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A member asked:
Taking dulpholac for constipation...is there any sugar free dulpholac with same effect?
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No: Because the active ingredient in dupholac, Lactulose, is itself a sugar. However, how it works is that it is not absorbed by the body but instead broken down to acids, which act to hold water in the stools to soften them and make them easier to pass, thereby alleviating constipation.
Answered 9/29/2016
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