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Gut-specific clinical hypnotherapy program

Gut-specific clinical hypnotherapy program

Many research studies have shown that clinical hypnotherapy is one of the most effective treatment methods for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Upon the advise of my own gastroenterologist, I researched the availability of this method and found the IBS Audio Program 100. This program was developed by medical clinical hypnotherapist Michael Mahoney of Guardian Medical Centre in Cheshire England and was developed after years of research and working with hundreds of IBS patients. The sessions were originally taped for those patients with such severe IBS that they were unable to travel for their therapy and were literally housebound.

Finding a reputable clinical hypnotherapist trained in gut-specific therapy may be difficult, and the IBS Audio Program 100 has been available to the public for over a decade and has a very good reputation on various support bulletin boards and through patient feedback over the past eight years.

The IBS Audio Program 100 provides gut-specific sessions that address all the variants of IBS – diarrhea, constipation, alternation, cramps, abdominal pain, gas, bloating and other symptoms. It also addresses the fear of urgency and worry of needing the bathroom , anxiety of travel, morning pain and urgency. Included in the program is a symptom rating chart for over 20 IBS and related symptoms and an information booklet, 6 interlinked sessions and a recording entitled the IBS Companion which explains with empathy the IBS condition to family members.

Michael Mahoney is a member of the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology as well as many other professional organizations; he work has been included in many publications as well as books including First Year IBS, IBS for Dummies, IBS Chat and others. Clinical trials for the IBS Audio Program has shown it to be effective for the vast majority of patients who use the program with an overall average of 90% symptom improvement or better. Most patients greatly reduce or even eliminate their symptoms and the progress carries over to years beyond program completion.

The program is very cost effective and costs less than one session of “live” therapy and requires about ½ hour each day over the course of 100 days. There are no side effects and the program can be completed alongside any other treatments suggested by your physician. The IBS Audio Program 100 is helpful for both teens and adults. For younger IBS sufferers, the IBS Audio Program 60 for Children is available.

The programs can be obtained as CDs or as MP3 downloads and come with instructional booklets and active live support if needed.

For more information you can call 877-898-2539.

And visit -

http://www.healthyaudio.com/content/irritable_bowel_syndrome

For feedback of patients who were helped by the program please visit:

http://www.healthyaudio.com/content/testimonials

Visit www.childspain.com for the IBS Audio Program 60 for Children

Digestive Advantage IBS (probiotics)

Just wanted to add a comment about a relatively popular OTC product that seems to be satisfying consumers - Digestive Advantage IBS. It's a probiotic (friendly bacteria) that has been clinically shown to improve IBS symptoms. According to IRI, a firm that tracks consumer purchases, Digestive Advantage ranks #7 among the 38 largest brands sold in the digestive section in retail stores in terms of consumer repeat purchase rate - which can be interpreted as being indicative of consumer satisfaction. The bacteria in Digestive Advantage IBS have been clinically shown to improve IBS symptoms in 3 clinical trials (1 published, 2 in process of being published). Interestingly, the bacteria have also been shown to increase serotonin levels. Serotonin is usually associated with depression, but actually more than 95% of the serotonin is synthesized and stored in the gut, and it's intricately involved in gut physiology. Leading researchers at Harvard are now studying the effect of the bacteria in Digestive Advantage IBS in patients with both IBS and depression. While the results won't be out for a while, consumers already seem to be saying that it works.

The company offers a free trial and also a money-back guarantee. The free trial can be accessed at freetrial.digestiveadvantage.com

Find a practitioner

I was able to find my Hypnotherapist using the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis member referral database. It was suggested that I find a licensed healthcare practitioner who met minimum standards for training and education in the use of clinical hypnosis and has met all the regulatory requirements for practice in their state/province so they could attend to any, although unlikely, problems that could arise while I was "under". Check 'em out at www.asch.net/referrals.asp

Hypnosis and IBS

There's more information about the research on hypnosis and ibs here:

http://www.hypnosisandsuggestion.org/ibs.html

Hypnosis And Herbs

I cured my IBS with hypnosis and supplements such as extract of artichoke...

Clinical studies have shown that artichoke can reduce IBS symptoms by up to 70%!