Irritable Bowel Syndrome…The Facts:

There is no known cause of IBS

Doctors diagnose it by ruling out what it isn’t

Drugs either work for a limited time, only on some individuals or are too expensive

It has significant impact on quality of life and creates considerable anxiety and stress

Most doctors really don’t know what to do with it

“Recently the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance to the NHS that there was good evidence that hypnotherapy was an effective treatment for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)”.

Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common disorders of the digestive system. The organisation IBS Network estimates that it affects one third of people in the UK at some point and to some extent, and one in ten people have symptoms bad enough to visit their doctor. IBS is characterised by a collection of symptoms affecting the small or large bowel which include:

Abdominal pain and spasm

Diarrhoea

Constipation

Bloated stomach

Rumbling noises and wind

Urgency - a need to rush and open the bowels

A feeling of incomplete emptying of the bowels

Incontinence if a toilet is not nearby

A sharp pain felt low down inside the rectum

Nausea, belching and vomiting

The above symptoms cause pain and discomfort. Unfortunately though, the exact causes of IBS are unknown. IBS sufferers usually have no physical abnormalities in the bowel. It has been stated in the many clinical trials conducted for Irritable Bowel Syndrome that there is a strong link between stress and IBS. Many people think they do not suffer with stress. Stress can show in different ways though. There are those who are quite obviousely stressed, not being able to deal or cope with current situations, those who are irritable, those who cannot think straight or carry out tasks.

On the other side of the spectrum there are those who do not not show outward signs of stress. There may be people who worry about current events or those which may occur in the future. There are those who concern themselves with things they cannot change or constantly worrying about what others are doing. These are all signs of stress.


Another major cause of experiencing the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is in fact worrying about the symptoms occuring in the first place! One of the main ways I help you with IBS is to help you to stop worrying about what might happen. If you can be helped to stop worrying about having an IBS attack then there is a very strong chance that you WILL NOT have an attack.

How Does Hypnotherapy Help With Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Hypnotherapy has been proven to be highly effective in alleviating IBS symptoms. Over 15 years of solid scientific research has demonstrated hypnotherapy as an effective, safe and inexpensive choice for IBS symptom alleviation.

Hypnotherapy routinely produces long term positive results in over 80% of the people who use it.

Hypnotherapy is often thought to be therapy that only affects the mind, but as mind and body are inseparably joined, hypnosis can also help physical ailments.

For Irritable Bowel Syndrome, one of hypnotherapy's greatest benefits is its well-established ability to reduce the effects of stress. Your state of mind can have a direct impact on your physical well-being, even when you're in the best of health. If you're struggling with IBS, the tension, anxiety, and depression that comes from living with an incurable illness can actually undermine your immune system and further compromise your health.

Hypnosis 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.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome in fact is almost uniquely suited to treatment by hypnosis or self hypnosis, for several reasons. First, as just noted, stress-related attacks can be significantly reduced. Second, one of the most impressive aspects from hypnotherapy, and of tremendous benefit to IBS sufferers, is its well-documented ability to relieve virtually all types and degrees of pain. Finally, because IBS is not a disease at all but a syndrome, if you can relieve and prevent the symptoms, you have effectively cured yourself of the disorder, and you will be living an IBS-free life. This outcome is a definite possibility from hypnotherapy treatments.

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The key to management of IBS is to lower our stress sensitivity and also reduce the perception of pain from the bowel thereby. Although there is no known cause of irritable bowel syndrome, it has been clinically proven that Stress is a large contributing factor. At the Hertfordshire Hypnotherapy Clinic I focus my attention on helping you to:

Relieve any stress you may have in your life and teach you how to manage it effectively.

Help you to learn relaxation techniques.

By using carefully worded hypnotherapy suggestion therapy your subconscious mind will learn to create the new habit of helping your bowel movements to be more in control.

As stated above, there is no known medical explanation for Irritable Bowel Syndrome so the Hertfordshire Hypnotherapy Clinic basis its therapy on helping you change how you think, feel, behave and act towards IBS. Because the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome sometimes just occur at a subconscious level, like out of nowhere, Hypnotherapy will help you effect the change you desire by helping to change the way your subconscious mind reacts to certain stimuli.

The symptoms have developed and intensified over time so equally, they be reduced and eradicated over time. Once the symptoms have been treated at this subconscious level Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is then used in helping you to change how and what you consciously think about IBS. If you think that when you go out you will experience an IBS attack then you probably will. CBT helps to challenge negative dysfunctional thoughts to create more mositive thinking which in turn produces more functioning behaviour. These therapies alone are very effective but when put together they become very powerful and help you manage very effectively the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Once your symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome have been treated subconsciously and consciously then the Symptoms will simply disperse. For More Information On Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Click This Link For More Details.



How Much Does The Treatment Cost?

All Consultations are priced at £60 per session. A session lasts for one hour. There may be times where a session may overrun to one and a half hours. There is no extra charge for this. I am currently offering a discount on 6 sessions. The cost for the pre-booked 6 sessions is £295.00 which offers a discount of £65 over the 6 consultations on my normal hourly rate.


By Combining Hypnotherapy And Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Together, You Can Look Forward To Reduce And Eliminate The Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

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Your first session will last approximately 2 hours. The first hour is free. This gives time for you to explain how Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects you and in what situations you experience it. This gives me the basis on where to direct your treatment. The second hour will be the start of your treatment.

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