POCN IBS-C Center of Excellence – POCN IBS-C Center of Excellence

Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C) Resources Chosen by Advanced Practice Providers

Clinical guidelines
Patient support and education resources
Research updates

Diet and IBS-C: The Basics

In this review, pharmaceutical treatment options are unaccounted for. Consensus groups and meta-analyses have designed guidelines that are similar, with variations in the strength of recommendations and some...

Carol M. Antequera,

DMSc, PA-C
University of Miami Health System

Patient-Centered Communication Key to Managing IBS-C Symptoms

Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) are complex conditions involving a range of abdominal and...

CURATED BY:
Carol M. Antequera,
DMSc, PA-C

Abdominal Pain in IBS-C Found More Severe Than in Other Subtypes

This nationwide, population-based study used data from the National GI Survey to evaluate abdominal pain characteristics across IBS subtypes using...

CURATED BY:
Amy Stewart,
MSN, FNP-C

Symptom Relief for Refractory IBS-C

Over the past decade, new therapies for IBS-C have emerged, but treatment options remain limited for patients unresponsive to secretagogues....

CURATED BY:
Kathleen Ferrell,
DMSc, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Associate and Nurse Practitioner Contributors to the Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C) Center of Excellence

POCN’s Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C) Center of Excellence is curated by practicing clinical physician associates and nurse practitioners who review and select resources that are the most useful to their peers. They provide their expertise by hand-picking the latest content for advanced practice providers.