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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects about 15% of the population. Many sufferers find discussing the problem embarrassing, resulting in only about 25% of those affected seeking professional help.

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For many sufferers the symptoms are mild and can be accommodated with few inconvenient changes to lifestyle. Those with more pronounced
symptoms should seek and receive help via their GP.
Once your GP or specialist has ruled out other possible causes of the problem and made a diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome then
hypnotherapy can be used to help with the management of the condition.
Considerable work on hypnotherapy and IBS has been carried out at Wittington Hospital in West Didsbury, Manchester with excellent results. Read Article.
For further information about IBS and the use of hypnosis in its treatment from IBShypnosis.com Click here
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for IBS treatment include approval for the use of hypnotherapy for IBS and can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format here (Adobe Reader required)
You can be assured that all hypnotherapy sessions will be on a one to one basis and all information will be treated confidentially although you should expect your GP to be contacted to confirm the diagnosis and as a courtesy.