Hypnotherapy for IBS
Hypnotherapy and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
IBS can affect people in many different ways, but some of the most frequent symptoms include:
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Diarrhoea and/or constipation
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Bloating and excess wind
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Stomach cramps or abdominal discomfort
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A sudden urge to go to the toilet
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Ongoing digestive pain or irregular bowel habits
These symptoms can be unpredictable, uncomfortable, and genuinely disruptive to daily life. While IBS isn’t considered dangerous or life-threatening, it can have a major impact on your wellbeing, confidence, and social freedom.
The diagnosis of IBS is often made after other potential causes have been ruled out, rather than from a clear medical finding. Unfortunately, because it doesn't pose a serious medical risk, many people feel that their symptoms are dismissed or not properly investigated – leaving them to manage the condition on their own.
How Hypnotherapy Can Help Manage IBS Symptoms
Living with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) can be exhausting — from the unpredictable flare-ups to the bloating, cramps, urgency, or discomfort that affect everyday life. Although IBS isn’t life-threatening, it often feels life-limiting. Because no clear medical cause is found, many people feel dismissed or left without real support.
But the good news? There’s increasing evidence showing that **hypnotherapy for IBS** can offer significant relief. Clinical research is now backing what many have experienced first-hand – that hypnotherapy can help reduce the severity and frequency of IBS symptoms.
This approach works in two key ways:
1. **Reducing anxiety and stress**, which are well-known triggers for IBS flare-ups.
2. **Improving the communication between the brain and the gut**, often referred to as the gut-brain axis.
Hypnotherapy can help calm the nervous system and essentially ‘retrain’ how your body processes stress and digestion – supporting a kind of reset in how your gastric system functions. This means fewer cramps, more regular digestion, and a greater sense of control over your body.
If you're tired of being told to "just manage your symptoms," this might be the supportive, science-backed approach you’ve been looking for.
What to expect in a hypnotherapy session for IBS
Just like with all my hypnotherapy work, your first session begins with a personalised consultation. I take the time to understand how Irritable Bowel Syndrome is affecting your daily life, whether it’s bloating, cramps, urgency, or disrupted digestion. This helps me tailor the approach specifically to your needs.
The full programme includes five sessions of gut-directed hypnotherapy, all designed to support your body and mind in managing IBS symptoms more effectively.
Each session is individually tailored to your experience – no one-size-fits-all here.
After every session, you’ll receive a hypnotherapy audio download, which varies in length and is intended to be listened to daily. These reinforce the therapeutic work between sessions and help to establish a stronger, calmer connection between the brain and the gut.
The ultimate goal? To ease or eliminate your IBS symptoms, so you can enjoy a more comfortable, confident, and unrestricted life – without digestive distress dictating your day.
If you wish to find out more to see if hypnotherapy could help you, book a free of charge consultation (£5 deposit, returned after consultation).
Five session IBS programme £350
