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Chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain with weight loss
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-05-15. It presents "Chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain with weight loss" as a Hard Gastroenterology puzzle. The final answer is Crohn's Disease.
Answer
Crohn's Disease
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Six clues
Clue 1
A 22-year-old has months of crampy abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Clue 2
Weight has dropped despite normal appetite.
Clue 3
Symptoms flare and improve rather than staying exactly the same.
Clue 4
A colonoscopy shows patchy inflammation in the intestine.
Clue 5
The condition is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that can affect different parts of the digestive tract.
Clue 6
The answer is named after a physician.
Plain-language explanation
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can cause chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and patchy inflammation in the digestive tract.
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