April 2010 is officially IBS awareness month, a month which hopes to increase national awareness of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The condition currently affects around six million people in the UK with symptoms such as severe stomach pains, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea and vomiting. Though there are lifestyle and diet recommendations as well as standard medication for read more »

Fresh research on how to ease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is constantly emerging. Of course we already know that hypnotherapy can be highly beneficial for this issue, however, new research has highlighted something new. A study has shown that basic lifestyle changes such as adopting a special diet and performing stress reduction techniques read more »

There has been a number of reports and research about the benefits of hypnotherapy when used to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome, yet the process is still not widely used due to a lack concrete research. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a fairly common issue which causes pain in the abdomen as well as bloating, diarrhoea read more »

Dyspepsia is a fairly common medical condition which is characterized by chronic or recurrent pain in the upper abdomen, upper abdominal fullness and feeling full earlier than expected during eating. Other symptoms are also related to difficult digestion and include bloating, belching, nausea and heartburn. Many symptoms overlap with those of irritable bowel syndrome and read more »

A recent article featured on the BBC website, suggests that Hypnotherapy could help sufferers of Irritable Bowl Syndrome. As a condition which affects between 10 to 15% of the UK’s population, often leaving those affected in severe discomfort and unable to work or socialise, this alternative therapy for an age old problem is a step read more »

A leading American academic believes that surgeons should hypnotise patients before operations rather than using anaesthetics, reports The Telegraph. Professor David Spiegel, of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at Stanford University will call for hypnotherapy to be used in the treatment of various conditions, from allergies to pain management to high blood pressure, read more »

An article on The Mirror’s website has ten interesting stories about different problems that hypnotherapy has helped with. Inspired by the recent story about a woman who was hypnotised to think she had a gastric band fitted to help her lose weight, the article looks at some of the more unlikely issues hypnotherapy has been read more »

Trials have shown that hypnotherapy may be used to help treat ulcerative colitis, reports the Alternative Health Journal. The illness is a form of irritable bowel disease, and affects the large intestine or colon, causing ulcers and open sores. It is similar to Crohn’s Disease. The trails, carried out in the UK, saw 17 sufferers read more »