While cognitive behavioral therapy and gut-directed hypnotherapy have been shown to improve bloating in IBS patients, yoga and meditation can be helpful as well. One 2016 systematic review of randomized controlled trials found yoga to be more effective than conventional treatment for IBS [5]. In a...
While hypnosis is gaining attention as a safe and effective way to manage chronic pain, many people are unsure how it can help, and where to begin. 8 min read Digital Therapeutics Hypnotherapy Depression Diagnosis Symptoms Read more Constipation, cancer, and the power of calming down: Hannah’...
Symptoms also improved in around 48% of patients receiving psychological therapies, compared with nearly 24% in the control group, who received another intervention such as usual management. IBS symptoms improved in 59% of people who had cognitive behavioural therapy, compared to 36% in the control...
The idea behind hypnotherapy is that it can be used to reprogram the unconscious or primal parts of the brain that function to avoid pain and seek pleasure. These parts are known as the reptilian (lizard) and mammalian brains. The older “lizard" brain provides basic survival motivations, whil...