Sucralfate for GERD User Reviews (Page 4)

• Cha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2023

"I have taken the tablets 4 times a day for years for GERD. I find it to be a great medicine. Unfortunately, my pharmacy couldn't get the tablets, so I was given the liquid form. It caused me to have the worst diarrhea I ever had. I was afraid to leave the house, and I had to stop it immediately. I am going back to the pills."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2023

"I have been on sucralfate for two days. The first day was great, the second day I felt mediocre, but at night I had abdominal pains, a dry mouth, and a slight headache. I hope this starts working soon or I will have to stop taking it."

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 2, 2021

"I’ve been taking this since Thursday, but only 2x a day, because 3x is too hard for me. It started with a case of food poisoning and horrid acid reflux that would not go away. That started my anxiety, and I couldn’t do anything. Called my doctor, he gave me this as a preventative since I had been vomiting, and my acid could cause problems, he said. The problem is when I take it in the morning, I end with a huge stomach ache for about an hour. I have regular and loose bowel movements all day. It’s hard to tell what’s anxiety-prone and what’s medicine-prone. I only have to take it for 14 days, but this is not my favorite. It happened to me last time, and I did not have an ulcer that time either, just preventative. But ouch. Sorry for everyone else’s shared experience. Hope everyone found or finds relief."

• gig...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2023

"I have extreme GERD. Very extreme, up all night GERD. Burning, chest pain, etc. But this medication, after many pill failures, seems to work. Only issue is it killed my taste buds and locked me up, so had to stop taking it for a day or so. But I must say it's worked. I have the liquid version, and it's expensive for the bottle(s) - 300 bucks. But glad I have insurance."

• alm...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 29, 2021

"I was prescribed sucralfate liquid by a GI PA. I was sent to GI due to dysphagia and to get an endoscopy. An endoscopy was ordered. I took an entire prescription of this med and went to this page. I don’t understand why it was ordered. It has been discontinued. Thank you for providing the information! Very complete."

• ps2...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 7, 2017

Sucralfate "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/lying down. I went to see my gastroenterologist, and he sent me off to see a surgeon. The surgeon says I need an operation that amounts to 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 anti-acid meds (2 ACIPHEX, 2 RANITIDINE, and 2 Omeprazole) for a week. After one day, I was asking him to allow me to stay on. For some reason, the site is not allowing me to enter more details."

• cam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 18, 2022

"I've been literally choking on this pill twice a day for a week now. I’ve heard you’re supposed to just crush it into a slurry, but I don’t always have a lot of time in the morning, so I’ve just been swallowing it. I take HUGE drinks of water with the pill to try and ease it down, but it gets stuck in my throat EVERY TIME. It is so scary and painful and has made me throw up twice now. How have they not changed this? There are people out there who have much more difficulty swallowing than me, and I can’t even imagine what it’s like for them to try and take this pill. If you get prescribed this pill, DO NOT TRY TO SWALLOW IT. Just listen to everyone else and crush it and mix it into a slurry. It’s absolutely ridiculous."

• Nic...
• October 2, 2016

"Try taking this pill with warm water. It helps dissolve it more quickly, and it doesn't get stuck."

• Bad...
• February 25, 2016

"Have inflammation of stomach lining and GERD. Don't swallow tablet, dissolve in half a cup of water and follow if needed with a cup of water."

• MHa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 10, 2020

Sucralfate "Yes, you can make a “slurry” by putting a pill in a bit of water."

• Anonymous
• February 13, 2012

Sucralfate "Face swelled, became red, peeled, and caused intense pain and itching simultaneously; eyes reddened and swelled to the point of almost closing; throat became sore; prednisone pack prescribed."

• sto...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 17, 2015

"It works very well for stomach pain and fairly well at getting rid of acid, but it must be taken apart from a lot of other meds. Also, can make it harder to poop. Overall, I love the drug."

• pat...
• May 6, 2009

Sucralfate "I have intense pain along the bottom of my ribs and this is the second round of Carafate. It has not helped at all. Still in pain. No side effects from taking it though."

• bus...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 12, 2019

"Works well for GERD, but I agree with the other posters about the choking hazard with the tablets! I will now dissolve them in water, as I have also read. I almost choked on one tonight!"

• mfi...
• January 28, 2010

Sucralfate "I have Barrett's disease. This helps the pain somewhat but doesn't make me feel well or have an appetite. Maybe not compatible with other medicines."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 5, 2019

"I would say 6 out of 10 of these pills swell up in my throat, making it next to impossible to get it down. Then I start to panic and wind up choking it out. I hate these pills."

• mic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 16, 2024

Sucralfate "Worked very fast from first dose. I felt a soothing, popsicle-like, cooling in my chest shortly after taking. Really works for me."

• Tbl...
• January 9, 2021

"Taking sucralfate for 7 days, and I feel worse. Constipation is a mess, vomiting, nausea, short of breath, lethargic. Lost much weight. Anything else out there? Also, I have heartburn bad."

• Mar...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 22, 2023

"I had been having stomach and some reflux for the last few years. My doctor prescribed it. I have to say it helped cut down on the pain and excess gas in my stomach and the reflux."

• Car...
• August 1, 2021

Sucralfate "Does not help with pain. Terrible headaches."

• Gab...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2024

"I started taking this medicine 3 months ago, and it gets rid of my gastritis and heartburn during the night. I just take it at bedtime and dissolve it in water."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 18, 2024

"I think it has helped coat my esophagus, so I feel less irritation in my throat."

• Bon...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 3, 2020

"Sucralfate seems not to work as I am always feeling sick with it or without it. Food gets stuck in my throat all the time, especially noodles."

• Car...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 6, 2023

Sucralfate "I do not recommend it. It caused extreme constipation and bloating for me and provided little to no relief for epigastric burning compared to liquid antacids. It is expensive in liquid form."

• Wdh...
• September 3, 2022

Sucralfate "Unable to take the med. It wouldn’t go down. Would start to crumble/dissolve in the mouth and caused choking."