Updated Interventions for Radiation-Induced Diarrhea: Putting Evidence Into Practice With the Oncology Nursing Society

The team categorized the effectiveness of nutritional supplementation as not established, sulfasalazine as unlikely to be effective, SpaceOAR™ as effective with caution for patients with prostate cancer, and probiotics as recommended for practice. The studies reviewed consistently reported favorable effects of probiotics use during and after radiation with minimal to no adverse events.