diff --git a/src/nmreval/clib/diffusion.c b/src/nmreval/clib/diffusion.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1c71b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nmreval/clib/diffusion.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* integrands used in quadrature integration with scipy's LowLevelCallables */
+#include <math.h>
+
+double anistropicDiffusion(double x, void *user_data) {
+    double *c = (double *)user_data;
+
+    double q = c[0];
+    double t = c[1];
+    double d_perp = c[2];
+    double d_par = c[3];
+
+    double cos_theta = cos(x);
+    double sin_theta = sin(x);
+
+    return exp(-q * q * t * (d_par * cos_theta * cos_theta + d_perp * sin_theta * sin_theta)) * sin_theta;
+}
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diff --git a/src/nmreval/clib/diffusion.so b/src/nmreval/clib/diffusion.so
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8bc6c6f
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diff --git a/src/nmreval/distributions/helper.py b/src/nmreval/distributions/helper.py
index b165f27..4927831 100644
--- a/src/nmreval/distributions/helper.py
+++ b/src/nmreval/distributions/helper.py
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ from ctypes import CDLL, c_double, c_void_p
 from ..lib.logger import logger
 
 
+diffusion_lib = None
+try:
+    diffusion_lib = CDLL(str(Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'clib' / 'diffusion.so'))
+
+    diffusion_lib.anistropicDiffusion.restype = c_double
+    diffusion_lib.anistropicDiffusion.argtypes = (c_double, c_void_p)
+
+    HAS_C_FUNCS = True
+except OSError:
+    HAS_C_FUNCS = False
+
 lib = None
 try:
     lib = CDLL(str(Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'clib' / 'integrate.so'))
@@ -39,10 +50,8 @@ try:
     lib.energyDistSuscImag.restype = c_double
     lib.energyDistSuscImag.argtypes = (c_double, c_void_p)
 
-
     HAS_C_FUNCS = True
     logger.info('Use C functions')
 except OSError:
     HAS_C_FUNCS = False
     logger.info('Use python functions')
-
diff --git a/src/nmreval/models/diffusion.py b/src/nmreval/models/diffusion.py
index b84d08e..fc492f7 100644
--- a/src/nmreval/models/diffusion.py
+++ b/src/nmreval/models/diffusion.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+from ctypes import c_double, cast, c_void_p, pointer
+
 import numpy as np
-from scipy import special as special
+from scipy import special as special, LowLevelCallable
+from scipy.integrate import quad
 
 from ..utils import gamma
+from nmreval.distributions.helper import HAS_C_FUNCS, diffusion_lib
 
 
 class Diffusion:
@@ -103,13 +107,29 @@ class AnisotropicDiffusion(object):
             tp = x
             relax = np.exp(-(tp/trel)**brel)*np.exp(-(tp/trel)**brel)
 
-        q_squared = np.power(g * nucleus * tp, 2)
+        q = g * nucleus * tp
         t = 2 * tp / 3 + tm
-        z = np.sqrt(q_squared * (d_par - d_perp) * t)
         # Callaghan eq (6.89)
-        diffs = np.exp(-q_squared*t*d_perp) * special.erf(z) / z
+        if HAS_C_FUNCS:
+            # divide by 2 to normalize by integral sin(x), x=0..pi
+            diffusion_decay = AnisotropicDiffusion._integrate_c(q, t, d_perp, d_par) / 2
+        else:
+            z = np.sqrt(q**2 * (d_par - d_perp) * t)
+            diffusion_decay = np.exp(-q**2 * t * d_perp) * special.erf(z) / z
 
-        return m0 * diffs * relax
+        return m0 * diffusion_decay * relax
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _integrate_c(q, t, d_perp, d_par) -> np.ndarray:
+        diffusion_decay = np.zeros_like(t)
+
+        for (i, t_i) in enumerate(t):
+            c = (c_double * 4)(q, t_i, d_perp, d_par)
+            user_data = cast(pointer(c), c_void_p)
+
+            diffusion_decay[i] = quad(LowLevelCallable(diffusion_lib.anistropicDiffusion, user_data), 0, np.pi, epsabs=1e-13)[0]
+
+        return diffusion_decay
 
 
 class Peschier: