USE OF LACTULOSE IN THE TREATMENT OF CONSTIPATION DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
- Authors: SOKUR T.N1, DUBROVINA N.N1
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Affiliations:
- Academician V. I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia
- Issue: No 8 (2013)
- Pages: 103-107
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0300-9092/article/view/247074
- ID: 247074
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Abstract
Subject and methods. 150 women suffering from constipation during pregnancy and postpartum were examined. Results. The investigation revealed that the performed course of therapy resulted in stool normalization and a sense of full bowel emptying in 96.7% of the pregnant women; only 3.3% of the examinees did not benefit from performed therapy. It is also important to note that Lactulose did not induce violent intestinal motility that provoked the symptoms of threatened abortion and premature birth. Conclusion. Lactulose is the drug of choice to treat constipation during pregnancy and postpartum due to its high efficacy, good tolerance, and no negative maternal and fetal effect. Furthermore, it has a prebiotic effect, restores enteric microflora, controls Candida infection, and sanitizes the maternal passages.
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T. N SOKUR
Academician V. I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia
Email: socur@bk.ru
Moscow, Russia
N. N DUBROVINA
Academician V. I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia
Email: dubrovinan@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia
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