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Take Carafate by mouth on an empty stomach at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating. Do not take an antacid for at least 30 minutes before or after taking Carafate. It may take 4 to 8 weeks for complete healing of your ulcer to occur. Continue to take Carafate even if you feel well. Do not miss any doses.
I take carafate for bile reflux gastritis and excess bile salts in my stomach. The bile is supposed to stay in your duodenum (first part of small intestine) and if it refluxes back into the stomach it causes inflammation (gastritis). Too much of this bile can cause diahrrea as it did for me. The carafate puts the protective coating over inflammation and helps it heal and also soaks up extra bile. It really helps me a lot. It can cause constipation so you have to play with the dose a little bit.