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✅ Description:
Laxitol Sachet is used to treat constipation. It is also used to prevent the loss of brain function due to liver damage by removing certain toxic chemicals from the blood.
Safety Advices
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Interaction with alcohol is unknown. It is advisable to consult your doctor before consumption.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Laxitol is not recommended for use in pregnant women unless necessary. All the risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before taking this medicine.
Breastfeeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Laxitol is not recommended for use in breastfeeding women unless necessary. All the risks and benefits should be discussed with the doctor before taking this medicine.
Driving
SAFE
Laxitol does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
There is limited information available on the use of Laxitol in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
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There is limited information available on the use of Laxitol in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
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✔️ Uses of Laxitol
Lactitol is used in constipation.
✔️ How does Laxitol work?
Laxitol works by drawing water into the intestine through osmosis, which makes the stool soft and easier to pass.
✔️ Side Effects of Laxitol
- Initial Treatment: Abdominal discomforts like flatulence, pain, cramps, or fullness.
- Diminishing Effects: Tend to diminish or disappear after regular intake.
- Occasional Reports: Nausea or anal pruritus.
✔️ Quick Suggestions:
- Laxitol is used for the treatment of constipation.
- It should preferably be taken at bedtime as it requires 6 to 8 hours to show effect.
- It is usually taken once a day as needed for up to 2 weeks. Take it exactly as prescribed by the doctor.
- Eat more fiber in your diet. Recommended daily intake is 20-35g
- Drink 8-10 glasses of water per day
- Exercise regularly at least 3 times per week
- Do not hold in stool as that can worsen bowel issues
- Take it at least 2 hours after taking other medicines, as it may interfere with the absorption of other medicines.
- Inform your doctor if you have a history of stomach disorders such as appendicitis or a blockage in your bowel.
✔️ Indication of Laxitol
- It can be used for treating constipation
- The ingredients of the powder help to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome
- It works by lowering the intestinal pH and ammonia production
✔️ Pharmacology
- Composition: Disaccharide derivative of galactose and sorbitol.
- Absorption: Weakly absorbed, not hydrolyzed by GIT's disaccharidases.
- Mechanism: Reaches the colon undamaged, broken down by intestinal flora, increases osmotic pressure, and raises stool water content, and volume. Laxative action in the colon's lumen.
✔️ Dosage & Administration of Laxitol
- Mixing: Can be mixed with hot or cold beverages, puddings, etc.
- Constipation (Adults):
- Initial: 20 g daily, taken with morning or evening meal.
- Adjusted: After a few days, 10 g daily may be sufficient.
- Constipation (Children):
- Mean Dosage: 0.25 g/kg body weight daily.
- Examples:
- 1 to 6 years: 2.5 to 5 gm.
- 6 to 12 years: 5 to 10 gm.
- 12 to 16 years: 10 to 20 gm.
- Portal Systemic Encephalopathy:
- Initial Recommended Dose: 0.5 to 0.7 gm/kg body weight daily.
- Divided into three daily doses with meals.
✔️ Interaction
- Avoidance: Antacids and neomycin in cirrhotic individuals with portal-systemic encephalopathy.
- Risk Increase: May increase potassium loss with certain medications (thiazide diuretics, corticosteroids, carbenoxolone, amphotericin B).
✔️ Contraindications
Contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to any of its constituents.
✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation
- Absorption: Minimally absorbed systemically orally.
- Fetal Exposure: Unknown if maternal use results in fetal exposure.
- Lactation: No data on the presence of human or animal milk, effects on the infant, or milk production.
✔️ Precautions & Warnings
- Regular Monitoring: Elderly or disabled patients on long-term lactitol should have regular serum electrolyte checks.
- Fluid/Electrolyte Imbalances: Rectify pre-existing imbalances before starting treatment.
- Hydrogen Accumulation: May collect in the bowel; thorough bowel cleanse before electrocauterization.
- Contraindicated: Avoid ileostomy or colostomy.
- Avoid Prolonged Use: Best to avoid long-term use without breaks.
✔️ Storage Conditions
- Temperature: Below 30°C.
- Protection: Away from light and moisture.
- Safety: Keep out of children's reach.
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