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EasyGIIrritable bowel syndromeuk-plab-1

A 40-year-old woman presents with episodic abdominal pain relieved by defaecation, associated with bloating and alternating constipation and diarrhoea for 8 months. She has lost no weight and has no rectal bleeding or systemic symptoms. Blood tests including FBC, CRP and coeliac serology are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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