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Ardelyx Announces Abstract Exploring IBS-C Treatment Patterns Accepted for Poster Presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2026
WALTHAM, Mass., April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced an abstract, exploring the patient characteristics associated with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) treatment patterns and their impact on gastrointestinal (GI) related healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), has been accept
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WALTHAM, Mass., April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced an abstract, exploring the patient characteristics associated with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) treatment patterns and their impact on gastrointestinal (GI) related healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), has been accepted as a poster presentation at the upcoming Digestive Disease Week Conference (DDW), to be held May 2-5, 2026, in Chicago. Information regarding DDW can be found here. Patient Factors Associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) Treatment ChangesAuthors: Alan Fossa, Kyle Staller, Lavanya Viswanathan, Asma Khapra, Luisa ScottPoster: Sa1729Display Time: May 2, 2026, 12:30 - 1:30 PM CT In addition to the poster presentation during DDW, Ardelyx is sponsoring a Product Theater titled “IBS-C: Identifying and Managing the Symptoms,” on May 5 at 3:00 PM CT, where Darren Brenner, MD will lead an engaging clinical discussion on managing adult patients with IBS-C. The session will explore the pathophysiology of IBS-C, examine patient case studies, and discuss practical strategies for identifying when and how to optimize care for patients who may not be achieving adequate symptom relief. About IBSRELA® (tenapanor)IBSRELA (tenapanor) is a locally acting inhibitor of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger 3 (NHE3), an antiporter expressed on the apical surface of the small intestine and colon primarily responsible for the absorption of dietary sodium. By inhibiting NHE3 on the apical surface of the enterocytes, tenapanor reduces absorption of sodium from the small intestine and colon, thus retaining luminal water content, which accelerates intestinal transit time and results in a softer stool consistency. IBSRELA has also been shown to reduce abdominal pain by decreasing visceral hypersensitivity and by decreasing intestinal permeability in animal models. In a rat model of colonic hypersensitivity, tenapanor reduced visceral hyperalgesia and normalized colonic sensory neuronal excitability. About Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C)Irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) is a gastrointestinal disorder characterized by both abdominal pain and...