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Description

Lactulose is a synthetic sugar used in the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy, a complication of liver disease. It is a disaccharide (double-sugar) formed from one molecule each of the simple sugars (monosaccharides) fructose and galactose. The commercial syrup used for treatment of constipation is dyed yellow-orange. It is produced commercially by isomerization of lactose.

Lactulose is used as a test of small intestine bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBO). A large amount of it is given with subsequent testing of molecular hydrogen gas in the breath. The test is positive if an increase in exhaled hydrogen occurs before that which would be expected by normal colonocyte digestion. An earlier result has been hypothesized to indicate digestion occurring within the small intestine. An alternate explanation for differences in results is the variance in small bowel transit time among tested subjects Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Lactulose

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Lactulose.PO
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2009-08-20
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Lac PO

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 乳果糖.口服
Synonyms: 乳果糖（半乳糖苷果糖、1-4β半乳糖甙-果糖、半乳糖苷果糖、乳酮糖、半乳醣甙果糖）.PO;半乳糖果糖苷.口服;1-4β半乳糖甙-果糖.口服;异构化乳糖.口服;半乳糖苷果糖.口服
fr-CA French (Canada) Lactulose PO
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Lactulosa VO
it-IT Italian (Italy) Lattulosio.per os
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Laktüloz.Oral
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Лактулоза.через рот
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) lactulose.PO
fr-BE French (Belgium) Lactulose PO