Question

A 27-year-old woman complains of crampy abdominal pain and bloating relieved by defaecation, with alternating constipation and diarrhoea over several months. She has no weight loss, rectal bleeding, nocturnal symptoms or abnormal blood tests. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer

Ulcerative colitis

Answer

Crohn’s disease

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Coeliac disease

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Colorectal cancer

Practice question

A 27-year-old woman complains of crampy abdominal pain and bloating relieved by defaecation, with alternating constipation and diarrhoea over several months. She has no weight loss, rectal bleeding, nocturnal symptoms or abnormal blood tests. What is the most likely diagnosis?