If you have been wondering about hypnosis and IBS, and how hypnotherapy can help get you long-term relief from your IBS gut symptoms then look no further.
Because in this post I’m going to share with you 7 of the benefits of this approach and how hypnotherapy for IBS could work for you.
(To explore more videos on IBS and digestive health, head on over to The Calm and Happy Gut YouTube channel).
Hypnosis and IBS treatment
Unfortunately, conventional treatment for IBS can be unsatisfactory with symptoms failing to respond for many people. You may also have found that medications that previously helped control symptoms stopped working, or you started to experience unwanted side effects.
Either way, the good news is that hypnotherapy for IBS, also known as gut directed hypnotherapy, has been shown to be extremely effective for IBS.
And not just at improving symptoms, but also increasing the quality of your life.
So here are 7 of its benefits – many of which may surprise you!
Benefit 1: Improves your gut symptoms
Study after study demonstrate that between 70-80% of people who undertake a program of hypnotherapy for IBS will see a reduction in their symptoms.
Whether this is for IBS C, IBS D, or a reduction in pain, bloating, or gas. Hypnotherapy for IBS can work across all gut symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome because of the way it works to target and enhance the brain-gut connection.
I see these amazing results with my own clients too, regardless of whether they have been struggling with IBS for a few months or over many many years.
Benefit 2: Decreases your anxiety
Unfortunately, anxiety and IBS often go hand in hand, and who can honestly say which came first?
Unlike medication or changing your diet, the great thing about hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome is how much it can help reduce your anxiety and bring you back to a state of calm inside.
No longer do you have to be at the mercy of your anxious thoughts and constantly have to keep playing it safe.
Benefit 3: Removes your fear around food
All too often when clients start working with me they have developed fear around food. This usually happens after they have followed a restrictive diet such as the low fodmap diet, or an elimination diet.
Because of this anxiety and fear, they struggle to reintroduce different foods back into their diet. And often this leads to an increase of symptoms due to the way this increase in stress impacts the digestive system.
Hypnotherapy for IBS can therefore be a powerful tool for helping to reduce this anxiety and fear, so you can get back to eating all the things you love!
Benefit 4: Improvements are long-lasting
Many times when clients finish working with me inside of The Calm Gut Method, they’ll ask whether they have to keep listening to the hypnosis support recordings they get access to.
And the answer is no.
Unlike medication or a change in diet that you may have to follow indefinitely to keep your symptoms at bay, with hypnotherapy the symptoms can be long-lasting.
In fact, the longest study ever conducted in this area showed improvements after a program of hypnotherapy lasting for 5 years.
Benefit 5: Rebuilds your confidence in your body (and gut)
Now usually digestion happens without us even being aware – at least that’s the plan.
But with IBS, things are a little different, and often your confidence can take a downward spiral. You start to lose trust and confidence in your body to do the job that it was designed to do.
However, using hypnotherapy and hypnosis for IBS, we can reverse this pattern and get you back to loving your body and your gut.
Benefit 6: Improves your sleep
IBS can be a real drain on your energy and often sleep is a major area that can be affected.
No one functions their best on a lack of sleep. And we also know that sleep disturbance in itself can be a trigger for many when it comes to gut symptoms.
So it’s nice to know as an added side benefit, that hypnosis can do wonders for helping your body get the rest it needs – and this is often one of the first benefits clients tell me about.
Benefit 7: Helps you learn to relax
We live in a world which is go go go and rarely take the time to stop, relax and recharge.
Thankfully, due to the very nature of hypnotherapy and its application in hypnosis and IBS, you learn to relax more and more.
Very quickly you can take your body out of a state of stress which can play havoc with your digestive system, and into what we call your ‘’rest and digest mode’’ which is key for optimal health – not just for your digestive system and IBS.
Here’s how I can help you with your IBS:
1. THE CALM GUT PROGRAM
Work with me 1:1 online and finally take back control of your IBS using gut directed hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Working together over 6 sessions I’ll help you restore regular gut function, relieve pain and discomfort, and you enjoy life again. With a personalised, supportive and caring approach, The Calm Gut Program is evidence based and backed by science. Learn more here.
2. THE CALM GUT APP
Get instant access to an evidence-based audio ‘toolkit’ to help reduce the symptoms of IBS. Fix the miscommunication between your brain and your gut. Access gut directed hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques & breathing exercises at your fingertips. Try 7 days for FREE here.
3. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO IBS GUIDE
Discover what’s really causing your IBS flare ups, and how to calm your gut naturally. (Chances are that not even your doctor has told you about these). Get your FREE copy here.
