Aşağıda Türkçe ve İngilizce özeti verilen Dr. Fredic Damrau tarafından sunulan akademik bir makalede,

Çeşitli sebeplerden kaynaklanan Akut ishal sorunu olan 35 kişilik bir denek grubu üzerinde yürütülen bir çalışmada özel olarak hazırlanmış bentonit solusyonu kullanılmış, 35 kişinin 34’ünde (% 97 başarı) önemli bir rahatlama sağlanmıştır. Akut ishale neden olan faktörler arasında, virüs enfeksiyonları, gıda alerjisi, spastik kolit, mukoza kolit ve gıda zehirlenmesi gibi faktörler olduğu belirtilmiş, Rahatlama yüzdelerinin ise sırasıyla : karın kramplarında % 80; baş ağrılarında % 71; bulantılarda % 85, ve halsizlikte 100%.olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

The Value of Bentonite for Diarrhea
Dr. Fredic Damrau, M.D. New York City
In a group of 35 cases of acute diarrhea of diverse etiology, the use of a special preparation of bentonite** provided substantial relief in 34 cases ( 97 percent ). The causative factors included virus infections, food allergy, spastic colitis, mucous colitis, and food poisoning.
Therapeutic Results: Acute diarrhea was relieved by bentonite in 34 of the 35 cases ( 97 percent ) in an average period of 3.8 days, ranging from 1 to 4 days. Following treatment the number of bowel movements per diem was reduced from an average 4.0 ( range 2 to 6 ) to an average of 1.8 ( range 1 to 3 ). In the 18 cases of diarrhea due to virus infection the therapeutic response was unusually prompt. Hence in this group the average duration of treatment was 2.2 days with a range of 1 to 3 days. In the 8 cases due to food allergy the diarrhea persisted longer and on many occasions returned if the same allergenic food was eaten again. The concomitant symptoms were relieved in the following case percentages: Abdominal cramps in 24 of 30 cases ( 80 percent ), anorexia in 14 of the 18 cases ( 78 percent ), malaise in 12 of the 15 cases ( 80 percent ), nausea in 11 of the 13 cases ( 85 percent ), and weakness in all of the 7 cases (100 percent ). No side-effects attributable to the medication were observed in any case. Routine chemical and microscopic examination of the urine was negative in all 35 cases.
Summary: A preparation of bentonite with distilled water s a vehicle was found to be safe and highly effective in the treatment of acute diarrhea. The diarrhea was relieved in an average of 3.8 days in the 34 out of 35 cases ( 97 percent ) of diverse etiology. The number of bowel movements per diem was reduced from an average of 4.0 to an average of 1.8. The concomitant symptoms were also effectively relieved in most cases, namely, abdominal cramps ( 80 percent ), anorexia ( 78 percent ), malaise ( 80 percent ), headache ( 71 percent ), nausea ( 85 percent ), and weakness ( 100 percent ). Fastest results were observed in intestinal influenza, in which the diarrhea was controlled in an average of 2.2 days. Bentonite is a native, colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate. A survey of medical literature disclosed that hydrated aluminum silicate was used for centuries in China for summer diarrheas and cholera. Favorable results have been reported in cholera, bacillary dysentery, acute bacterial food poisonings, ulcerative colitis, and various form of enteritis. It has been established in vitro and in vivo that hydrated aluminum silicate adsorbs toxins, bacteria and viruses. This property helps to explain its therapeutic usefulness in acute diarrhea of diverse etiology. By virtue of its physical action bentonite serves as an adsorbent aid in detoxification of the intestinalcanal.