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

Table 3 Effect of Detoxsan^® powder on the bowel movements as evaluated by patients

Patient	Empirical evaluation of the patients			Intake time (d)	Dose (g/d)	Bowel movement
	Satisfied	Uncertain	Non-satisfied			(frequency per day)
1			X	41	4 x 5	9 to 12
2			X	10	6 x 3	8 to 11
3	X			160	1 x 3	1 to 3
4		X		118	3 x 3	2 to 3
5	X			201	3 x 3	3 to 5
6		X		106	3 x 3	1 to 3
7	X			215	2 x 2	3
8	X			605	2 x 2	1 to 3
9	X			21	3 x 1	1 to 2
10	X			134	2 x 2	3 to 5
11	X			220	3 x 1	2 to 3
12	X			427	2 x 3	2 to 3
13	X			138	2 x 2	1 to 2
14	X			31	2 x 3	2 to 4
15	X			21	1 x 3	1 to 2
16	X			31	1 x 5	1
17			X	20	2 x 3	6 to 7
18		X		62	2 x 3	3 to 4
19	X			31	1 x 3	1 to 2
20	X			31	2 x 3	1 to 3
Total	15	3	3
Percentage	70.0	15.0	15.0

Responses were categorized as: Satisfied-bowel movements significantly reduced, uncertain-bowel movements not permanently reduced and non-satisfied-no improvement of defecation number.