Which of the following disorders is the most common functional disorder of the GI tract, causing increased motility of the small or large intestine?
A) Constipation
B) Diarrhea
C) Irritable bowel syndrome
D) Ulcerative colitis
C
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is also known as spastic colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis, and irritable colon. This condition is the most common functional disorder of the GI tract, causing increased motility of the small or large intestine. Constipation is a condition in which the client has infrequent, hard bowel movements accompanied by mucus. Diarrhea consists of stools that are liquid or semiliquid and often very light colored. Ulcerative colitis involves inflammation and ulceration of mucosa and submucosa (the colon's lining).
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