A 37-year-old man presents with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea, crampy abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. Symptoms often improve after opening...

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A 37-year-old man presents with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea, crampy abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. Symptoms often improve after opening his bowels. There is no weight loss, rectal bleeding, nocturnal symptoms or abnormal blood tests. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

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Ulcerative colitis

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Coeliac disease

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Colorectal cancer

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Chronic pancreatitis

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Irritable bowel syndrome

A 37-year-old man presents with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea, crampy abdominal pain and bloating for 6 months. Symptoms often improve after opening his bowels. There is no weight loss, rectal bleeding, nocturnal symptoms or abnormal blood tests. What is the most likely diagnosis?