Reviewer's report
Title:"And then you're going mad because you're thinking of Nutella": The
significance of food for people with inflammatory bowel disease - a qualitative
study
Version:1Date:17 May 2015
Reviewer: Jacqueline Doyle
Reviewer's report:
Major compulsory revisions
Abstract: There are some phrases that used in the text that are less helpful e.g.
"Out of the ordinary" - Out of the ordinary for who and in what context, who
decides what is is ordinary and what is not?.
Methods- I think you need to say more about the epistemology behind grounded
theory
Analysis: Tis is a fantastically interesting study but my impression is that analysis
and the themes suggested do not do it justice and reflect the lived reality of
people living with IBD. The themes that struck me were:
1) Uncertainty (both from personal and professional)
2) Being different (this is evidenced most obviously in social situations/ where
people give advice "onions are good" and speculate about eating disorders)
3) Craving and aversion (as already written)
4) Managing uncertainty e.g. quotes around trusting the body, using different
method for flare ups/normal times, not eating at all, using a traffic light system)
There are some phrases that used in the text that are less helpful e.g. "Out of the
ordinary" - Out of the ordinary for who and in what context, who decides what is
is ordinary and what is not?.
Discussion- Tighten up your recommendations to doctors. I would drop the
phrase "special communication techniques", as I think what you want to say are
that doctors should acknowledge the uncertainty, allow space for patients to think
about the effects, encourage trial and error etc.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:"And then you're going mad because you're thinking of Nutella": The
significance of food for people with inflammatory bowel disease - a qualitative
study
Version:1Date:17 May 2015
Reviewer: Jacqueline Doyle
Reviewer's report:
Major compulsory revisions
Abstract: There are some phrases that used in the text that are less helpful e.g.
"Out of the ordinary" - Out of the ordinary for who and in what context, who
decides what is is ordinary and what is not?.
Methods- I think you need to say more about the epistemology behind grounded
theory
Analysis: Tis is a fantastically interesting study but my impression is that analysis
and the themes suggested do not do it justice and reflect the lived reality of
people living with IBD. The themes that struck me were:
1) Uncertainty (both from personal and professional)
2) Being different (this is evidenced most obviously in social situations/ where
people give advice "onions are good" and speculate about eating disorders)
3) Craving and aversion (as already written)
4) Managing uncertainty e.g. quotes around trusting the body, using different
method for flare ups/normal times, not eating at all, using a traffic light system)
There are some phrases that used in the text that are less helpful e.g. "Out of the
ordinary" - Out of the ordinary for who and in what context, who decides what is
is ordinary and what is not?.
Discussion- Tighten up your recommendations to doctors. I would drop the
phrase "special communication techniques", as I think what you want to say are
that doctors should acknowledge the uncertainty, allow space for patients to think
about the effects, encourage trial and error etc.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests'
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Reviewer's report
Title:"And then you're going mad because you're thinking of Nutella": The
significance of food for people with inflammatory bowel disease - a qualitative
study
Version:1Date:17 May 2015
Reviewer: Jacqueline Doyle
Reviewer's report:
Major compulsory revisions
Abstract: There are some phrases that used in the text that are less helpful e.g.
"Out of the ordinary" - Out of the ordinary for who and in what context, who
decides what is is ordinary and what is not?.
Methods- I think you need to say more about the epistemology behind grounded
theory
Analysis: Tis is a fantastically interesting study but my impression is that analysis
and the themes suggested do not do it justice and reflect the lived reality of
people living with IBD. The themes that struck me were:
1) Uncertainty (both from personal and professional)
2) Being different (this is evidenced most obviously in social situations/ where
people give advice "onions are good" and speculate about eating disorders)
3) Craving and aversion (as already written)
4) Managing uncertainty e.g. quotes around trusting the body, using different
method for flare ups/normal times, not eating at all, using a traffic light system)
There are some phrases that used in the text that are less helpful e.g. "Out of the
ordinary" - Out of the ordinary for who and in what context, who decides what is
is ordinary and what is not?.
Discussion- Tighten up your recommendations to doctors. I would drop the
phrase "special communication techniques", as I think what you want to say are
that doctors should acknowledge the uncertainty, allow space for patients to think
about the effects, encourage trial and error etc.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests'
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