April is IBS Awareness month, but are you aware IBS can be treated successfully?

A new video has been launched by Michael Mahoney clinical hypnotherapist for April IBS Awareness Month

Once upon a time, in a land much different than it is now I worked for a company which now no longer exists, as it became a casualty of the early 1980’s recession.  In those days the technology we now take for granted did not exist, we had to make do with comptometers (unknown I [...]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Woes – Have you ever had to lie about your IBS in order to save yourself embarrassment?
If you suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, you may have been in situations where you lied about your condition in order to save yourself embarrassment. 
One of my past IBS sufferers recalls the time she had [...]

Making a New Year resolution to challenge exisiting negative beliefs or expectations is easy to do, but following it through is something different altogether. Michael Mahoney, author of the IBS Audio Program 100 believes irritable bowel syndrome is not something people have to put up with, if they are determied to do something differen.

Changing Times
The lazy days of summer are now mere memories, autumn is upon us, and I am reminded how time passes, and times change. Time continues to march on, as this year passes it is noticeable how many people have said to me “isn’t the year going quickly” people young and old are saying it, [...]

It goes without saying that we are all different, but there are often common threads which link us together in certain circumstances. Take a few minutes to read through the ‘IBS Journey’ and you will find the ‘common thread’.

Does true communication really exist? After many years in practice I have come to the conclusion that it doesn’t. We see examples and experience it every day. The conversation which turns into a row, because of a misunderstanding of a word, phrase or even the tone of voice used. The email which comes across cold, unfeeling or insensitive.

The successful use of clinical hypnotherapy (CHT) for the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome has been established in at least 14 published studies (1) (2) where it has been shown to produce significant reduction in the cardinal IBS symptoms and associated symptoms such as anxiety. The success of this treatment method in the clinical setting is contingent upon the protocol being gut-directed or gut-specific, i.e. directly addressing the digestive tract, balancing the dismotility and restoring its proper function while allowing the patient to take part in their own healing.

As one of the most scientifically researched complementary medicines to date, hypnotherapy is gaining popularity from the public and the medical profession as a treatment for a wide range of conditions, as varied as we are individuals; none more so than as a treatment for the common digestive disorder known as irritable bowel syndrome or IBS