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Lactulose Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Kristalose, Enulose
What is Lactulose? Lactulose is a laxative drug taken as an oral syrup and used to treat constipation. It is also used in the prevention and treatment of portal-systemic encephalopathy, a neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with liver disease.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
41 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lactulose.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Constipation | 15 | 36% |
| Bowel problems | 10 | 24% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| General health | 4 | 9% |
| remove blood ammonia | 1 | 2% |
| to avoid obstipation | 1 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 2% |
| 10g/15mL as needed | 10mg as needed | 2ml as needed | 2 x 10 g/15 mL as needed | 3 10g/15mL as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 2 daily | 2 tbs. daily | 3 tbs. daily | 10 g/15 mL daily | 10 g/15 mL daily | 20 g | 15 mL daily | 20 g daily | 20 mL daily | 2 x 10 g/15 mL daily | 30 mL daily | 45 daily | 45 mL daily | 6 x 10 g/15 mL daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lactulose or how long patients were taking Lactulose before stopping.
Currently Taking Lactulose
Stopped Taking Lactulose
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 1 |
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Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
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| Moderate | 20% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 80% | 4 |
Top reported side-effects include: Diarrhea, Bowel (fecal) incontinence, bowel pain
Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)
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- Gypsy
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by Gypsy
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Bowel problems
- Advice/Tips
- My Internist says Lactulose works well because your body doesn't get dependent on it like if it was a laxitive. That's good right? My dosage changes; it's usually 2-3 tbs @ bedtime, but I can "up" the dose to include that same amount in the morning and the afternoon as well, without fear of doing harm. Once I've achieved my result, I can ease up on the dosage again- I'm kinda like a chemist. Just include water in your day.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- Sudds Wife
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: mild
- See profile
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by Sudds Wife
Jul 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Bowel problems
- See full evaluation
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Report created on November 08, 2009.