Sucralfate for GERD User Reviews (Page 4)

• Charl...
• 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 worse 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."

• gigi
• 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 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 ins."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 31, 2023

"This medicine is amazing. I suffered from very severe stomach issues for three and a half years, and no medicines I was prescribed helped in the slightest. Finally, I tried sucralfate, and from Day 3 onward, it has basically been a miracle cure. All of my symptoms are gone. If I feel a few seconds of pain, I can physically feel it recede in moments as though it has been fought off, and even those pain flashes are rare. I feel like a different person - like I'm in a new body. I can eat and move again. I remember what it feels like to feel healthy and not in constant pain. 5 weeks in, and sucralfate has given me my life back."

• CLA
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 11, 2024

"I have Ozempic-related hydrogen sulfide GI issues (the “eggy burps” and other nastiness, including chest pain so awful that it feels like a heart attack). An ER doc sent me home with sucralfate in oral suspension, which is pretty much a miracle drug. I only have to take it when I’m having acute symptoms, and it works in less than an hour. Grateful this drug exists!"

• Nickn...
• October 2, 2016

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

• Badbe...
• February 25, 2016

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

• Anonymous
• February 13, 2012

Carafate (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."

• MHano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 10, 2020

Carafate (sucralfate) "Yes you can make “slurry” by putting pill in a bit of water."

• patty...
• May 6, 2009

Carafate (sucralfate) "I have intense pain along bottom of 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."

• stormy
• 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 alot of other meds. Also can make it harder to poop. Over all I love the drug"

• mfire...
• January 28, 2010

Carafate (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. "

• busym...
• 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 in water as I have also read. I almost choked on one tonight!!"

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

"I would say 6 out of ten 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"

• Tbloc...
• 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 heart burn bad."

• Carioca
• August 1, 2021

Carafate (sucralfate) "Does not help with pain Terrible headaches"

• Gabri
• 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."

• Wdh
• September 3, 2022

Carafate (sucralfate) "Unable to take med. it wouldn’t go down. Would start to crumble/dissolve in the mouth and caused choking."

• Marlene
• 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."

• Bonnie
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 3, 2020

"sucralfate seem not to work as I am always feeling sick with it or with out it. Food get stuck in my throat all the time especially noodles."

• michael
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 16, 2024

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

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

Carafate (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."