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 ...

Duphalac Syrup falls under the category of medications known as laxatives, employed in the management of constipation. It contains lactulose, which is a man-made sugar solution that functions by ...

Constipation is common in pregnancy ... such as bisacodyl (Ducodyl); and lactulose (Cholac, Constilac, others). Many laxatives and stool softeners are available without a prescription.

Lactulose 10g/15mL; soln; for oral or rectal administration. Oral: 30–45mL 3–4 times daily; may adjust dose every day or two to produce 2–3 soft stools daily. Hourly doses of 30–45mL may ...

All subjects underwent lactulose/methane breath test (LBT ... score to evaluate symptoms (abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence) at time zero and 1 month after the treatment.

Clearly, these measures have value for some patients with constipation ... a trial with an osmotic laxative (lactulose, PEG), tegaserod or lubiprostone can be considered. The osmotic laxatives ...