Gut Directed Hypnotherapy for
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Are you seeking to take control of your IBS symptoms?
Are you fed up with
the cramps, the rushes to the loo, the limitations to your social life?
Gut
directed clinical hypnotherapy is proven to give you welcome and long-term
relief from the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Together we can manage your IBS without drugs or diets in as little as 8 weeks.
How does gut-directed hypnotherapy work?
· Hypnosis uses positive
gut metaphors whilst in deep relaxation to soothe the oversensitive gut itself,
calming the reactivity, enhancing
a healthy digestive functioning, and decreasing pain
· Gut directed self-hypnosis,
a powerful creative visualisation technique, help continued self-care between
sessions
· Hypnotherapy helps you
to relax, easing the symptoms if they are triggered by stress
·
Solution
Focused therapy helps you to focus on how you want things to be, thus encouraging in a new,
positive reaction to stress triggers and greater coping abilities.
·
Studies* have shown hypnotherapy provides long-lasting results, which
continue to improve even after treatment has finished.
Benefits of gut-directed hypnotherapy:
· Enjoying social life
again, including drinking and eating out
· Significant and
lifechanging reduction of pain, cramps and other physical symptoms
· No more anxiety about
the symptoms
· A return to work or
school
· Less time off work and less
GP consultations for IBS and non-colonic symptoms
· Increased effectiveness
and enjoyment at work, in sports and in hobbies
· Significant improvement
to your overall quality of life
“I wanted
to try a different technique in tackling my IBS and anxiety. The hypnotherapy
helped immensely! I am in a much better place than I was before and am a more
confident and happier person! Thank you Stephanie for your kind words and
direction throughout this process. I am so pleased with the results!”
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) is one of
the outstanding success stories in clinical hypnotherapy. NHS research proves
hypnosis offers an excellent likelihood of giving you welcome and long-term relief
for this extremely unpleasant condition.
Just
imagine....in a few weeks from now, you no longer had the burden of
IBS, no longer had the mad rushes to the loo, the
worries about what you eat .... |
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*Results may vary from person to person
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Irritable Bowel syndrome is a common digestive disorder. Perhaps 25% of the population are affected. It affects both men and women equally and can occur at any age.
Symptoms vary from person to person, ranging from being a nuisance for some to seriously affecting quality of life for others. The symptoms may include:
- Abdominal pain (mild to severe)
- Change in bowel habits (pain, constipation or chronic diarrhoea)
- Bloated abdomen, passing excess wind, feeling sick and indigestion.
The precise causes of IBS are not known but doctors suggest it could be brought on by a variety of things such as food (fatty foods, foods that give wind, fizzy drinks, tea or coffee), exercise, hormones and stress. It may be a combination of the above factors.
However, it is generally accepted that psychological issues play a major role in triggering the symptoms.
Stress is a major factor in IBS. Sufferers have a bowel that over-responds to stress: it has become hypersensitive and their pain threshold is lowered.
The Research
The pioneering research of NHS consultant Dr Peter Whorwell in the UK (supplemented by Olaf Palsson in the USA) has now shown that treatment of IBS with hypnotherapy can have an impressive success rate, even in cases where all other forms of therapy have failed. The response rate to treatment is 80% and better in most published studies to date.
Dr Whorwell's NHS research shows that the improvement continues long-term. This success story has been picked up by the media.
Hypnosis offers excellent prospects of success with IBS. There are various claims for how many sessions are needed. Whorwell's authoritative research indicates that up to 12 sessions may be needed, but it can be less.
Some Research Papers:
Whorwell PJ; Prior A; Faragher EB. Controlled trial of hypnotherapy in the treatment of severe refractory irritable-bowel syndrome.The Lancet 1984, 2: 1232-4.This study is the earliest and perhaps the best study in this research area to date, as it was thoroughly placebo-controlled and showed dramatic contrast in response to hypnosis treatment above the placebo group. Thirty patients with severe symptoms unresponsive to other treatment were randomly chosen to receive 7 sessions of hypnotherapy (15 patients) or 7 sessions of psychotherapy plus placebo pills (15 patients). The psychotherapy group showed a small but significant improvement in abdominal pain and distension, and in general well-being but not bowel activity pattern. The hypnotherapy patients showed a dramatic improvement in all central symptom. The hypnotherapy group showed no relapses during the 3-month follow-up period.
Graph adapted from the above paper, showing group differences in two of the main IBS symptoms:
*Results may vary from person to person