Hepatitis A diarrhea and lactulose

Ali, diarrhea is the main side effect of Lactulose. You can't overdose on it, but you may have taken more than you needed. Many patients have loose stools or diarrhea 5-6 x a day on Lactulose.

You may not be getting enough protein in your diet. Beans and lentils are good sources of protein, but not veggies. You may want to add other beans--cannelini/white beans, chick peas (garbanzos, which can be added to salads), black beans, etc. Also add cheese, peanut butter, hummus, eggs.

Hugs,
Connie

ALI, The whole point of the lactulose is to move wastes from your system that the liver is not processing well. A diet rich in veggies and fruits as you report sounds very healthy. Avoiding too much fat, etc, also healthy. Legumes for protein is healthy also. So you are on the right track there.

Many have loose stools or diarrhea with taking the lactulose. And it is not cause for alarm unless there is blood in the stool...especially the kind that looks like black coffee grinds. Then you must call the doctor quickly. This is not lactulose but maybe a GI bleed, also not uncommon with liver disease, and cause for an emergency visit.

My partner, Mike, has diarrhea for long period of time with no bad result, but when there is blood, he must check it out.

Best,

Mama Lama from Florida, also known as Carol

Post Edited By Moderator (hep93) : 11/5/2012 3:42:47 PM (GMT-7)

Lactulose is a huge help for the ammonia levels - I have to adjust the dosage as well for my care partner.

The foods that are HIGH in ammonia:
ONIONS
CHEESE
JELLO
PEANUT BUTTER

Hope this helps.

Thank you for all the info guys. You guys are really helpful. All this info is very useful for me.

I feel better now, i had it (diarrhea) just for a day. And i don't take lactulose regularly, doctor advised me to use it when it is needed.
I am mostly eating beans now (chickpeas, white beans, red kidney beans, lentils) with loads of Yogurt and salad.
I'll stop using onions in my salad.

hava a nice day
Ali

I use pomegranate arils (seeds) in salad. No problems with it. I eat almost all fruit except fresh pineapple. After transplant, I found it too irritating to my mouth. My palate changed somewhat following transplant. I eat lots of fruit in the summer, but now it's mostly out of season. I got some frozen mixed berries today for the first time and will see how they compare to fresh.

Hugs,
Connie

Ali,

Hep C is a blood borne disease. It damages the liver, but is not IN the liver. So when you get a transplant, it can attack the new liver as it did the original liver! Not good news. But in Mike's case, he got Hep C in the late 60's from experimentation with IV drugs. He has been clean for 40 years. And it wasn't until very late in his disease process, that they even found it.

After transplant, almost all Hep C patients have a recurrance. Mike has a viral load over 15 million already! And it is only 18 months since transplant. they are talking about him doing a new treatment cycle in 2013.

If the virus can be treated, his post transplant life expectancy increases significantly.

Good luck,

Carol

Post Edited By Moderator (hep93) : 11/7/2012 3:58:29 PM (GMT-7)

Oh i didn't know that. I pray you get better

best wishes
Ali