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Lactulose and Weight loss - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Weight loss is reported as a side effect among people who take Lactulose (lactulose), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Zometa, and have Breast cancer metastatic.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Weight loss when taking Lactulose. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 46,694 people who have side effects when taking Lactulose from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lactulose?

Lactulose has active ingredients of lactulose. It is often used in constipation. eHealthMe is studying from 46,960 Lactulose users. Check the latest studies of Lactulose.

What is Weight loss?

Weight loss is found to be associated with 1,449 drugs and 2,293 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Weight loss.

On Jul, 20, 2026

46,694 people reported to have side effects when taking Lactulose.
Among them, 93 people (0.2%) have Weight loss.

Could Lactulose cause Weight loss?

Among these 93 people:

How long have people been on Lactulose when they have Weight loss? *

  • < 1 month: 100 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Weight loss when taking Lactulose? *

  • female: 61.8 %
  • male: 38.2 %

What is the age of people who have Weight loss when taking Lactulose? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 20.59 %
  • 30-39: 14.71 %
  • 40-49: 10.29 %
  • 50-59: 19.12 %
  • 60+: 35.29 %

What are other drugs people take besides Lactulose? *

  1. Zometa: 31 people, 33.33%
  2. Levaquin: 28 people, 30.11%
  3. Lasix: 26 people, 27.96%
  4. Protonix: 23 people, 24.73%
  5. Lovenox: 22 people, 23.66%
  6. Lortab: 21 people, 22.58%
  7. Klor-Con: 21 people, 22.58%
  8. Lisinopril: 20 people, 21.51%
  9. Dilaudid: 19 people, 20.43%
  10. Morphine: 19 people, 20.43%

What are other side effects people have besides Weight loss? *

  1. Pain: 46 people, 49.46%
  2. Stress And Anxiety: 34 people, 36.56%
  3. Fall: 33 people, 35.48%
  4. Dyspnea (difficult or laboured breathing): 31 people, 33.33%
  5. Abdominal Pain: 29 people, 31.18%
  6. Oedema Peripheral (superficial swelling): 28 people, 30.11%
  7. Injury: 28 people, 30.11%
  8. Pain In Extremity: 26 people, 27.96%
  9. High Blood Pressure: 26 people, 27.96%
  10. Back Pain: 26 people, 27.96%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Breast Cancer Metastatic: 18 people, 19.35%
  2. Depression: 12 people, 12.90%
  3. Schizophrenia (a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes): 12 people, 12.90%
  4. Pain: 11 people, 11.83%
  5. Hypersensitivity: 9 people, 9.68%
  6. Metastatic Neoplasm (spreadable cancer tumour): 8 people, 8.60%
  7. Diabetes: 8 people, 8.60%
  8. Stress And Anxiety: 8 people, 8.60%
  9. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 7 people, 7.53%
  10. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 7 people, 7.53%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lactulose (the active ingredients of Lactulose) and Lactulose (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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