Question

A 35-year-old woman presents with crampy abdominal pain, bloating, and loose stools, worse with stress but without weight loss or rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy and blood tests, including CRP, are normal. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer

Ulcerative colitis

Answer

Coeliac disease

Answer

Lactose intolerance causing secondary colitis

Answer

Colorectal cancer

Practice question

A 35-year-old woman presents with crampy abdominal pain, bloating, and loose stools, worse with stress but without weight loss or rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy and blood tests, including CRP, are normal. Which diagnosis is most likely?