What to do if you take lactulose and still don’t have a bowel movement

When you take Lactulose and still don’t have a bowel movement, you can improve your symptoms by adjusting your diet, adjusting your treatment medications, and massaging your abdomen. The main function of lactulose is to help excretion, reduce blood ammonia and anti-endotoxin. 1. Adjust diet: constipation may be related to the patient’s diet, patients should avoid eating fried, spicy and other indigestible food, so as not to affect the therapeutic effect of lactulose. 2. Adjustment of therapeutic drugs: If there is no improvement in the stool symptoms after taking lactulose, you can consider replacing other medications for constipation, such as Keserol, etc., to enhance the effect of defecation, drug allergy is prohibited. 3. Massage the abdomen: Enhance the peristaltic function of the stomach and intestines, can reduce the patient’s abdominal discomfort, is conducive to improving defecation. Taking lactulose may occur diarrhea, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and other adverse reactions, if too much at once, may also lead to electrolyte disorders. It is contraindicated in patients with lactose intolerance, and used with caution in patients with allergies, appendicitis, intestinal obstruction and other contraindications specified in the instructions. It is recommended to take the medication according to the doctor’s advice, not blindly self-medication. If the patient’s symptoms are serious or persistently not improved, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital in time, after clarifying the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for targeted treatment.