Lactulose Information

What's inside Lactulose

Recent Lactulose Side Effects

Posted by grgalva over 2 years ago
Can turn stool red and very irirtated (painful) Is there any solution for this? Maybe somethig to numb the pain a little li...

Posted by lizz8 over 4 years ago
Doctor prescribed it for me, as a laxative. It gave me horrible gas and bloating. Had to stop using it.

Posted by rbudzilek over 7 years ago
mental confusion, weakness

Lactulose in the News

Kristalose(R) Offers Prescription Alternative to MiraLAX(R) and ... - Earthtimes
Kristalose(R) (lactulose) for Oral Solution is a proprietary prescription laxative and the brand name for a unique crystalline form of lactulose that treats ...
Tue Feb 26 14:55:52 -0500 2008

Wants answers: Jason Bunting with daughter Megan DAVID HOLLINS - News & Star
She noticed that the prescribed dose of lactulose solution – between 10 and 20 millilitres, twice a day – was very high for a two-year-old. ...
Wed Feb 20 07:13:07 -0500 2008

What Causes Portal Hypertension? - TamilStar.com
The drug lactulose can help treat confusion and other mental changes associated with encephalopathy. Maintaining good nutritional habits and keeping a ...
Fri Feb 08 09:48:53 -0500 2008

Lactulose Chemical Information

lactulose - A disaccharide (sugar) synthesized from fructose and galactose, Lactulose is used to treat constipation and some liver diseases. Nondigestible in mammals, lactulose passes unabsorbed down to the large intestine where resident bacteria consume it and produce lactic, acetic, and formic acids, which draw fluid into the bowel to soften the stool (laxative effect). Acidification of the colon contents attracts ammonia from the bloodstream, assisting stool excretion; helpful in liver failure when ammonia cannot be detoxified. (NCI04)