For Several Years,Corey Has Sufferered from Intermittent Abdominal Pain Along

question 54

Multiple Choice

For several years,Corey has sufferered from intermittent abdominal pain along with bouts of diarrhea and constipation.According to Corey,his "bad guts" worsen whenever he is "stressed out" or eats certain foods,especially raw fruit and baked beans.His doctor has determined that his intestinal tract is not inflamed.Based on this information,Corey probably has ________.

• A)ulcerative colitis
• B)irritable bowel syndrome
• C)Crohn's disease
• D)gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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Definitions:

Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake

Referring to the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s, noted for its early settlement, tobacco cultivation, and indentured servant labor system.

Family Planning

A strategy for couples and individuals to decide when and how many children to have, often involving methods of birth control and fertility treatments.

Indentured Servant

A worker bound by a contract to serve an employer for a specific period of time, typically in exchange for the cost of passage to a new country.

Planter

A landowner who operates a plantation, especially in the historical context of the agricultural economies in the Southern United States, where cash crops like cotton and tobacco were prominent.