Our aim is to provide diagnosed sufferers of IBS with the following:-
IBSHelp.org.uk is constituted on a 'not-for-profit' basis
as an Unincorporated Association
(pdf)
and is a part of
Solent-Hypnotherapy.co.uk.
IBS is a life restricting, very unpleasant, syndrome to suffer from. It affects almost every single area of life for the individual through fear of incontinence etc. Many sufferers also develop depression and social phobic problems or other anxiety based issues as well as suffering the cramps, pain, bloating and altered bowel habit.
Testing in IBS was historically based on the exclusion of other potential causes of the symptoms and by colonoscopy. However diagnosis has moved from Secondary Care (Hospitals) to Primary Care (General Practitioners) in the UK and is according to the NICE Guidelines of positive symptoms according to the Rome II Criteria with blood tests where necessary; thus the required medical diagnosis.
The purpose of this website [Terms and Conditions (pdf)] is to provide information to the diagnosed IBS sufferer about the very effective treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome through hypnotherapy; and further to provide details of highly trained, ethical, hypnotherapists in your area.
Hypnotherapy being an extremely effective tool in the treatment of IBS might sound rather odd - 'listening to someone and it makes it all go away' - well it is a bit more complex than that appears, it is all about the Parasympathetic Nervous System, and metaphors about streams...but please read on and enjoy a voyage of discovery!
We have also (April 2010, International IBS Awareness Month) launched, in partnership with the College of Integrated Therapies, a distance learning programme the is GHR (General Hypnotherapy Register) validated CPD for a Certificate in the Treatment of IBS Through Gut Orientated Metaphor. Successful completion and certification will also enable GHR Registrants to join its 'IBS Specialist Register'; more details available here
Many thanks
