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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of the digestive system whose symptoms include bloating, discomfort, abdominal pain and irregular bowel habits. In turn these symptoms can lead to depression. There is no known cure for IBS however one treatment that appears to be coming to the forefront is hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy is a treatment that many people have heard of, but they’re not entirely sure what it is or how it works. Typically a session of hypnotherapy involves a client/patient and a hypnotherapist (or in this modern age a CD or MP3). The session will first begin with some “pre-talk” where the hypnotherapist will explain what to expect from the hypnotherapy IBS treatment. Once this has been discussed the treatment itself will begin.

The hypnotherapy will begin with a hypnotic induction and then a deepener. This ensures that the client is in a trance state. It is difficult to explain a hypnotic trance because it can vary from person to person. Some people get a tingling sensation and feel very light while others feel very still and heavy as if they are sunk into their chair. During hypnotic trance a person is still aware of what is being said to them and they are not asleep or unconscious in anyway. Hypnotic trance is often described as an altered or heightened sense of focus, much like “being in the zone” while playing a sport.

Once trance has been established the hypnotherapist will embed certain suggestions into the mind of their client. In the case of IBS treatment the suggestions may revolve around helping the client to feel less stressed (as stress often makes IBS symptoms worse), more optimistic about the situation, relieve pain and discomfort, and regulate sleep patterns depending on the situation.

It may seem amazing to think hypnotherapy can help treat all these symptoms of IBS but scientific studies suggest that hypnotherapy is the real deal, not just for IBS but for many other issues too.

Back in 1989 scientists at the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol ran a study on the effects of hypnotherapy on IBS patients. 33 patients with IBS were treated with hypnotherapy over the course of 7 weeks. Of these 33 patients only 2 patients showed no positive effects. The condition of 20 of the patients improved and 11 were completely free of all their former symptoms. With those kind of results, if hypnotherapy was a drug, then doctors wouldn’t hesitate to prescribe it! Unfortunately few doctors are well versed in complementary treatment.

It’s also interesting to note that the hypnotherapy given to the patients in the study was a group form of hypnotherapy, meaning that the sessions were not catered to individual needs. This suggests that CDs or MP3s recorded by qualified hypnotherapists are highly effective, and they are much more affordable than hiring a hypnotherapist.

To answer the question, “does hypnotherapy work as an IBS treatment?” the answer is a resounding yes! If you are a sufferer of IBS and are looking for relief from your dire symptoms then give hypnotherapy a try today.

You will be truly astonished!

About Jake Rhodes

Jake works for leading hypnosis website HypnoBusters. They offer a variety of articles, videos, MP3s and hypnosis scripts. You may be interested in their IBS Hypnosis MP3.

Hypnosis is a mental state which can be induced by a procedure called hypnotic induction, utilizing a series of preliminary instructions. There are many applications for hypnosis – it can be used as a form of therapy (hypnotherapy) to curb unwanted habits or behaviors such as smoking or other addictions. It is also used as a form of entertainment during which a hypnotist puts members of the audience to sleep and puts on a show using them to enact entertaining scenarios. There are also many different hypnosis techniques which can be used to influence the unconscious mind of an individual for a variety of purposes. Erotic hypnosis is sometimes used by individuals to reduce their inhibitions and to increase arousal. Most frequently used within a dominance and submission-type relationship, erotic hypnosis can be a form of erotic power exchange.

Hypnotherapy is one of the most widely-used hypnosis techniques, used for many medical applications such pain management, weight loss, soothing anxiety, habit control, and sports performance. While hypnotherapy is most often overseen by an expert, there are several methods of self-hypnosis which people often use to quit smoking. Hypnosis techniques can be utilized online or through video or audio recordings within the comfort of one’s own home. Other medical applications of hypnosis include studies involving the use of hypnosis to treat irritable bowel syndrome and to decrease pain in childbirth, also referred to as hypnobirthing.

Another popular form of hypnosis is stage hypnosis, used as a form of entertainment usually performed in front of a live audience. There are three strategies used during stage hypnosis: participant compliance, participant selection, and deception of the audience. Participant compliance is generally fairly easy to achieve due to factors such as peer pressure and the participant’s desire to be the center of attention. Participant selection involves a series of preliminary suggestion tests which the performer uses to pick out the most suggestible members of the audience. Tests might include things like asking the audience to clasp their hands together, then suggesting that they cannot be separated. The deception of the audience is a critical part of stage hypnosis and there are many different strategies which may be utilized. Off-microphone whispers may be used to whisper instructions to the participants outside the audience’s hearing or sleight of hand tricks.

Hypnosis is used in a variety of different forms for both medical and entertainment-based reasons. While there is a great deal of debate surrounding the “science” of hypnosis, there is a large population of scientists and psychologists who place enough faith in the concept to use hypnosis on their patients.

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