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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered
41 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: There is no contraindication for taking Protonix with carafate (sucralfate).
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A female asked:
Dr. Al Hegab answered
40 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Sucralfate: or carafate, is used for peptic ulcer, covers the ulcer site for protection, with minimal systemic absorption, and not known exactly what's the half ... Read More
Dr. Charles Turck answered
17 years experience Pharmacology
Carafate: It may take a little over 4 days for Carafate to be totally gone from your body.
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
32 years experience Dermatology
Carafate (sucralfate): This medication is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the intestines. Carafate (sucralfate) forms a coating over ulcers, protecting the area from fur ... Read More
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
32 years experience Dermatology
Carafate (sucralfate): This medication is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the intestines. Carafate (sucralfate) forms a coating over ulcers, protecting the area from fur ... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Sucralfate 4 ulcer: It is a medication used to treat stomach/duodenal ulcers, to prevent it, or to treat those with severe oral ulceration (epidermolysis bullosa). It is ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
Switch med: A proton pump inhibitor such as Protonix (pantoprazole) or Prilosec will usually be a better choice.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Seibert answered
35 years experience Gastroenterology
Not usually, but…: Carafate (sucralfate) taken orally will not have any affect on colitis. Having said that, however, it is sometimes used as an enema to treat colitis i ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jimmy Lin answered
26 years experience Internal Medicine
Not a good idea: Carafate (sucralfate) is to protect you stomach by forming a protective coating in your stomach lining. Caffeine irritant to your stomach. It will m ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Seibert answered
35 years experience Gastroenterology
No: it doesn't cause aluminum toxicity. Good luck.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Victor Bonuel answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Probably 2-4 hours.: To minimize heartburn, cut down on coffee, oranges, spicy foods, soda, alcohol etc. Take care!
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Meskath Uddin answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes, safe: It is usually taken for 6-12 weeks but sometime longer depending on ulcer healing. It is a safe medication.
The ingredient aluminium mostly stays in y ... Read More
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