A 32-year-old woman with IBS symptoms (abdominal pain relieved by defecation, bloating, altered stool form) has normal basic tests. First-line managem...

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A 32-year-old woman with IBS symptoms (abdominal pain relieved by defecation, bloating, altered stool form) has normal basic tests. First-line management?

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Low FODMAP diet advice and lifestyle measures

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Empirical long-term antibiotics

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Immediate colonoscopy

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Oral steroids

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Opioids for pain control

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A 32-year-old woman with IBS symptoms (abdominal pain relieved by defecation, bloating, altered stool form) has normal basic tests. First-line management?