Question

A 29-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of alternating diarrhoea and constipation and crampy abdominal pain relieved by defaecation. She has no weight loss, rectal bleeding or night symptoms. Basic blood tests and coeliac serology are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer

Ulcerative colitis

Answer

Crohn disease

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Coeliac disease

Answer

Colorectal carcinoma

Practice question

A 29-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of alternating diarrhoea and constipation and crampy abdominal pain relieved by defaecation. She has no weight loss, rectal bleeding or night symptoms. Basic blood tests and coeliac serology are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?