Sucralfate User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Jes...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 15, 2019

For GERD "Sucralfate works great for me. If I have a severe acid indigestion attack, this medication works almost immediately to quell the acid. I like that I only have to take it when I need to, instead of all the time."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 4, 2014

For Stomach Ulcer "I tore ligaments in my ankle and was taking Motrin for about 6 weeks. I developed ulcers in my stomach. I couldn't eat and was severely nauseated for days. After a 10 lb weight loss, I decided to go to the ER. Carafate was prescribed, and after the 3rd dose, I felt so much better. I get a really dry mouth because of the Carafate, no constipation though."

• Tam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 5, 2018

For Duodenal Ulcer "I had 6 duodenal ulcers. I was in so much pain. I was prescribed this medication 4 times a day. My doctor told me never to swallow this pill whole. It is to be dissolved in a small amount of water to avoid choking. It took a couple of weeks to work, but I had great results, and upon the second scope, I was ulcer-free."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 25, 2024

For GERD "After 4 years of suffering with burning mouth, tongue, and tooth, and treatment with several specialists, a visit to the emergency room and endoscopy of the esophagus, I was diagnosed with gastritis with hyperplasia, reflux, and Barrett’s. Treatment with PPI and sucralfate liquid slowly started relieving the burning mouth. It took a good 30 days of PPI and sucralfate before I could stop pain pills. Few thought treatment with PPI and sucralfate would stop my burning mouth, tongue, and tooth, but it did! So amazing! Then I started this hard choking cough which seems to get better when I stop sucralfate liquid. I take baclofen for the cough, which helps some, but finally, after going off sucralfate liquid and stopping the cough, and then starting sucralfate a second time and the cough starting again, I am now going off sucralfate again and removing the PPI to see what happens with the cough."

• Olt...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2018

Sucralfate for Stomach Ulcer "Sucralfate was prescribed for my stomach ulcer! I took it (1 go) 4 times a day! The first pill taken almost choked me to death! You should split the pill and in a small cup add a small amount of warm water, dissolve the pill, add a small amount more of water, and swallow it. It doesn’t taste bad! After 4 treatments, during the night, my lower back pain and thigh muscles were excruciating!"

• Jer...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 23, 2018

For Duodenal Ulcer "DON'T SWALLOW THIS PILL WHOLE! YOU MIGHT CHOKE! When you swallow it with water, it expands in your throat, and you can choke. ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM: TAKE A SIP OF WATER WITH THE PILL IN YOUR MOUTH. LET IT DISSOLVE COMPLETELY. It has no flavor and dissolves very quickly. SWALLOW. TAKE ANOTHER SIP OF WATER, SWISH, AND SWALLOW. EASY. I don't know why the instructions don't include this method. Many people have choked taking this medication."

• Goo...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 25, 2025

Sucralfate for GERD "Do not swallow the pill! Put the pill in a small amount of liquid, 1/2 cup or so. I usually use juice or Gatorade. Melt the pill into a slurry and drink, otherwise, you will choke on the pill. Best stuff ever. Helped me out of gastritis several times."

• Mel...
• April 29, 2017

For Stomach Ulcer "MAJOR CHOKING HAZARD! I've been taking the pill version instead of the liquid for a few months. I literally almost died twice from choking on this pill. What they don't tell you is that as soon as you put the pill in your mouth and it hits moisture, it swells. Put it in water and watch. Because there's no coating, it's hard to get down. This leads to choking until it starts to dissolve. DO NOT take this while you're alone! Other than that, it works well, lol. Dissolve it in a cup of warm water, then chug it. I wouldn't split it in half because it's more likely to get stuck because of the sharp corners."

• PJe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 21, 2019

For GERD "This pill flakes and crumbles as soon as I get a sip of water in my mouth, making it difficult and painful to swallow. I've choked on it several times and even threw up today. (I didn't throw up the pill, though-it was still stuck in my throat!) I called my pharmacy, and they recommended crushing the pill and mixing it with some applesauce-I'm gonna guess not too much, though, since you're supposed to take this med on an empty stomach. But one or two spoonfuls may be better than choking or not being able to take the med at all. Good luck if you take it! I can't say how well it's working because my condition was not causing any pain."

• Lil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 19, 2020

For GERD "I’ve been using sucralfate for about a week now, it has helped majorly with pain in my stomach. I do have the side effects of insomnia (can’t sleep), but anything to make the worst stomach pain in the world go away. I can also finally eat again, and it feels amazing to not throw up all day and wonder if you should go back to the hospital. Also, the horse pills are very easy to take with applesauce, especially cut in half."

• Mad...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 21, 2023

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 a.m. (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 p.m. and take it the same way at 5:30 p.m. This schedule feels like the most effective one for me (and I hope it can help you!)."

• Ron...
• June 24, 2017

For GERD "I'm taking this after a cardiac ablation procedure for 30 days. Of which a complication can be esophageal damage (erosion, ulceration, or perforation), which is why I have to take this. Anyway, I'm not one to have problems swallowing a pill, but OMG this pill HURTS to swallow. It is big, and it gets stuck in the esophagus. I cut them in half, and it helps, but still not easy. Now what I do is let it dissolve in my mouth and then swallow. There is no taste. However, if you do that, make sure you let it dissolve completely or you'll feel VERY sharp edges, like glass, as the pill is dissolving. I don't know why this pill is like this, but another reviewer on here said something similar, so it's not just me. Good luck."

• dan...
• June 14, 2017

Sucralfate for Stomach Ulcer "I was prescribed this with Protonix after having intense pain from gastritis. I can't really tell if it's helping. My doctor said the stomach lining is something that takes a while to heal, so I guess I will just have to wait and see. I am going back 2 weeks after starting Carafate. My stomach hasn't had any major flare-ups, but some days it definitely hurts, and I think I'm having some intense back pain because of the Carafate. I've been trying not to take too much Advil, but I can't even sleep because of the back pain."

• 5Gr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "I was diagnosed with ulcers and hiatal hernia after an upper endoscopy and prescribed this medicine. It helps the burning in my stomach, however, I’ve noticed that every time I take it, within minutes, I get a stabbing pain in my right temple and over my right eye! It feels like someone is driving an ice pick into my eye."

• Min...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 1, 2019

For Stomach Ulcer "I take Carafate in liquid form. I’m reading a lot of comments about people choking. The pill form is supposed to be DISSOLVED in water, NOT swallowed whole. Please double-check with the pharmacist always. I do find it hard to manage taking it around my other medicines as well as the wait time before eating. I think it would work miracles if I could actually take it 3 times a day. I haven’t noticed any side effects from it."

• MJa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 30, 2020

Sucralfate for Duodenal Ulcer "Amazingly good results with the Carafate liquid. I was blessed to find an MD who actually listened to me both as an inpatient and subsequently an office patient. He has continued my liquid. I have to say I wish the price was lower, but if I have to choose between paying more and suffering less, I'll figure out how to pay more."

• Car...
• November 9, 2020

For GERD "When I first was prescribed Carafate, the pharmacist gave me a little bottle and said put 2 cc of water in here and add the pill... shake it, and it immediately dissolves. It's ready to drink. No problems with choking and trying to swallow it. The bottle was marked, but you can do the same in a little water in a cup and then drink it."

• Wil...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 12, 2018

Sucralfate "I came down with severe stomach gastritis ten years ago. TEVA Sucralfate was a miracle drug for me. 90% cured and only had symptoms when my stomach emptied out about 4 AM each morning. Take a pill and instant relief of pain. HOWEVER, last fall I was given the Greenstone version of this medicine, and it not only failed to ease my stomach and alleviate pain, it had the opposite effect. The formula is different. So my gastritis has come back with a vengeance. And an internet article says Greenstone is changing its pink pill to a white to be stamped TEVA! I now have some new TEVA pills, and they also do not work the way the old TEVA pills worked for ten years. So now I have severe gastritis again, and I am living off Pepto Bismol, antacids, and some herbal stuff I just started taking."

• Moo...
• October 7, 2020

For GERD "Just came back from the ER. My old friend GERD is back again. This time around, upper back pain, chest pain over breastbone. CT said fluid in my esophagus... great... I've taken this med several times when I have flare-ups over the years. H2 blockers stop acid, but not the reflux. Proton pump inhibitors give me horrible insomnia. Prilosec is amazing, but can't sleep at all on it. This med is annoying to take because you have to plan out all your meals. I take 1/2 hour before eating 3 times a day and once before bed. Just a side note, this med didn't work when I swallowed it in pill form. It didn't stop the heartburn, but a doctor years ago recommended I crush it and put the powdered pill in water and drink. It has no flavor, so it goes down easy. I'm lazy, so I don't own a mortar and pestle. I literally take a glass or mug and crush the pill on a hard surface. I really recommend this drug. I really don't have any side effects from this drug except maybe a little insomnia. Hard to tell when you're in pain."

• Oka...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2020

Sucralfate for GERD "Okay at first, then I started to notice some side effects from Carafate. I am a young adult who started taking this after being hospitalized for swallowing difficulties. My main issue now is gastroparesis. I noticed taking this medication increased my lack of appetite and nausea, it also made it hard to swallow. I haven’t taken this medication in about a month. My appetite is back, but my throat spasms are back also. This medication helped with the esophagus spasms I was having, that’s about all it helped with. I will ask my doctor to put me on other medication. I had the liquid suspension and also the pill, I crushed the pill up and made a slurry."

• Lad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 23, 2019

For Duodenal Ulcer "I have been having such bad acid reflux and diarrhea, so I went to the doc, and he pushed on my stomach and said I had inflammation or something in my stomach. He gave me Carafate and told me to also take Prilosec every day. The pains in my stomach don't come as often now, and my poop is solid, but my throat is almost constantly burning. I don't know if it is because of the medicine or what it is. The pill is almost impossible to swallow without choking, and my insurance doesn't cover the liquid. The eating rules are the hardest part, though. I am constantly hungry and tired because I can only eat at very specific times due to having to take it 4 times a day. I hate this medication."

• Dta...
• 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 (EGD) 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, it works excellent. After brushing and rinsing your mouth, you can also use a lip moisturizer if it irritates your lips. Also finding that you drink lots of water."

• Bil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2019

For GERD "I didn’t even try to swallow the pill. But it will dissolve in a half mouthful of water quickly and can be swallowed easily that way. Doesn’t taste that bad and my doctor said this is an okay way to take it."

• Une...
• June 13, 2017

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

• 2Li...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 26, 2024

For Duodenal Ulcer "The drug works like it should. I take it 4 times a day. I went off of it for a while, I forgot to take it, and it helped a lot. I was on so many meds, and the pain returned, so I contacted my doctor, and he put me right back on it with the positive results. How can you go wrong?"