Cedars-Sinai researchers have developed a novel nutritional formula, mBiota Elemental, a palatable elemental diet (PED) that ...

If empirical treatment of patients with chronic constipation fails, osmotic laxatives (e.g. lactulose and polyethylene glycol), a serotonin (5-HT 4) receptor agonist (e.g. tegaserod) or a chloride ...

[8] Nondigestible sugars (lactulose and sorbitol) are also osmotic laxatives. However, the former (lactulose) may be broken down by colonic flora and produce an uncomfortable amount of gas.

“Our preliminary investigation found the female patient had called for help and requested a bed pan after having taken Lactulose for constipation. When the nurses went to fetch the bed ...

Moreover, chronic constipation impacts management of chronic ... and using medications like lactulose when necessary. Over the years, the Green Ribbon Action has trained more than 5,000 medical ...

Check her milk intake - too much can make her constipation worse - she should ... The next step is to try giving her a stool softener. Lactulose is a semi-synthetic disaccharide sugar which ...

showing a significant reduction of lactulose-mannitol ratio compared to the control group (308). Unfortunately, the three randomized trials that support the use of LBP in IBS with constipation did not ...