Does Lactulose Contain Mercury?

Posted on Sun, 4 Mar 2018

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Question : What are level of mercury and the medication I am taking is Lactulose am 1 ounce -pm 1 ounce prior to eating - legs are seeping

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ingredients in lactulose.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

1 ounce (30 ml lactulose) contains 3.2 g galactose, less than 2.4 g lactose, and 2.4 g or less of other sugars.

Lactulose does not contain mercury.

Hope this answers your question.

Regards,
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal, General & Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T