramping, that I couldn't even work my way up to the prescribed four times a day. Couldn't get through more than a few days. The resulting discomfort and cramping was unbearable"

• Barb
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "I recently started taking Sucralfate This pill is not convenient. I take it 4 times a day and it has to be taken an hour before eating! It is a choking hazard so I cut it in half. Causes insomnia!! Not a fan if this medication."

• Barb
• August 14, 2019

For GERD "Was prescribed carafate after ER admission for dysphasia (difficulty swallowing) Endoscopy revealed Schatzki's Ring and esophagitis. My insurance does not cover liquid version. I crush mine and put minimal amount of applesauce on spoon to coat my esophagus before I swallow....do not eat or drink anything for 1 hr... is it still helping?"

• Anonymous
• February 18, 2012

"To all those with horrible skin reactions: ***The suspension contains red dye, which makes my throat close rapidly and causes skin reactions. Consider asking your doctor to switch you to the pill version (there is one by TEVA with no coloring at all.). So far this seems to be calming both reflux and pain."