Discover the combined Powerful results of Psychotherapy and Strategic Hypnotherapy in treating IBS symptoms.
Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a complementary treatment approach that utilizes hypnosis to help manage and alleviate the symptoms of IBS.
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What is Hypnotherapy, and why choose it to help you?
If you have fully been informed of all your medical options, and no further treatment is medically available, then hypnotherapy is an option that has helped many people find relief.
Hypnotherapy involves the use of Strategic Hypnosis (a deeply relaxing state of focused attention and suggestibility), to achieve therapeutic outcomes. While you are in this wonderfully relaxed state, you will aware of everything and always in charge of your experience. You will be able to move and speak as you need to. My role is simply to safely guide you towards health and wellness using suggestions focused on resolving the problem.
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How Hypnotherapy Helps with IBS
IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. The exact cause of IBS is as yet not clearly understood.
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Why and how I can help you
Hypnotherapy for IBS seeks to resolve IBS symptoms several ways:
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Hypnotherapy can influence the gut-brain connection. By modifying how the brain processes gut-related sensations, it can help reduce pain and discomfort.
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Hypnosis promotes relaxation while reducing anxiety and stress, which are known triggers for IBS symptoms.
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Through suggestion, hypnotherapy can help normalize bowel movements. This assists in to resolving both constipation and diarrhea.
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Hypnosis improves your ability to cope with difficult symptoms, reducing the overall impact of IBS on your daily life.
Several studies have shown that hypnotherapy can be effective for managing IBS symptoms, reporting positive outcomes in around 70-80% of patients.1
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On the first session:
You may choose to approach this problem utilizing a pure discussion-based therapy style. Various solutions will be discussed and a formulation created. A formulation is a structured approach used to understand, prioritise, and address your issues using cognitive-behavioural techniques that promote positive change, such as problem-solving, thought restructuring, and easy to follow mindfulness practices. Any approach undertaken will be done with your thorough understanding and agreement. All of this simply boils down to getting the right skills tailored to your needs. If you choose, then hypnotherapy can be employed to facilitate your successful outcome. At this point the number of sessions required will be agreed upon, and the first hypnotherapy session will be conducted (If you are agreeable). Consistent, reliable and long-lasting results are usually achieved within 2-4 sessions. In the context of Sleep, improvements frequently happen from the very first session. With your permission, each session will be recorded and you will be given a copy to play at a regular time each day between sessions. This is necessary in order to move the new information from “new” to “known.”
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References
1. https://www.monashfodmap.com/blog/how-effective-is-gut-directed/#:~:text=Multiple%20well%2Dcontrolled%20studies%2C%20including,maintained%20in%20the%20long%2Dterm.