Question

A 36-year-old woman presents with intermittent crampy abdominal pain, bloating and loose stools for 6 months. Symptoms improve after opening her bowels and worsen with stress. She has a normal FBC, CRP and coeliac screen, and no weight loss or rectal bleeding. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer

Ulcerative colitis

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Coeliac disease

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Colorectal cancer

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Diverticular disease

Practice question

A 36-year-old woman presents with intermittent crampy abdominal pain, bloating and loose stools for 6 months. Symptoms improve after opening her bowels and worsen with stress. She has a normal FBC, CRP and coeliac screen, and no weight loss or rectal bleeding. What is the most likely diagnosis?