Last update March 9, 2021

Chlorine Dioxide

Limited compatibility

Unsafe. Moderate/severe adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Use safer alternative or discontinue breastfeeding from 5 to 7 T ½ . Read Commentary.

It is a chlorine compound in the form of a gas that is very soluble in water. With properties very similar to bleach but more toxic.
It has a great oxidizing capacity that destroys on contact viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, and this makes it a useful disinfectant for medical spaces and materials and for drinking water (Tofanelli 2020, Wang 2020).
It is used in the paper industry as a wood pulp bleach and in the food industry for the treatment of flour.

It is highly corrosive and can cause irritation to the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. It should not be used as a skin disinfectant and even less for inhalation or ingestion. It has been used, though very diluted, in mouthwashes for oral hygiene, but it has not shown to be of superior efficacy to other mouthwashes that are devoid of toxicity (Kerémi 2020).

We did not find published data regarding the excretion of this substance through breast milk at the time this last update was completed.

The so-called "miracle mineral solution (MMS)" is an aqueous solution of sodium chlorite (NaClO2) that, in contact with the acids of fruit juices and/or gastric juice, releases chlorine dioxide. It is promoted in a false and fraudulent way as a cure for many diseases: diabetes, cancer, acne, autism and all kinds of infections including flu, HIV-AIDS, Covid-19 and other viral diseases (Kály 2020, NewsCAP 2019).

The FDA has discouraged its use due to lack of evidence of its efficacy and high risk of serious health complications (PAHO 2020, FDA 2020 and 2019, Loh 2014, White 2010, Babu 2008, Taub 2002, Winder 2001, Moulick 1992).

A product whose consumption does not produce any benefit and can make people seriously ill and endanger their lives should not be used, and even less while breastfeeding.

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Molecular weight 67 daltons

References

  1. FDA. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Warns Seller Marketing Dangerous Chlorine Dioxide Products that Claim to Treat or Prevent COVID-19. FDA NEWS RELEASE 2020 Consulted on Aug. 27, 2020 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  2. FDA. Actualización del coronavirus (COVID-19): La FDA advierte a empresa que comercializa productos peligrosos de dióxido de cloro que afirman tratar o prevenir el COVID-19. FDA NEWS RELEASE 2020 Consulted on Aug. 27, 2020 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  3. Wang J, Shen J, Ye D, Yan X, Zhang Y, Yang W, Li X, Wang J, Zhang L, Pan L. Disinfection technology of hospital wastes and wastewater: Suggestions for disinfection strategy during coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China. Environ Pollut. 2020 Jul;262:114665. Consulted on July 30, 2020 Abstract
  4. OPS - Organización Panamericana de la Salud La OPS no recomienda tomar productos que contengan dióxido de cloro, clorito de sodio, hipoclorito de sodio o derivados. None 2020 Consulted on July 20, 2020 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  5. Kály-Kullai K, Wittmann M, Noszticzius Z, Rosivall L. Can chlorine dioxide prevent the spreading of coronavirus or other viral infections? Medical hypotheses. Physiol Int. 2020 Mar 1;107(1):1-11. Consulted on March 10, 2020 Abstract
  6. Kerémi B, Márta K, Farkas K, Czumbel LM, Tóth B, Szakács Z, Csupor D, Czimmer J, Rumbus Z, Révész P, Németh A, Gerber G, Hegyi P, Varga G. Effects of Chlorine Dioxide on Oral Hygiene - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Curr Pharm Des. 2020;26(25):3015-3025. Abstract
  7. Tofanelli M, Capriotti V, Saraniti C, Marcuzzo AV, Boscolo-Rizzo P, Tirelli G. Disposable chlorine dioxide wipes for high-level disinfection in the ENT department: A systematic review. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 May - Jun;41(3):102415. Abstract
  8. [No authors listed] NewsCAP: The FDA warns consumers not to drink Miracle Mineral Solution and other sodium chlorite products. Am J Nurs. 2019 Dec;119(12):14. Abstract
  9. FDA. La FDA advierte a los consumidores sobre los peligrosos y potencialmente mortales efectos secundarios de Miracle Mineral Solution (solución mineral milagrosa). FDA NEWS RELEASE 2019 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  10. FDA. FDA warns consumers about the dangerous and potentially life threatening side effects of Miracle Mineral Solution. FDA NEWS RELEASE. 2019 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  11. Aplicor. Clorito sódico. Ficha de daos de seguridad. 2016 Full text (in our servers)
  12. Loh JM, Shafi H. Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease presenting after consumption of 'Miracle Mineral Solution' (sodium chlorite). BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 24;2014. pii: bcr2014205832. Abstract
  13. White CW, Martin JG. Chlorine gas inhalation: human clinical evidence of toxicity and experience in animal models. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2010 Jul;7(4):257-63. Abstract
  14. Babu RV, Cardenas V, Sharma G. Acute respiratory distress syndrome from chlorine inhalation during a swimming pool accident: a case report and review of the literature. J Intensive Care Med. 2008 Jul-Aug;23(4):275-80. Abstract
  15. Traub SJ, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS. Case report and literature review of chlorine gas toxicity. Vet Hum Toxicol. 2002 Aug;44(4):235-9. Abstract
  16. Winder C. The toxicology of chlorine. Environ Res. 2001 Feb;85(2):105-14. Review. Abstract
  17. INSHT. Dióxido de cloro. Ficha internacional de seguridad química. 1994 Full text (in our servers)
  18. Moulick ND, Banavali S, Abhyankar AD, Borkar S, Aiyengar J, Kapadia NM, Khokhani RC. Acute accidental exposure to chlorine fumes--a study of 82 cases. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 1992 Apr-Jun;34(2):85-9. Abstract

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