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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
(Form S-8), pertaining to the Stock Plan (2000) and 1995 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (as amended through May 2000) of Connetics Corporation of our report dated
February 2, 2001 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Connetics Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.



                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP




Palo Alto, California
March 29, 2001