IBS & Hypnotherapy

 The chances are that if you suffer from constipation or diarrhoea, you don’t talk about it. The state of your bowels is not a subject you would casually drop into a lull in the conversation. This is probably the reason why nobody knows for sure just how many people suffer from recurrent bowel problems. It is thought to range from 20-30 per cent of the population, affecting twice as many women as men. Most people will experience the odd bout of “dickey” tummy; the cause can usually be put down to over indulgence in food that the stomach is not accustomed to. These occurrences quite often happen on foreign holidays, sometimes at home too, but at least the reason is known. If it happens on a regular basis, with a normal diet, it tends to be known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS. (A syndrome is a group of symptoms connected with a particular disease or condition.)

In the majority of sufferers there is a combination of psychological and physical factors. Many can trace the on-set of symptoms to an important life event, such as moving house, divorce, loss of job or bereavement. All of these can be times of elevated stress levels.
Anxiety and depression are also known to be contributing factors, and frequently a part of the life events mentioned above. In some, the symptoms follow a severe bout of gastroenteritis.

In a UK research paper of 2003 it states ‘In conclusion, this study confirms that the beneficial effects of HT (Hypnotherapy) are long lasting, with continued improvement in symptoms, thus giving patients better control over their condition’. For more information on this paper please follow the link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1773844/

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