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Efficacy and Tolerability of Bowel Preparation |
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| Psyllium |
Placebo |
Significance |
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| Cecum |
18 /20 |
19 /20 |
ns |
| Quality |
3.8 ± 1.39 |
2.68 ± 1.4 |
P=.009 |
| Tolerability* |
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| 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 |
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* Worst mean score (0–5) for any of three time periods, (First Hour, Full Lavage, Overall) | |||
Salwen and Basson BMC Gastroenterology 2004 4:2 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-4-2 |
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