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Lactulose (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names

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Lactulose is used to treat constipation. It helps increase the number of bowel movements per day and the number of days on which bowel movements occur in …

Lactulose Uses, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com

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Lactulose is sometimes used to treat or prevent certain conditions of the brain that are caused by liver failure. These conditions can lead to confusion, problems with …

Lactulose - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Lactulose is used in preventing and treating clinical portal-systemic encephalopathy. Its chief …

Lactulose: Package Insert / Prescribing Information

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Cirrhosis Treatment | Symptoms, Causes, Complications

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Taking medication, such as a beta blocker (to prevent bleeding from dilated veins in the esophagus or stomach) or lactulose and/or certain antibiotics (to treat changes in …

Prebiotic activity of lactulose optimizes gut metabolites …

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Bifidobacteria metabolize lactulose, produce high concentrations of acetate and acidify the gut lumen, which, in combination, can reduce the growth of antibiotic …

Our Esophageal Diseases Team - UChicago Medicine

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Our team includes specialists with extensive experience in diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of disorders of the esophagus, from achalasia and other swallowing or motility …

Lactulose enemas in the treatment of hepatic …

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Abstract. The administration of lactulose enemas instead of or in combination with oral lactulose is common practice in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Lactulose is a …

Our Lung Disease Physician Team - UChicago Medicine

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Our team includes nationally recognized experts in pulmonary and critical care medicine, thoracic surgery, pulmonary rehabilitation, cancer care, sleep medicine, transplant …

UChicago Medicine announces $633M proposal for city's …

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The University of Chicago Medicine plans to build a $633 million, 500,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cancer care on its medical campus on the city’s South …