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Table 3 Efficacy and Tolerability of Bowel Preparation

From: Effect of four-day psyllium supplementation on bowel preparation for colonoscopy:A prospective double blind randomized trial [ISRCTN76623768]

 

Psyllium

Placebo

Significance

Cecum

18 /20

19 /20

ns

Quality

3.8 ± 1.39

2.68 ± 1.4

P=.009

Tolerability*

   

   Bloating

1.75 ± 1.6

1.1 ± 1.3

ns

   Gas

1.7 ± 1.45

1.1 ± 1.0

ns

   Cramping

0.5 ± 1.5

0.35 ± .81

ns

   Urgency

2.4 ± 1.8

2.6 ± 1.53

ns

   Nausea

0.15 ± 0.6

0.1 ± .44

ns

   Heartburn

0 ± 0

0.25 ± .78

ns

  1. * Worst mean score (0–5) for any of three time periods, (First Hour, Full Lavage, Overall)
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