Efficacy of Detoxsan®powder on diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors

BACKGROUND: powder acts as an adsorbent and might reduce significantly symptoms of diarrhea in patients suffering from NETs. AIM: powder. METHODS: powder as an extemporaneous drug containing 90% natural Cuban zeolite and 10% magnesium aspartate. Recommended daily dosage ranges between 3 g once to three times per day. Each day dose and bowel movements were documented by the patients themselves in a pre-defined table. Additionally to the bowel movements quantitative determinations of serotonin, urea, creatinine and single ions were performed within the serum of the patients by commercially available equipment used as a matter of routine in the clinic. RESULTS: powder and observed a significant reduction of diarrhea, while the effective dose and intake period that resulted in a symptom relief varied individually. CONCLUSION: powder and its dosage vary individually.