I will be 5 weeks post op tomorrow I'm just curious how long it takes for our stomachs to completely seal and heal??

If you don't have a leak then your stomach is sealed...However, you need to be careful for another month or so...We heal from the inside out in this one..Although we think otherwise because of our incisions....It takes time for the staples to be enclosed in scar tissue...

So take it easy on the poor little thing and listen to your body when eating....It gives you signs that you are full or satisfied...It always did, we just chose to ignore it....

Is anyone else here taking Carafate Suspension for this???? I have to take it four times a day for three months. Doc said that even though it is intended as an ulcer medication, it is helpful in preventing raw sores along the staple line, and helps the tummy to heal.

Is anyone else here taking Carafate Suspension for this???? I have to take it four times a day for three months. Doc said that even though it is intended as an ulcer medication, it is helpful in preventing raw sores along the staple line, and helps the tummy to heal.

maybe if I had been given the med..It might have saved me from a long and painful leak and complications from it!hmmmmmm

Carafate Suspension made me vomit as soon as it went down it came up. I am on Nexium 40 mg powder not the capsule. You mix it with one once of Water wait about a minute and drink. This help the healing, ulcer and acid in my stomach. Ask your doctor about it.

is medication like Carafate Suspension normally given by the doctor after surgery? I have a real acidity stomach, no one says how I am to care for it after surgery.

The Carafate liquid Suspension works for me, but many others use a PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitor) to control GERD. I have Omeprazole capsules on hand from a pre-op gastro situation, but don't normally have to use it in addition to the Carafate. I think I have only used it three times since coming home from the hospital on Christmas day.