A 35-year-old woman presents with chronic abdominal pain and alternating diarrhoea and constipation, worse with stress and relieved by defecation. Col...

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A 35-year-old woman presents with chronic abdominal pain and alternating diarrhoea and constipation, worse with stress and relieved by defecation. Colonoscopy is normal, and there is no weight loss, bleeding or nocturnal symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome.

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Ulcerative colitis.

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Crohn's disease.

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Celiac disease.

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Colorectal cancer.

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Irritable bowel syndrome

A 35-year-old woman presents with chronic abdominal pain and alternating diarrhoea and constipation, worse with stress and relieved by defecation. Colonoscopy is normal, and there is no weight loss, bleeding or nocturnal symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?