A 30yo lady complains of intermittent diarrhea, chronic abdominal and pelvic pain and
tenesmus. Sometimes she notices blood in her stool. Select the most likely cause leading to her
symptoms?
a. Inflammatory bowel disease
b. Diverticulosis
c. Irritable bowel disease
d. Adenomyosis
e. UTI
answer: A
Why not diverticulosis? Because in diverticulosis the pain is episodic not chronic.