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 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
is one of the most common disorders of the digestive system. According to
research Irritable Bowel Syndrome affects one third of people in the UK at some
point, and one in ten people have symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome that are
bad enough to visit their doctor.
It can affect people of
any age although it is more commonly amongst men and women between the ages of
15 and 40 who receive their first symptoms but woman as a whole are more likely
to have more severe symptoms.
IBS as Irritable Bowel
Syndrome is more commonly known as can cause people to suffer with so much pain
that they do not wish to eat or do not eat properly. A woman who was in the
news recently that suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome and found the pain unbearable
and therefore refused to eat anything and became more and more ill due to not
eating and was on the verge of Anorexia and also suffered panic attacks.
This painful illness can
be characterised by a collection of symptoms affecting the small or large bowel,
which can cause pain and discomfort to sufferers and if untreated can become
unbearable. Normally Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers have no physical
abnormalities in the bowel, and has been suggested that there is a strong link
between stress and IBS. With Irritable Bowel Syndrome the bowel becomes super
sensitive and responds with violent contractions or spasms to stimuli such as
stress or simply eating a meal.
According to professional experts who have studied Irritable
Bowel Syndrome for many years, complimentary health does help people who suffer
from Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Expert Claire Hegarty as seen on TV who is offering free consultations to
Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers has said that Irritable Bowel Syndrome can
be helped with complimentary health using techniques such as hypnotherapy.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a condition that causes re-occurring pain or
discomfort in the abdomen causing people who suffer from Irritable Bowel
Syndrome discomfort but by using Hypnotherapy and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
therapy we can work with the client to make life much more comfortable.
Research that was done with Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester found that
hypnotherapy could be used to effectively treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
in 70 per cent of cases.
Hypnotherapy has become a natural way of dealing with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
like acupuncture, which has become very popular for different illnesses and
health problems, it was until a few years ago not properly understood how
acupuncture can help but now thousands and thousands of people go for
acupuncture treatment and this is happening with Hypnotherapy for Irritable
Bowel Syndrome. More and more people are now becoming familiar that
Hypnotherapy can help with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and this is why more and
more doctors and information their patients that they can see a complimentary
health expert who can help them with IBS.
Hypnotherapy allows a person to tap into a special mental state (the
subconscious level of their mind), allowing them to alter the way in which they
consciously perceive their health problems, and encourages them to respond to
these problems in new ways.
How? While they are in this special mental state, the person is given verbal
suggestions or provided imagery to assist them in finding relief from their
symptoms. The stimulation that the person under hypnosis receives from words
and images has a significant impact on the way they function mentally and
physically.
For instance, imagery used during hypnotherapy for IBS patients would be images
that encourage healing. Depending on what the image is, the patient may imagine
their intestines expanding and relaxing to let fluids flow through. Hence, this
imagery is meant to help the patient with their constipation problem.
Why is hypnotherapy an effective IBS treatment?
The reason is because hypnosis is a therapy that can help both the body and the
mind. Think of hypnosis as a treatment that helps a person put mind over
matter. In other words, it’s a way to use the mind to help heal physical
ailments. Furthermore, many researchers believe IBS is a primary disorder of the
brain/gut axis.
The what? The brain/gut axis is the term given to the important relationship
between the events that have an affect on the way the central nervous system
(brain) functions, and how this resulting function affects the way the
intestines function through the intestinal specialized enteric nervous system.
Essentially, the mind and body are connected. The state of one’s mind can have
positive or negative affects on the way the body functions.
For many IBS sufferers, one of the best benefits of hypnotherapy are its
ability to reduce the hold stress has on them. Most people with IBS are plagued
by negative emotions such as anxiety, tension, and depression, all symptoms of
stress that are caused by having to live with an incurable condition. Stress
can cause chemical imbalances within the brain that can undermine the immune
system and cause an IBS flare up. Hypnosis can decrease the stress one feels
about IBS and help a person realize and explore new thoughts and strategies
about how to cope with the illness. Hypnotherapy turns the negative to
positive.
Over the course of 15 years, numerous studies have been conducted on the
effects of hypnotherapy on people with IBS. The results have been very
successful. In fact, hypnotherapy regularly generates long-term positive
results in more than 80% of those who are treated with it.
As an additional bonus, hypnotherapy is safe for all ages, and works on 90% of
the population. Keep in mind, that like most types of natural remedy for IBS,
hypnotherapy usually requires more than one session to be successful and
maintain its effectiveness.
Free Consultation for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. If you would like a free
consultation in IBS then please call 0151 678 3358 or visit www.clairehegarty.co.uk
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