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The 40 pages that link to Irritable bowel syndrome, each with the reason it gives.

• Clostridioides difficile infectionCompared with: It can cause diarrhea, but does not produce the toxin-mediated colonic injury of this infection.

• Celiac diseaseCompared with: Its digestive symptoms can resemble celiac disease, but it does not cause villous atrophy.

• Foodborne illnessCompared with: Its recurring symptoms can resemble infection, but it is not itself caused by contaminated food.

• Lactose intoleranceCompared with: Its symptoms can overlap with lactose intolerance, complicating attribution of discomfort to dairy.

• EndometriosisCompared with: Its symptoms can overlap with bowel-related endometriosis, complicating diagnosis and care.

• Inflammatory bowel diseaseCompared with: Similar symptoms can occur, but IBS does not cause the tissue inflammation that defines IBD.

• Antibiotic-associated diarrheaCompared with: Its recurring symptoms can resemble diarrhea after antibiotics but are not defined by antibiotic exposure.

• Crohn's diseaseCompared with: Its symptoms can resemble Crohn's, but it does not cause the tissue injury seen in inflammatory bowel disease.

• Gluten-free dietCompared with: Some people with IBS improve by avoiding wheat, without gluten being the cause.

• Ulcerative colitisCompared with: Similar symptoms can occur, but it does not cause the ulcers and inflammation of colitis.

• GastroenteritisCompared with: It can cause diarrhea and pain but is not an acute inflammation caused by infection.

• MalabsorptionCompared with: It can resemble malabsorptive illness symptomatically, but does not itself imply nutrient uptake failure.

• CryptosporidiosisCompared with: It can cause diarrhea but does not result from an intestinal parasite.

• DysenteryCompared with: It can cause cramps and diarrhea, but blood is not a typical feature.

• Osmotic diarrheaCompared with: Pain is central to this syndrome, whereas osmotic diarrhea names a physiological mechanism.

• DiverticulitisCompared with: It can mimic abdominal discomfort but does not cause diverticular inflammation.

• Acute abdomenCompared with: Its recurrent course contrasts with the acute, potentially life-threatening presentation.

• Carcinoid syndromeCompared with: Diarrhea overlaps, but this disorder does not arise from tumor-secreted hormones.