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Experts suspect that ulcerative colitis may be caused by all of the following EXCEPT
 
  A) genetic factors.
  B) food-borne illness.
  C) allergy in the GI tract.
  D) irritable bowel syndrome.

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Omar is experiencing IBS. Doctors consider all of the following to be possible triggers for his problem EXCEPT
 
  A) stress and depression.
  B) changes in hormone levels.
  C) disruptions in signaling between the brain and the gut.
  D) a sedentary lifestyle.

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Adelaide was rushed into surgery after a scan revealed perforation of her small intestine and internal bleeding. Her diagnosis is most likely
 
  A) Crohn's disease.
  B) ulcerative colitis.
  C) irritable bowel syndrome.
  D) chronic gastrointestinal distress.

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Joshua has a disease in which the walls of his large intestine have become painfully inflamed. His diagnosis is
 
  A) Crohn's disease.
  B) ulcerative colitis.
  C) irritable bowel syndrome.
  D) chronic intestinal disease.

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Irritable bowel syndrome
 
  A) is a disorder characterized by gut hypersensitivity to gluten.
  B) can cause either constipation or diarrhea.
  C) affects twice as many men as women.
  D) presents characteristic symptoms that make it easy to diagnose.

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