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babbu5508 - 03-22-11 22:36

A 23-year-old woman complains to her physician of chronic flatulence, abdominal cramping, and being bloated. She delivered a healthy baby
3 months previously, and she states that her symptoms began several months into her pregnancy. She had expected them to disappear after
delivery, but they did not. On further questioning, the woman reports that she has been having alternating diarrhea and constipation. Her stool
appears dark and oily to her, and floats in the toilet bowI. She feels hungry all of the time, and has been losing weight despite eating a great
deaI.

This woman's symptoms are most suggestive of which of the following?
/ A. Biliary tract disease
/ B. Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract
/ C. Granulomatous infectious disease
/ D. Malabsorption
/ E. Psychiatric disease