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Gastritis is a medical term for inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It means that white blood cells move into the wall of the stomach as a response to some type of injury. Gastritis has many underlying causes, from infection with the bacterium H. pylori, bile reflux, or excessive consumption of alcohol or certain foods or drugs like aspirin.

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Can Carafate make you feel worse?

littlemart
littlemart
I was off Carafate for about a week in order to take some tests. During that time I actually felt better. As soon as I went back on it I started with the burning in my throat and generally feeling lousy.

Is it common to feel worse before you feel better or is this some weird reaction to the medicine?
Nina1959
Nina1959
I didn't like carafate. It didn't help. I can't say if it made it worse because I didn't go back on after stopping as you have. I do remember a bit of a sore throat but mostly it just made my IBS act up.
Nina1959
Nina1959
I just remembered. Do you have gastroparesis? I have a Mild/moderate case of it and was told that might be why I can't stomach (pun intended) carafate...that it makes things slow down even more. This could cause a bit of a slow down in digestion and maybe cause more reflux?
littlemart
littlemart
Still waiting for the results of my motility test and the PH test. As of right now I only know about the gastritis and ibs. I think Carafate makes me more constipated. I'm having a terrible time with a burning in my mouth and throat. Not sure if this is nerve pain, allergies, reflux or what. It's one thing after another. Sigh!
Nina1959
Nina1959
Forgive me for not remembering your other posts (I have CFIDS- brain fog)... but have you tried slippery elm capsules or marshmallow root capsules, or teas?
I've had the best relief for the past month, after 27 months with this thing, partly from abstaining from all grains but also from a capsule of slippery elm morning and night and marshmallow root tea. Keeps things moving along in a gentle way. Seems the less back up I have, the better my gastritis feels....
littlemart
littlemart
Nina thanks for the suggestions. It always amazes me when people on these boards remember what's going on with everyone. I can't keep track. I heard about the marshmallow herb, but don't know where to find the tea. I don't have gastroparesis, just gastritis as far as I know. Still waiting for results.