Using your mind to help manage and relieve your IBS symptoms
IBS is a condition rooted in disrupted communication within a part of your nervous system called the gut–brain–microbiome axis.
This article explains what that axis is, how miscommunication leads to symptoms — and how therapies like gut-directed hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy can help restore balance.
If you’ve been searching for a clear, science-backed explanation for why relief has been so elusive — this might be what you’ve been looking for.
IBS is characterized by a range of gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. However, one symptom that often flies under the radar but significantly affects quality of life is nausea. Find out more about the causes of IBS driven nausea and how to gain relief.
Nausea affects roughly one-third of people with IBS. Nausea and vomiting are controlled by a combination of the vomiting centre in your brain, and areas within your gut. Hypnotic suggestions can be targeted at changing how the brain interprets and responds to vomit signals from the gut, such that nausea is significantly reduced.
According to Monash University, over 90% of patients with IBS may be affected by bloating. Bloating is uncomfortable, the feeling ranging from mild discomfort to intense pain. Distension - a physical enlargement of the abdomen can be equally painful as well as embarrassing and debilitating. Gut focused hypnotherapy can help reduce bloating and distension.
