Good Advice

On the Web

Video - What is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? This short video from open.osmosis.org gives a good introduction to IBS.

Video - Part 1 - IBS Overview - Watch this video for a general overview of IBS.

Video - Part 2: IBS Treatments - This video reviews the different types of treatments available to those with IBS, including diet and lifestyle changes and various medications.

Video - Dietary Advice for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - This 35-minute video guide created by the UK’s NHS can help you learn more about managing your symptoms. The guide covers things like: general diet tips for IBS, advice on certain types of food, like dairy and gluten, basics of the low FODMAP diet and allergy testing.

The UK’s NHS website gives a great deal of good advice for dealing with IBS and it also explains how hypnotherapy works to provide relief from symptoms.

Gut Directed Hypnotherapy for IBS - There is an increasing body of evidence showing that clinical hypnosis is an effective option for managing IBS. This article, briefly explains clinical hypnosis, and provides some evidence for its effectiveness.

The UK’s National Institute for Health & Care & Excellence (NICE) provide guidance for people with suspected or confirmed IBS and their families and carers: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management.

What is irritable bowel syndrome? IBS explained. A short video by Nathan Devery.

10 Strategies to Eliminate IBS and Create Good Gut Health - Mark Hyman MD.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and diet : Food Fact Sheet. This fact sheet prepared by the Association of UK Dieticians provides advice and tips on dietary changes that can often help relieve IBS symptoms.

Books

Take Control of Your IBS by Professor Peter Whorwell, the world-leading expert on IBS. The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can often be reduced by changing your diet and lifestyle, and understanding the nature of how the condition is affecting you. In this book Professor Whorwell distils over 30 years of experience and reserach about IBS and gastrointestinal disorders into a practical and straightforward guide for sufferers.

The 10-Day Detox Diet: IRRITABLE BOWEL SOLUTION - Dr Mark Hyman MD. DR Hyman is the leading expert in Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine is not a new treatment or test or modality. It’s a whole new way of thinking about solving the puzzle of chronic symptoms and diseases. Dr Hyman says IBS provides a fantastic model for illustrating how Functional Medicine works.

IBS - A Self help guide to feeling better - Wendy Green. In this easy-to-follow book Wendy explains how food intolerances, gut infections, bacterial imbalance, stress and hormones contribute to IBS, and offers practical advice and a holistic approach to help you deal with symptoms.

Podcasts

Happy Inside - a gut focused therapy podcast by Clinical Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist, Michelle White.

Research Papers

Gut‐focused hypnotherapy for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Evidence‐base, practical aspects, and the Manchester Protocol - – this study concluded; “Gut‐focused hypnotherapy is a highly adaptable and effective treatment for refractory FGIDs which can be customized to the patient's symptoms. Not only has it consistently been shown to be superior to standard medical care, hypnosis has the added advantages of improving extra‐intestinal symptoms of FGIDs, improving psychological, cognitive function, and quality of life, and reducing healthcare utilization.”

The Efficacy of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Han Hee Lee, Yoon Young Choi, and Myung-Gyu Choi

A Randomized Parallel-group Study of Digital Gut-directed Hypnotherapy vs Muscle Relaxation for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This study acknowledged that gut-directed hypnotherapy (GDH) is effective for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and wanted to explore the safety and efficacy of a self-administered, digital GDH treatment program. The study found that treatment with a digital GDH program led to an improvement in abdominal pain and stool symptoms in patients with IBS.

Food elimination based on IgG antibodies in irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. - Atkinson W1, Sheldon TA, Shaath N, Whorwell PJ. This study found that eliminating foods which were identified through delayed food allergy testing (IgG antibodies) resulted in dramatic improvements in IBS symptoms.

Web sites

IBS Tales: A site where IBS sufferers can tell their stories as well as read about others' experiences. There is also general information about IBS and reviews of IBS medications, diets, supplements and therapies.

Help for IBS: A site run by American IBS sufferer and expert Heather Van Vorous that offers information, recipes and helpful products for IBS, such as herbal teas and self-hypnosis CDs. You can also access message boards and details of support groups.

Love Your Gut: A website offering information and advice on gut health, including diet and lifestyle tips and gut-friendly recipes.

In the Media

Hypnosis is twice as effective at reliving agonising symptoms of IBS than other methods, study reveals - Daily Mail Australia - Mail Online, 5 December 2018.