Archive for the ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome’ Category

Use Hypnosis to Treat Dyspepsia

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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 »

Hypnotherapy can help IBS

Monday, August 17th, 2009

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 in read more »

Surgeons may hypnotise under-the-knife patients

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

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, following read more »

Ten unusual hypnotherapy stories

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

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 used read more »

Hypnotherapy could help ulcerative colitis

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

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 being read more »