Just because there are no abnormalities through testing doesn't mean irritable bowel symptoms aren't real. They occur because the bowel is not working in a normal coordinated manner. The intestines are a sensitive piece of equipment and serve as a useful guide to help monitor stress levels and diet.

How does stress affect the gut?

When stressed the body automatically reacts. This is called the fight flight response. This reaction is the body's way of getting ready to take action. The stress response is the body's alarm system causing several physiological changes. Muscles tighten, heartbeat and breathing accelerate and stress hormones such as adrenaline are released. Each of these normal reactions can alter the normal rhythm of the bowel causing diarrhoea, constipation and heartburn.

IBS treatment.

Conventional medical treatment can include a variety of medications, a high fibre diet, fibre supplements, and behavioural changes. The behavioural changes include exercise, lifestyle and dietary changes. Unfortunately this regime has not been proven adequately effective for a high percentage of sufferers. In addition many people find the side effects of the medication to be more noxious than the IBS symptoms.

HYPNOSIS CAN HELP

Hypnotherapy has been proven highly effective in alleviating the symptoms of IBS. Over 25 years of solid scientific research has demonstrated hypnotherapy as an effective, safe and inexpensive choice for IBS symptom alleviation.

Hypnotherapy routinely produces positive results in over 80% of the people who use it in the relief of IBS*

Our approach is totally positive. No diets, no needles, no medications. We use a holistic approach to tackle the physical, mental and emotional aspects of IBS. Using advanced hypnosis to relax mind and body and a powerful programme of suggestion to communicate with the unconscious mind. This is where all our habits and natural abilities to handle stress are formed so this is the long term answer to improved mental and physical health.

We can help.

• Using a specially devised course of 5 hypnotherapy sessions over the course of 12 weeks we can put you back in control and symptom free of IBS.
• Apply effective stress management techniques to calm mind and body to be used on a day to day basis.
• Pain control - teaching simple and easily applied techniques to help reduce and alleviate the pain and discomfort of IBS.
• Offering sound and practical nutritional advice we can assess what foods are causing your problems and then suggest what foods you need for your body.

* All statistics from the IBS Network and the IFFGD (International Foundation For Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders)

HOW ABOUT A NEW LIFE

Imagine waking up every morning with a positive, confident feeling,

FREE FROM

• Feeling out of control.
• The worry of leaving the house on a day to day basis.
• Having to carefully plan holidays around your irritable bowel.
• Always needing to know where the nearest toilets are located.

WHAT DO I DO NEXT?

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