Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents

<div>Respondents’ perceptions of symptoms that most affect patients’ quality of life based on the type of constipation. Abdominal pain/bloating was ranked as being the most burdensome symptom in both CIC (28%) and IBS-C (32%).<i> (CIC</i>:<i> chronic idiopathic constipation; IBS-C</i>:<i> constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome)</i>.</div>

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Figure 3: Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents 

Figure 3 | Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents 