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Your Doctor has diagnosed that you are suffering with the symptoms of IBS, so now what?

You still have the pain, the bloated feeling, always worried about how far the nearest toilet might be. The constant worry of suddenly succumbing to an attack of painful, griping, stomach ache, a bloated waist, and uncontrollable diarrhoea, can be so embarrassing that it often prevents the sufferer from leading a normal life. The fear of having an IBS attack when they are not in familiar surroundings, can create such anxiety, stress, and illness, that many people have to give up their jobs, avoid meals out and are prevented from even going on holiday.

For some, the symptoms of Irritable bowel syndrome can be helped by adhering to strict dietary limitations, but this does not work for all and is not always easy to maintain.

With Hypnotherapy you can learn how to change the way your body feels and works, reducing discomfort, a bloated stomach, and stomach ache. It will teach you how to use your own unconscious resources to relax your stomach, and intestines, and calm the spasms, reducing the bloated feeling and improving the natural flow of body waste.

The imagery that used during the state of hypnosis will help you learn how to control your IBS rather than it control you. Once you have learnt how to relax, and control the symptoms yourself, they will disappear or reduce so dramatically that they become unnoticeable.

After using Hypnotherapy regularly, you will feel more confident to regain your life, and start enjoying things you never thought you could. Taking back the control you had lost.

Conquering IBS with self-hypnosis is now used in many NHS Hospitals, and is proving to be as useful, if not more so, than medication.

Interesting news: European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 17(1):15-20, January 2005. Gonsalkorale, Wendy M; Whorwell, Peter J

Hypnotherapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
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There is accumulating and compelling evidence that hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. Recently, studies have shown that hypnotherapy has beneficial effects that are long lasting, with most patients maintaining improvement, and with decreased consultation and medication needs in the long term. The particular gut directed approach used, which is aimed at normalizing and controlling gut function, is also described. While the mechanisms of how hypnotherapy brings about its therapeutic effect are not fully known, changes in colonic motility and rectal sensitivity have been demonstrated, although changes in central processing and psychological effects may also play a role”.

Remember, Self-Hypnosis is a powerful self-help tool for implementing change within your life. It is simple, effective, and non-invasive, produces long-term changes, and can be used by almost everyone.

Hypnotherapy sessions often include the benefit of soothing music at strategic points, helping you to relax even more, and absorb the information whilst the therapist guides you with gentle suggestions, positive language, and life changing imagery. You will always be in control at all times, able to awaken immediately should the need arise and attend to anything that you need to. Hypnotherapy cannot make you do anything or say anything that you would not normally say or do, and it will never coerce you to try to.

By using self-hypnosis CDs and mp3 downloads, you will have at the touch of button, a full Hypnotherapy session that can be used whenever you need to, as often as you need to. It’s as simple as that.

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I had a ct scan, and it said i had a enlarged appendix, also i was told i have irritable bowel syndrome, they just gave me some pain killers and sent me home,im concerned?whats your opinion?
I have anemic cause i dont eat red meat but i also have ibs-c. so i get Constipation. what should i do?

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Hypnotherapy And Ibs

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To whom it concerns

I think at times the medical establishment are a little confused with what causes IBS. You can go down the avenue of medication or changing you diet. However I think it is now becoming generally accepted, that IBS is caused by Stress and the symptoms can be relieved some what by Hypnotherapy. I think an hospital across in Manchester, were getting very good results, from using Hypnotherapy with their patients.

If I was to work with individuals with IBS, I would get them to tense and relax their body parts, so that when they start to feel anxious, they are aware and release this tension automatically from their body. I would also relax them very deeply, because in future when they get in situations that maybe cause them stress and anxiety, they can let go of the feelings.

I would also get them to visualise their life in a more harmonious way and suggest positive outcomes into their subconscious mind, while they are very relaxed.

I always find out a little bit more about individuals problems before I relax them, because their problem is only the tip of the iceberg and IBS could be a life style issue.

Hypnotherapy isn’t a magic wand, as stage hypnosis shows, give a very misleading picture. However if you use the tailor made Hypnotherapy recording I produce on a daily basis, what you may find, is that your symptoms start to clear up over time. Miracles happen in one session, but more deep rooted issues, with IBS, may take up to five sessions to resolve, if the problem is resident within the mind and not the body.

Many diseases start in the mind and then erupt in the body, due to repression. If you have repressed feelings, then Hypnotherapy will help you to release these feelings, learn from them and safely file them away in your subconscious mind.

I suffered with boils on my noise from 18-26 and after Hypnotherapy treatment 20 years ago, the boils disappeared. This was after I released feelings from my adolescence, that were troubling me.

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Hypnotherapy Treatment for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

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Hypnotherapy Can Cure Ibs

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Hypnotherapy Can Cure Ibs

Researchers from Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester have found that hypnotherapy can be used to effectively treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in 70 per cent of cases.

Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder, which causes abdominal pain, and in some cases, fever, diarrhoea, bloating, constipation and nausea. It is a common ailment, which is thought to affect one in three people at some point in their lives.

The causes of irritable bowel syndrome are unknown, particularly as IBS sufferers show no physical abnormalities in the bowel. Because of this, many specialists believe that stress is a major factor in causing this painful bowel disorder.

Currently, a hypnotherapist at the Manchester hospital is treating more than 60 irritable bowel syndrome sufferers every week. Patients are coming from locations throughout the country to experience this cutting-edge course of 12 hypnotherapy treatments, which means the hospital now has an 18-month waiting list.

Pamela Cruickshanks, who is one of Wythenshawe Hospital’s three clinical hypnotherapists, explains how the treatment works. She said: “We provide patients with 12 sessions of ‘gut-directed hypnotherapy’, which teach patients to take control over their bowel. Due to the success of this treatment, patients are coming from all over the country to access our services, and hypnosis is now considered to be the treatment of choice for moderate to severe IBS.”

One irritable bowel syndrome sufferer from Manchester, Claire Brunton, suffered from painful cramps and other symptoms of the bowel disorder so badly that she stopped wanting to eat, which left her on the verge of anorexia. She also started to suffer from terrifying panic attacks because she was worrying so much about getting ill.

However, as a result of Wythenshawe hospital’s revolutionary hypnotherapy programme, she has learnt some great techniques to stop her panic attacks, control her symptoms and help to cope with the pain. While her illness had once held her back in life, the hypnotherapy treatments have helped her to cope with the stress of her final university exams, as well as giving her enough confidence to enter the world of work and begin a new job as a recruitment consultant.

Claire was quick to praise Wythenshawe Hospital’s hypnotherapy treatment for IBS, she said: “Hypnotherapy is a very strange thing to try to describe, your therapist helps you to relax slowly but you are awake and conscious throughout – it feels like the last few moments before you go to sleep when you still know what is happening around you.”

Before embarking on this treatment, Claire had tried a number of other IBS therapies to no avail. She explained: “IBS was taking over my life. I had started to worry I would not be able to hold down a job and I didn’t want to eat because I felt like everything I ate made me sick, so I’d tried all kinds of herbal remedies and acupuncture before the hypnotherapy.”

As well as having hypnotherapy, Claire was also given a number of blood tests at the hospital that showed she was allergic to dairy and wheat products. She now avoids these foods and finds that her symptoms have eased a great deal.

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The Hypnotherapy And Irritable Bowel Syndrome Connection

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The Hypnotherapy And Irritable Bowel Syndrome Connection

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that is accompanied by symptoms of abdominal pain and distension, and which changes bowel movement patterns resulting in diarrhea and/or constipation. It is not a disease but a number of intestinal symptoms, and it is one of the most commonly diagnosed intestinal conditions. The relationship between hypnotherapy and irritable bowel syndrome has been addressed recently, as psychological stresses may be a primary cause.

IBS is a functional bowel disease, as it is considered as an abnormality in the way the bowels work. The true cause of irritable bowel syndrome is still unknown.

The disorder is not infectious or cancerous, although several factors have been identified that increase the risk of having IBS, including being under thirty-five years old and having family members who have the condition.

One significant theory that has been tested with results, however, was that psychological trauma or abuse may play a role in the development of the condition. People who have experienced some form of mental illness, have a history of sexual abuse, or have been witness to traumatic incidents were known to be more likely to develop irritable bowel syndrome.

Hypnotherapy, among other things, then aims to focus on this particular area and how it can alleviate and reduce the symptoms to a more manageable level or perhaps completely. Hypnotherapy uses similar methods to hypnosis, but it is focused on more scientific proven processes to help the IBS sufferer. Patients are not mentally altered during the process, and they can at any time stop the therapy.

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Hypnotherapy has been shown to be very safe and comfortable for patients, and also surprisingly inexpensive. The treatment does not aim to cure irritable bowel syndrome, but to help patients gain more control over the symptoms to reduce feelings of pain and complete bowel elimination. More than one person can be treated in a single hypnotherapy session.

Aside from the usual treatment options available for irritable bowel syndrome, hypnosis provides a relatively new approach to patients. Instead of altering diet and physical activity and taking antispasmodic and pain-relieving agents, mental relaxation and stimulation are used, to provide patients a firmer grasp of the condition and to equip them to deal with symptoms as they arise.

These are the same symptoms that hinder patients from functioning properly, being able to do normal activities of daily living and most importantly, thinking that they do not have full control of their own bodies.

Some study results showed that sufferer’s who underwent hypnotherapy for IBS had reduced symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome relapses did not occur for the entire duration of the three-month study. Colonic motility and gastric acid secretion were slowed down, which greatly improved their elimination patterns. Besides having continuing feelings of relief and comfort, patients also reported that hypnotherapy is free of adverse side effects.

Hypnotherapy and irritable bowel syndrome patients must have a mutual ground that aims to recover and minimize the symptoms of the condition. Hypnotherapists strongly suggest that their patients trust them, in order to fully benefit from the treatment.

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Treating Ibs With Hypnotherapy

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Treating Ibs With Hypnotherapy

In bygone days, few people had ever heard of IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome

In those times, IBS was most often referred to as ‘spastic colon’ and it was a mystery to all but a few perceptive specialist practitioners who intuitively identified its psychological component.

Now, however, it is widely accepted that Irritable Bowel Syndrome, if not caused by emotions, is indeed greatly influenced by them.

Moreover, it is believed that as much as 20% of the general population experience this worrying and uncomfortable condition.

After all, when we are feeling stressed or troubled, anxious, uptight, angry or with any other unresolved emotional issue gnawing away at us, then it’s often our digestion – or our skin – that is the first to suffer.

Generally speaking, the most common symptoms of IBS include, but are not restricted to, stomach and abdominal pain, feeling bloated, constipation and/or diarrhoea and abnormal stool frequency and passage.

The usual medical response to IBS symptoms is to prescribe drugs and pharmaceuticals in an attempt to get things back in order, and these very often include anti-depressants and tranquilizers intended to alleviate the symptoms of this troublesome condition.

From the perspective of the experienced holistic practitioner, though, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is simply the body’s call for help; it is a cry to action in order to address the underlying reasons for its existence.

This being the case, it is crucial that we understand that Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a message – or, more correctly perhaps, a series of messages – designed to grab our attention so that we do something about the reason for the existence of these symptoms.

In fact, the symptoms are a clear call to action.

In any treatment of IBS, we need to re-appraise what we put into our bodies, with coffee, chocolate, carbonated beverages and red meat either eliminated entirely or consumed only in small quantities.

We may, of course, choose to re-introduce some of these things at a later time, when the IBS has been taken care of and when we can objectively observe and monitor the results of doing this. Or perhaps we will decide that we are better served by permanently eliminating these things and simply enjoying the many other delicious foods and beverages available to us.

Soluble fibre, which can be purchased at most health food or drug stores in the convenient form of psyllium husks has also been shown to be of help with this condition, though such supplementation is not advised when chronic diarrhoea is present.

But it’s the emotions that really need to be treated in order to bring about real and lasting relief for IBS.

Emotional and mental tension, stress, anger, guilt, or any other negative emotion can so easily stimulate intestinal spasms which may produce and intensify the condition.

Indeed, it is the emotions – and the influence of our own mind over our emotions – that really holds the key to true IBS relief. And it is here that properly conducted transformational hypnotherapy can prove so effective.

With expertly applied transformational hypnotherapy, the drivers and negative concepts generated by the subconscious mind can be neutralized and replaced with more useful and helpful ones.

The simple fact is that irritable bowel syndrome will not disappear overnight. Yet even long-term sufferers of this truly troublesome condition can accomplish real improvement and a feeling of overall well being. And this, needless to say, is a sound basis for any long term cure of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

If you or someone you know suffers from the troublesome condition known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS, real help is available.

Advanced transformational hypnotherapy may very well hold the solution that you are looking for.

Peter Field is one of Britain’s leading practitioners of hypno-psychotherapy. He holds clinics in Birmingham and in London, UK. Peter is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Health. More of his interesting articles and information on hypnotherapy for IBS can be found on his website: Peter Field Hypnotherapy Hypnosis

Hypnotherapy for Ibs: Does it Actually Work?

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:45:11 +0000

Hypnotherapy for Ibs: Does it Actually Work?

IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects over 25 million people in the USA. Contrary to popular belief, IBS is actually a very common disorder which is classed by the medical profession as a ‘functional disorder’ – in other words there’s nothing medically or organically wrong with the body. Generally, conventional treatments often do not work very well and IBS sufferers often feel that their symptoms are being ignored, downplayed or misunderstood. Besides that, IBS is a multifactorial illness which means that there are many causes. As a result of that, it is difficult to pinpoint the accurate treatment. Fortunately, IBS is not fatal nor is it linked to the development of other serious bowel diseases. However, IBS can bring about extremely frustrating and disturbing and often embarrassing experience to the sufferers. More and more IBS sufferers are opting for more natural home remedies and self help. One of the treatments which is gaining much popularity is hypnotherapy for IBS. In this article, we look at what hypnotherapy is and its effect on IBS.

Hypnotherapy is a therapy using hypnosis not only to alleviate symptoms but often to uncover the cause of the problem which can be corrected thus ensuring a complete and permanent cure. Hypnotherapy is used as a way to make people more aware of their bodies so that they may have better control over their general functioning. However, this therapy is not suitable for children aged under five or anyone with a severe mental illness. Hypnotherapy is the process whereby you become deeply or lightly relaxed, guided by words, phrases, suggestions and imagination. Hypnotherapy is usually carried out one-to-one with a trained and trusted hypnotherapist in a therapeutic setting, but it may also take place in small groups, for example in pain or antenatal clinics. However, these days, many people prefer to buy ibs hypnosis tapes or CDs to listen in the comfort of their own homes. IBS hypnosis are available as downloads on the internet as well.

So how does IBS hypnotherapy helps sufferers to alleviate IBS symptoms?

Hypnotherapy is beneficial not only for the relaxation it induces, but for the state of suggestibility that characterizes it. Hypnotherapy can reduce this stress and its resultant negative impact by placing you in a deeply relaxed state, promoting positive thoughts and coping strategies, and clearing your mind of negative attitudes. Hypnotherapy induces a state of relaxation while the patient is awake, and allows helpful suggestions such as those aimed at controlling health problems to be directed into the subconscious mind.

Many studies have shown that hypnotherapy is indeed effective in improving both symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS. What is more important is hypnotherapy offer sufferers a drug-free solution to their symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain and bloating. Hypnotherapy is not a miracle cure: rather it is a state of awareness that can be used for self-help. Hypnotherapy is time-consuming and it does take quite a bit of time to actually feel the effect. But to many sufferers, persistense pays off.

In conclusion, IBS hypnotherapy is recommended by authority IBS sites such as IBSTales.com. It has claimed over 80% success rate for alleviating all IBS symptoms. IBS hypnotherapy has been researched for 30 years and stands alone as the most significant long term symptom relief solution. Hypnotherapy has in fact proven highly effective in alleviating all of the various IBS symptoms. If nothing has work for you, why don’t you give IBS hypnotherapy a try?

Is IBS affecting your life? Tried various remedies and nothing seems to work? Many people has found success with IBS hypnotherapy treatment. There are many IBS hypnosis tapes in the market, the problem is finding the one which works for you. Visit Recommended IBS hypnotherapies. Get a FREE guide on Managing IBS with Success at http://curesforibs.blogspot.com

Hypnotherapy And Watertherapy For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:42:40 +0000

Hypnotherapy And Watertherapy For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can be treated effectively through some ‘Do It Yourself’ type natural treatments. Try the following natural treatments to cure IBS yourself.

1. Drink a cup of slippery elm tea every morning and every night is one of the best Natural Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Elm tea soothes colon tissues. As an alternative, you can use slippery elm powder also.

2. Give a gentle rub of one-tablespoon olive oil mixed with one tablespoon of lobelia oil for 15 minutes to tummy. It will relax muscles and will reduce the bloating problems and pain. Massage the tummy in clockwise direction and inhale deeply.

3. Regularly perform deep breath exercises at least 4- 5 times a day is also considered one of the effective Natural Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. These exercises reduce stress and make abdominal muscles more strong. Inhale deeply expanding the belly not the chest.

4. Drink peppermint tea daily in between your meals and drink at least 7- 8 glasses of pure water.

5. Take some probiotics like acidophilus lactose free milk or other acidophilus drinks with your meals.

6. Take partly hydroginated guar gum along with diets. This reduces constipation problems and increases essential bacteria in intestines.

7. Sprinkle some Cinnamon on the food. This improves digestion, lowers cholesterol and prevent diarrhea.

8. Aroma therapy has also been proved an effective Natural Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Lavender, lemon or jasmine, etc are good options that can be used in candle, scented disc or bath oil form. These scents help to reduce mental stresses.

Hypnotherapy is cost effective, safe, comfortable and non-intrusive way to cure IBS. Hypnotherapy can be used with other mainstream treatments based on medicines.

If conducted correctly, Hypnotherapy improves confidence and self-esteem. Hypnotherapy also helps the patient in self-improvement and routine management by changing negative thoughts for positive ones. Hypnotherapy treatment is effective even if it is administered in groups. Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome delivers long lasting effects by reducing health care costs and various mental as well as physical disabilities. Hypnotherapy is different from cognitive therapy. Hypnotherapy helps in reducing extra weight, reducing pains, quitting smoking, overcoming phobias and reducing mental stresses or anxiety.

Generally, while having Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 8 to 12 Hypnosis sessions are conducted on weekly or on alternate week basis. Each session lasts for 30-45 minutes. Patients are told about some simple hypnosis exercises in addition to stipulated sessions with clinicians. Hypnotherapy deals with most of the causes of IBS while common drugs available in the market take care of some specific causes. Some studies have shown that women respond better to Hypnotherapy treatment rather than men.

During Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS patients control their actions themselves and feel themselves in deep relaxing state. When the patients feel relaxed, therapist make some positive suggestions just like to place hands over abdomen and to imagine healing warmth being transferred from hands to stomach.

If you don’t have time to join regular session of Hypnotherapy, get some CDs that are easily available at Hypnotherapy centers.

Water therapy makes it easy for the accumulated contents in the stomach to pass through the bowels. Water therapy reduces discomfort and pain you feel while suffering with IBS.

Water Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome diminishes constipation problems by softening the stool. The water also helps to add bulk to stools aiding peristalsis that reduces the chances of muscle spasms and abdominal cramps. Water Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome binds irritants, dilutes toxic wastes in the GI tract, maintains correct intestinal flora balance and brings oxygen to muscle tissues; thus improving the functioning of digestive system and keeping gastrointestinal muscles tone at normal level. Presence of adequate quantity of water in the body helps to combat the problems associates with dehydration.

Water Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome should be used only as supplement for other IBS treatments because water therapy becomes more effective in conjunction with treatments like intake of fiber-rich diets.

Drinking water in a right way purifies entire body system and renders the colons more effective and intestines become more active. After getting up in the morning, drink 1.50 liters (6-7 glass) water. During initial stage, drink four glass of water in one go and after 2-3 minutes drink the remaining water. This kind of water therapy treatment is also known as ‘Usha Paana Chikitsa’.

By Ramesh Kuwadia I am a N.D. and M.D. in Alternate Therapies. I have treated and helped many people with various ailments like fever, back pain, diarrhea, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, frozen shoulder, asthma, stress, headache, migraines, sinus, diabetes and much more… To get more information on natural treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome visit http://www.ibs-cures-exposed.com