IBS Hypnotherapist Treatment: Andover, Winchester & Salisbury
I worked with a lady from Salisbury whose IBS had been a significant problem for a very long time, after her IBS hypnotherapy treatment her life has improved significantly. Not only has her IBS symptoms dramatically improved but as most clients find, this has a knock on affect to their overall quality of their life.
IBS is one of the most common digestive conditions, it’s thought that 1 in 5 of the population will have this at some stage in their lives and this excludes all those who self diagnose and self medicate.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is twice as common in woman as in men.
IBS Hypnotherapist Andover, Winchester & Salisbury
Although it’s not a dangerous condition that’s little comfort to those whose life is affected by the symptoms of stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and or constipation. There’s no abnormality of the bowel so an operation isn’t the key , instead it’s seen as a functional disorder.
IBS Hypnotherapy Andover, Winchester & Salisbury, Treatment involves medication and changing your diet and lifestyle. Sometimes talking treatments such as counselling and hypnotherapy can help, too.
In fact hypnotherapy has a proven track record going back more than 20 years as a method of helping to alleviate both the physical and emotional aspects of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. During hypnosis you learn how to influence and regain control of your gut function. This reduces the pain and bloating and encourages a more normal flow through the bowel therefore hypnotherapy for IBS has been shown to be highly effective.
The NHS refers to the use of IBS hypnotherapy as a second line treatment appropriate to patients who have been on medication for 12 months or more without appropriate relief of symptoms. Full details of which are in the NICE guidelines Feb. 2008.
There are two types of structured, proven methods of IBS hypnotherapy both of which are backed with good clinical research results. There are also hypnotherapists who use their own methods so it is wise to ask which method they use and why before you decide to embark on your treatment plan.
IBS Hypnotherapy Treatment: Andover, Winchester & Salisbury
Most patients refer themselves for IBS Hypnotherapy Andover, Winchester & Salisbury, although a number are referred by gastroenterologists or GP’s who feel the patients symptoms are more influenced by stress and other emotions as opposed to diet or medication. Often the patient is all too aware that they feel worse before but simply feel unable to change their response despite the consequences. Take the example of doing a presentation at work some may see this as fun and an opportunity to show their talents another person may view it with terror and react physically thus exacerbating the IBS. This mind body link isn’t always appreciated but you could replace Irritable Bowel Syndrome with many other negative physical responses such as migraine, flare up of eczema or psoriasis. When we fear life our bodies react whether that’s a real emergency or a perceived one.
IBS Hypnotherapy will look into the emotional triggers and help you react more calmly in future as well as helping you to control your gut in the same way you control other parts of your body.
Interestingly the results for 80% of people hold true in the long term IBS Hypnotherapy Andover, Winchester & Salisbury can significantly help you too!
