Liquid paraffin

Liquid paraffin is an unabsorbable lubricant mineral oil which act as faecal softeners by af fecting intestinal electrolyte transport.

Indication: Constipation, management of haemorrhoids (piles) and anal fissure. Cautions: avoid prolonged use.

Lactulose oral solution

Lactulose is a semisynthetic disaccharide which is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It produces an osmotic diarrhoea of low faecal pH and discourages the proliferation of ammonia producing organisms. It is therefore useful in the treatment of hepatic ncephalopathy.

Indication: Constipation, hepatic encephalopathy..

Lactitol monohydrate

Lactitol is an osmotic laxative.

Mode of action: Lactitol as an osmotic laxative, it is not digested or absorbed to a significant extent in the small intestine, When lactitol reaches the colon it is fermented by colonic bacteria. The products of this fermentation are short chain fatty acids, carbon dioxide and hydrogen.