28-04-2025
Living with IBS: ‘There's a long list of things that I can't eat'
April is IBS Awareness Month and Georgina Croke was diagnosed with the condition almost three decades ago. She shares how the symptoms impact her, and how she manages them
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Georgina Croke was aged 21 and attending Waterford Institute of Technology when she first experienced symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
The now 48-year-old accountant and mother of one, who comes from Waterford City, was preparing for an exam, and found herself running to the toilet in the lead up to it. 'I put it down to nerves, but I had to take a few days off college afterwards as I couldn't leave the house,' says Croke.
