Question 162 · LEK · Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
„Recurrent abdominal pain occurring for at least 3 days a month in the last 3 months, subsiding after defecation, and preceded by a change in defecation pattern” is a symptom description of:
- A. celiac disease.
- B. lactose intolerance.
- C. colonic diverticulosis.
- D. irritable bowel syndrome.
- E. hemorrhoids.
Hint
Match the time criteria and the link between pain and defecation with the Rome III criteria.
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