User:Mr. Ibrahem/Lactitol

Lactitol is a sugar alcohol and laxative. As a laxative it is used for chronic constipation of unknown cause. It is taken by mouth. It is also used as a replacement sweetener in low calorie foods.

Common side effects include flatulence, diarrhea, abdominal distension, and increased blood pressure. It is an osmotic laxative and works by pulling water into the small intestine. It has about 30–40% of the sweetness of sucrose.

Lactitol was first described in 1920 by Senderens. It was approved for medical use in the United States in 2020. It is generally recognized as safe in the United States and allowed as a sweetener in Europe. Commercially it was sold for about 2.5 USD per kilogram in 2009. It is made from lactose.