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What is Which of the following laxatives lowers blood ammonia level in hepatic encephalopathy? and explain in detail?
(Ref: KDT 6/e p655) Lactulose is degraded to lactic acid that conves NH3 to NH4+. As ionic molecules cannot cross biological membranes, it is not absorbed and is thus excreted.