Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy: Uses relaxation techniques and guided imagery to influence gut function. Research suggests it can be effective in reducing the intensity of gut symptoms by calming the nervous system and reducing hypersensitivity in the gut. Mindfulness and Relaxation Training: Techniques like ...
Your vagus nerve is the tenth cranial nerve, which serves as your body’s major parasympathetic nerve. It helps to slow your heart rate, control gag reflex, allow involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of your gut, control sweating, regulate blood pressure, and control vascular t...
Calculated peak areas of water and fat were corrected for T2 relaxation. The IHTG percentage was determined as previously described [67]. All of the analyses were conducted in a blinded fashion. 2.2.5. Brain SPECT imaging Each subject underwent SPECT imaging of the brain 2 and 3 h after ...
International Journal of Molecular Sciences Article Intestinal Microbiome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome before and after Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Johannes Peter 1,*, Camille Fournier 1, Bettina Keip 1, Nina Rittershaus 1, Nicola Stephanou-Rieser 1, Marija Durdevic 2, Clemens Dejaco 1 , Maria ...
Serotonin (5-HT) is a key neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of intestinal motility and can speed up defecation. HAF restored the loperamide-induced decrease in serum 5-HT to high levels (Figure 5A). Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) affected smooth muscle relaxation by regulating ...