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A 40-year-old woman working as a teacher presents with a 6-month history of alternating constipation and diarrhoea, bloating, and crampy abdominal pain relieved by defecation. She has no weight loss, rectal bleeding, or nocturnal symptoms. Physical examination and basic blood work including CBC, CRP, and coeliac serology are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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