Reviewer's report 
 Effect of Four-day Psyllium Supplementation on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Title: 
Prospective Double Blind Randomized Trial
 1  6 October 2003 Version: Date: 
 Gian Dorta Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
Minor Compulsory Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which 
the author can be trusted to correct) 
1.The introduction is to long. You should restrict the introduction on dietary fiber an bowel 
preparartion. 2. Results: - it would be interesting to know the localization of the segments of worst bowel preparartion (left? 
rigth? or caecum?) 
- can you give also the results of the subjective comments of the observer? 3. Table 2: give also the mean values of stool frequency and give a clear title 4. Table 3: give a title to the table 
5. The discussion is too long, try to focus on your study results 
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached): 
 Accept after minor compulsory revisions What next?: 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
none 
Reviewer's report 
 Effect of Four-day Psyllium Supplementation on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Title: 
Prospective Double Blind Randomized Trial
 1  6 October 2003 Version: Date: 
 Gian Dorta Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
Minor Compulsory Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which 
the author can be trusted to correct) 
1.The introduction is to long. You should restrict the introduction on dietary fiber an bowel 
preparartion. 2. Results: - it would be interesting to know the localization of the segments of worst bowel preparartion (left? 
rigth? or caecum?) 
- can you give also the results of the subjective comments of the observer? 3. Table 2: give also the mean values of stool frequency and give a clear title 4. Table 3: give a title to the table 
5. The discussion is too long, try to focus on your study results 
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached): 
 Accept after minor compulsory revisions What next?: 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
none 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report 
 Effect of Four-day Psyllium Supplementation on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Title: 
Prospective Double Blind Randomized Trial
 1  6 October 2003 Version: Date: 
 Gian Dorta Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
Minor Compulsory Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which 
the author can be trusted to correct) 
1.The introduction is to long. You should restrict the introduction on dietary fiber an bowel 
preparartion. 2. Results: - it would be interesting to know the localization of the segments of worst bowel preparartion (left? 
rigth? or caecum?) 
- can you give also the results of the subjective comments of the observer? 3. Table 2: give also the mean values of stool frequency and give a clear title 4. Table 3: give a title to the table 
5. The discussion is too long, try to focus on your study results 
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached): 
 Accept after minor compulsory revisions What next?: 
 An article whose findings are important to those with closely related research Level of interest: 
interests 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
Declaration of competing interests: 
none 
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