In a diabetic patient with a 2‑year history of 4–5 morning bowel movements after drinking warm water, abdominal pain that improves with defecation, and no constipation or afternoon loose stools, does this meet Rome IV criteria for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea predominance, and what is the appropriate diagnosis for this chronic diarrhea?

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