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Can lactulose cause lactic acidosis? i take 120 ml everyday.
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Yes: The mechanism of lacutlose is to form lactic, formic and acetic acid in the colon. This has been associated with acdosis. LETTERS |1 OCTOBER 1985 Lactulose and Severe Lactic Acidosis N. S. MANN, MD., F.R.C.P.(C); H. B. RUSSMAN, M.D.; S. K. MANN, M.D.; M. F. TSAI, M.D., M.P.H.
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