A good example of when hypnotherapy can be used as part of an integrative approach to a problem would be for irritable bowel syndrome.
When it comes to the treatment of IBS with hypnotherapy, the national institute of clinical excellence in the UK have now stated in their guidelines that hypnotherapy is an effective treatment of the condition and as such they recommend that sufferers of chronic IBS should be offered hypnotherapy.
In most cases IBS is not known to be triggered by any organic reason and the cause is currently unknown.
Research now shows that, as part on an integrated treatment approach with more traditional interventions, hypnotherapy can dramatically improve a persons symptoms.
When a person approaches a therapist for help with IBS it is important that they have first had the condition diagnosed by a GP and that tests have been carried out to determine that there are no other reasons that they are experiencing the symptoms.
People with IBS have a bowel which is hypersensitive over-responds by spasming when they are under stress instead of simply emptying. Because of this hypersensitivity, their pain threshold can also be lowered.
Hypnotherapy is thought to be effective with IBS as it can help to lower a person overall levels of anxiety and lowering their perception pain which may be related to the anxiety. It can also be useful to direct positive images and the suggestions to the person about their gut and its functioning.
The long term chances of success in combating the symptoms of IBS can further be increased by making important lifestyle changes alongside this, such as increased physical activity and a healthier diet.
Other beneficial changes to diet can be made such as keeping an adequate fluid intake and having shorter interval between meals. Reducing consumption of fizzy drinks and artificial sweeteners can help and also reducing the intake of things such as alcohol, caffeine and fibre.
Other factors which can have a positive impact of the symptoms of IBS may be other stress management techniques like lifestyle management and coaching to help control stress levels.
Of course, lifestyle changes such as these could be encouraged on a conscious and an unconscious level by the therapist to improve the chances of them being taken up by the client.
This makes hypnotherapy and lifestyle management the perfectly complimentary therapy to use alongside existing medical interventions in the treatment of IBS.
When it comes to the treatment of IBS with hypnotherapy, the national institute of clinical excellence in the UK have now stated in their guidelines that hypnotherapy is an effective treatment of the condition and as such they recommend that sufferers of chronic IBS should be offered hypnotherapy.
In most cases IBS is not known to be triggered by any organic reason and the cause is currently unknown.
Research now shows that, as part on an integrated treatment approach with more traditional interventions, hypnotherapy can dramatically improve a persons symptoms.
When a person approaches a therapist for help with IBS it is important that they have first had the condition diagnosed by a GP and that tests have been carried out to determine that there are no other reasons that they are experiencing the symptoms.
People with IBS have a bowel which is hypersensitive over-responds by spasming when they are under stress instead of simply emptying. Because of this hypersensitivity, their pain threshold can also be lowered.
Hypnotherapy is thought to be effective with IBS as it can help to lower a person overall levels of anxiety and lowering their perception pain which may be related to the anxiety. It can also be useful to direct positive images and the suggestions to the person about their gut and its functioning.
The long term chances of success in combating the symptoms of IBS can further be increased by making important lifestyle changes alongside this, such as increased physical activity and a healthier diet.
Other beneficial changes to diet can be made such as keeping an adequate fluid intake and having shorter interval between meals. Reducing consumption of fizzy drinks and artificial sweeteners can help and also reducing the intake of things such as alcohol, caffeine and fibre.
Other factors which can have a positive impact of the symptoms of IBS may be other stress management techniques like lifestyle management and coaching to help control stress levels.
Of course, lifestyle changes such as these could be encouraged on a conscious and an unconscious level by the therapist to improve the chances of them being taken up by the client.
This makes hypnotherapy and lifestyle management the perfectly complimentary therapy to use alongside existing medical interventions in the treatment of IBS.
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