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A 32-year-old woman reports a 9-month history of intermittent crampy abdominal pain relieved by defaecation, bloating and alternating diarrhoea and constipation. She has no weight loss, rectal bleeding, anaemia or family history of colorectal cancer. Examination and basic blood tests including FBC, CRP and coeliac serology are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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