During finals week your friend is worried about managing her 5 final exams and she is complaining about cramping, bloating, and diarrhea all related to lower GI tract discomfort. She has never experienced this before. Your friend is likely experiencing

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a) GERD.

b) ulcerative colitis.

c) irritable bowel syndrome.

d) a flare-up of Crohn's disease.

Answer: IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.

Irritable bowel syndrome is an intestinal disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.

The symptoms, cramping, bloating, and diarrhea are all symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. This is what the individual is experiencing.

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