An interventional study of Lactulose in Constipation, Abdominal Pain and Nausea, sponsored by NHS Fife. Status unknown at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to female participants aged 16 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-02-23.
Sponsored by NHS Fife · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Constipation following elective Caesarean sections (CS) is a common problem experienced by up to 50% of patients (1). The causes for this are multifactorial and include manipulation of the bowel during surgery, immobilisation and opiate based anaesthetic and analgesic techniques. To try to alleviate the problem of postoperative constipation, some anaesthetists prescribe postoperative lactulose in addition to postoperative analgesia, although no data exists that shows whether this has any beneficial effect on postoperative constipation.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Group receives 48 hours of lactulose post Caesarean section.
Drug: Lactulose
Group receives no lactulose post Caesarean section.
Lactulose liquid. 15mls twice daily
Also known as: Lactugal, Rectulose, Lactulose (non proprietry)
Time in hours to passage of first stool post Caesarean Section.
Time (hours) to first bowel motion post elective LSCS betwwen Lactulose and non-Lactulose groups.
Time frame: First 5 days post Caesarean section.
Frequency of abdominal pain between lactulose and non-lactulose groups.
Frequency of abdominal pain between lactulose and non-lactulose groups post Caesarean Section.
Time frame: First 5 days post Caesarean section.
Frequency of nausea and vomiting between lactulose and non-lactulose groups
Frequency of nausea and vomiting between lactulose and non-lactulose groups post Caesarean Section.
Time frame: First 5 days post-Caesarean
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