Table 3.

Efficacy and Tolerability of Bowel Preparation

	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

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