Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCGUIRE TERRANCE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC [IRWD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 301 BINNEY STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2011
(Street)

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 09/15/2011   J(1) V 247 A $ 0 247 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/15/2011   J(1) V 137 A $ 0 137 I By Polaris Venture Management Co. II, L.L.C. (2)
Class B Common Stock               40,000 I By Bartlett Partners, LLC (3)
Class B Common Stock               149,468 (4) I By Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund II, L.P. (5)
Class B Common Stock               5,600,678 (6) I By Polaris Venture Partners II, L.P. (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCGUIRE TERRANCE
C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
301 BINNEY STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Halley E. Gilbert Attorney-in-Fact   09/20/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Distributed pro rata to the partners of Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund II, L.P. without additional consideration in accordance with the partnership agreement of Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund II, L.P. In order to effect the distribution, shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the issuer's certificate of incorporation.
(2) The reporting person is a managing member of Polaris Venture Management Co. II, L.L.C., the beneficial owner of the securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) The reporting person is a managing member of Bartlett Partners, LLC, the beneficial owner of the securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) In prior reports, the reporting person reported indirect beneficial ownership of 163,302 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund II, L.P. On September 15, 2011, Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund II, L.P. distributed 13,834 shares to its partners without additional consideration in accordance with its partnership agreement. In order to effect the distribution, such shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the issuer's certificate of incorporation.
(5) The reporting person is a managing member of the general partner of Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund II, L.P., the beneficial owner of the securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) In prior reports, the reporting person reported indirect beneficial ownership of 6,100,678 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Polaris Venture Partners II, L.P. On September 15, 2011, Polaris Venture Partners II, L.P. distributed 500,000 shares to its partners without additional consideration in accordance with its partnership agreement. In order to effect the distribution, such shares of Class B Common Stock were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the issuer's certificate of incorporation.
(7) The reporting person is a managing member of the general partner of Polaris Venture Partners II, L.P., the beneficial owner of the securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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