Lactulose for Hepatic Encephalopathy User Reviews

Brand names: Enulose, Kristalose Generlac Constilac Cholac

Lactulose has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from a total of 6 reviews for the treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy. 67% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 17% reported a negative experience.

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8.2 average rating out of 10

6 ratings from 8 user reviews.

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kamo
Taken for less than 1 month
January 10, 2015

Generlac (lactulose) "Initial symptoms included brain fog, disorientation, and confusion. I took the lactulose for one week... all symptoms disappeared. However, I must advise you to stay close to the bathroom. Also, I should note that my physician said that I may be taking this medication for the rest of my life and I'm only 47 years old."

10 / 10

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stenf...
February 13, 2012

"Very effective! Usually starts to work for me within two hours and continues to work for hours. Stay close to a bathroom. It decreased blood ammonia level and cleared up the cloudy head in just a couple of days. Stress staying close to a bathroom!"

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Old...
December 3, 2017

"My wife started getting dehydrated at the beginning of this year, and I repeatedly took her to urgent care for rehydration. Her symptoms would go away but come back three weeks later. During a hospital stay in Aug 2017, my wife was given Reglan in her IV to treat nausea with disastrous results. She immediately forgot where she was, who I was, or that she was in the hospital. This lasted 24 hours, but the incident left her with profound hallucinations for about three weeks. She got dehydrated again, got over-medicated on hyperidol, and then got a blood test that pinged on ammonia. It all fits. The Reglan damaged my wife’s already overworked liver, and she’s been dying of ammonia poisoning ever since. Lactulose may be a Godsend. We hope so."

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CBEAR
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 15, 2019

"I started out on Lactulose when I found out I had Cirrhosis. That medicine tasted awful and I had to take it 3 times a day! I mixed it with everything under the sun but no relief from that nasty stuff. After taking it for months ( I had to take it) I asked my Gastrologist if there was ANYTHING else that I could take, he prescribed XIFAXAN which does the same thing. WISH I KNEW THAT BEFORE! LOL It comes as a tablet and is so easy to take. The only downside is that it’s very expensive. I don’t know if this will help anyone else, but it was A LOT better than taking that nasty liquid."

3 / 10

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Smiley
July 20, 2021

"My dr said this would soften stool. Well it does do that. Like liquid water in a matter of hours. Stayed up all night on the pot with constant diarrhea and some seriously explosive gas but I felt a lot better by morning"

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 14, 2023

"I take lactulose 3 times a day. Since taking the higher dose, I no longer have any hand tremors and have not had another episode of going to sleep and not waking up for 36 hours. I still have periodic leg swelling if I am really active."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
September 29, 2008

Enulose (lactulose) "Enulose has been very efficient in making regular bowel movements."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 30, 2022

"Although very effective this stuff is mainly lactose so if you are lactose intolerant it’s a nightmare, no amount of lactase seemed to make it better"

7 / 10

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