OCTOBER 21, 2023

Between the Guidelines

New AGA-ACG Joint Guideline on Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

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Lin Chang, MD, AGAF, FACG

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) recently released an updated clinical guideline on the pharmacologic management of chronic idiopathic constipation (Gastroenterology 2023;164[7]:1086-1106). GEN’s Sarah Tilyou spoke with lead author Lin Chang, MD, AGAF, FACG, the vice chief of the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases and director of the GI fellowship program at the University of