Approximately two thirds of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who experience IBS Hypnotherapy respond well to hypnotherapy. There are two theories for why hypnotherapy works for IBS.

One is that by making people less anxious, it in some way makes the bowel less sensitive, thereby reducing symptoms. Another suggests hypnotherapy may have an impact on a part of the brain which processes pain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).

One study showed people could put their hands into boiling hot water without registering pain after being hypnotised, when they had earlier experienced intense pain. The hypnotherapy reduced the amount of activity in the ACC. Amazing isn’t it? That’s the power of hypnosis.

Are you ready to become one of the two thirds?