Compared with the use of lactulose alone, rifaximin plus lactulose can provide additional benefits in terms of increased effectiveness rate and decreased mortality in patients with hepatic ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column that touched on taking laxatives daily, you mentioned a sugar called lactulose that you recommend for constipation. I’m wondering if other sugars have the same ...

Lactulose, a synthetic disaccharide derived from lactose, is garnering significant attention due to its prebiotic and therapeutic properties. Traditionally produced by alkaline isomerization, recent ...

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Approximately 76% of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) demonstrated hypersensitivity during a lactulose nutrient challenge test, with hypersensitivity associated with more severe ...

Over 6 months, 23.2% of patients receiving rifaximin monotherapy experienced an OHE breakthrough episode compared with 49% of patients receiving lactulose monotherapy (P<0.0001), reported Jasmohan S.