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 control
mindset, it shouldn't be the main focus of praise. Effort should be a means to learning and improving. When fostering a growth mindset, continue telling yourself "great effort" after finishing a task, but also look for ways to improve next time—so you feel good in the short and long ...
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...
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...