lactulose

Lactulose: Effects, Areas of Application, Side Effects

How active ingredient lactulose works Lactulose is an artificial twofold sugar (synthetic disaccheride) produced starting from milk sugar (lactose). It has laxative, ammonia-binding and prebiotic properties. Lactulose consists of the two sugars galactose and fructose. Unlike lactose, lactulose is indigestible and thus remains in the intestine. This draws water into the intestine, causing the intestinal … Lactulose: Effects, Areas of Application, Side Effects

Laxative

Products Laxatives are available in numerous dosage forms. These include, for example, tablets, drops, suppositories, powders, granules, solutions, syrups and enemas. Structure and properties Laxatives do not have a uniform chemical structure. However, groups can be identified (see below). Effects Laxatives have laxative properties. They stimulate bowel emptying by different mechanisms depending on the active … Laxative

Hemorrhoids Causes and Treatment

Symptoms Hemorrhoids are dilations of the vascular cushions in the anal canal. Possible symptoms include: Bleeding, blood on the toilet paper Pressure discomfort, pain, burning, itching. Unpleasant feeling Inflammation, swelling, skin inflammation. Discharge of mucus, oozing Prolapse, protrusion outside the anus (prolapse). Hemorrhoids can be classified according to various criteria. Common is the classification according … Hemorrhoids Causes and Treatment

Macrogol 3350

Products Macrogol 3350 is commercially available as a powder for making an oral solution (e.g., Transipeg, Movicol, generics). It is included in drugs in combination with salts (potassium chloride, sodium chloride, sodium hydrogen sulfate) but can also be administered without them (e.g., Chung et al., 2009). Macrogol 4000 is also commercially available without salts. In … Macrogol 3350

Lactulose: Role in Diet

Background Unlike lactose (milk sugar), lactulose does not occur naturally, except in very small amounts in heated milk, as a product of isomerization from lactose. The production of lactulose from lactose was first described in 1930. The sugar attracted interest in 1956 when Petuely demonstrated an increase in the number of lactobacilli in the stool … Lactulose: Role in Diet

Opioids and Constipation

Symptoms Drug therapy with opioids for pain, cough, or diarrhea often results in constipation as an adverse effect. Triggers include, for example, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, tramadol, fentanyl, or buprenorphine. Constipation limits quality of life and can lead to accompanying symptoms and complications such as nausea, vomiting, bloating, abdominal cramps, hemorrhoids, and bowel obstruction. Laxative abuse … Opioids and Constipation

Lactulose

Lactulose is a medicine used in the form of a syrup for laxative purposes. Fields of application Constipation, which cannot be sufficiently influenced by dietary changes etc. For diseases of the intestine etc. Prophylaxis and therapy of portocaval encephalopathy (liver disease) Contraindications The lactulose syrup must not be used for Hypersensitivity to lactulose or other … Lactulose

Overdose | Lactulose

Overdose If too much lactulose is ingested, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of water and electrolytes may occur. These manifestations of the drug may then have to be treated with other drugs and should be under the supervision of a doctor. The doctor will then decide on the measures necessary to treat the symptoms. If … Overdose | Lactulose

Use during pregnancy and lactation | Lactulose

Use during pregnancy and lactation There are no known harmful effects of taking lactulose during pregnancy or lactation.Therefore, it is also possible to take it during this time. All articles in this series: Lactulose Overdose Use during pregnancy and lactation

Bifiteral®

Introduction Bifiteral® is the trade name of a laxative based on the active ingredient lactulose. (100 ml Bifiteral® contains approx. 67g lactulose.) It is used for constipation (constipation) when it cannot be relieved naturally. Bifiteral® is classified in the group of osmotically acting laxatives (water-drawing laxatives). This includes the subgroup of saline laxatives (Epsom salt, … Bifiteral®

Revenue | Bifiteral®

Revenue Bifiteral® can be taken in powder or syrup form. The syrup is measured in the required amount and can then be stirred into drinks or food or taken together with such food. In principle, however, Bifteral® can be taken independently of meals. The period in which the effect begins to take effect can vary … Revenue | Bifiteral®

Side effects | Bifiteral®

Side effects At medium dosage, slight abdominal pain and flatulence are possible. If higher dosages are used, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea with disturbances of the water and electrolyte balance (the body loses vital salts through diarrhoea) can occur. Long-term use of Bifiteral® leads to thin stools and can have the side effects mentioned above, including … Side effects | Bifiteral®