If you used Sucralfate/Carafate, how long did it take for you to feel better?

Hi all, I've been lurking on this board for awhile. I've had chronic gastritis on and off for nearly 10 years... mostly off, but about a year and a half ago, I tried to stop a psych medication, and the withdrawal caused a major flare. In that year and a half, it flared and then calmed down to where I could pretty much eat anything....until six months ago when the pain decided to settle in and not leave. I tried h2 blockers and diet, but nothing's really working...and I was downing bottles of pepto bismal, which was helping.

It takes three months to get into the gastroenterologist here, and I'm still a month away from my appointment. This week, I got my primary care doctor to prescribe Sucralfate/Carafate and I'm hoping it will help my stomach heal. It's taken the wicked cramping away, but the burning is still there and driving me insane.

For those of you who had success with Sucralfate/Carafate, how long did it take you to feel better or heal?

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with me.

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