The present invention features compositions and related methods for
treating IBS and other gastrointestinal disorders and conditions (e.g.,
gastrointestinal motility disorders, functional gastrointestinal
disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Crohn's disease,
ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel disease, functional heartburn,
dyspepsia (including functional dyspepsia or nonulcer dyspepsia),
gastroparesis, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (or colonic
pseudo-obstruction), and disorders and conditions associated with
constipation, e.g., constipation associated with use of opiate pain
killers, post-surgical constipation, and constipation associated with
neuropathic disorders as well as other conditions and disorders using
peptides and other agents that activate the guanylate cyclase C (GC-C)
receptor.