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IBS Awareness Month

April is IBS awareness month. Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS affects approximately one in five of the population. It is a common gastroenterological condition for which there is no known cure, nor is it fully understood how it starts and why it affects some individuals and not others. It is a common functional disorder of the gut. It is no respecter of gender, race or background. It causes not only physical symptoms such as diarrhoea, pain, constipation, bloating, wind, cramping, alternating bowel habit and urgency to find a toilet. But it also has emotional implications which often become progressively worse. Emotionally it drains people, it reduces confidence and self esteem, and it can cause people to become withdrawn. Some people even change their job, or give up work altogether to avoid the distress this condition causes.
It can reduce people to tears; some people choose not to go out or to socialise.

But medically this is a condition which is classed as none serious, in so much as it will not kill you, nor does it lead to cancer. However it is fair to say that for many sufferers, it does diminish the individual’s quality of life. I believe anything which impacts an individual’s life, and that of their families should be taken seriously. For IBS affects the family too, leading to cancelled days out, shopping trips abandoned, holidays restricted and generally it impacts social interaction.

However there is some good news. Medical science is working hard to find a cure; researchers are increasing their understanding of the condition. Also Hypnotherapy has over 25 years of medical research to back up its efficacy. The NICE guidelines for IBS even recommends hypnotherapy as a treatment option after 12 months of none effective pharmacological treatment. For the last 18 years I have had an intense interest in this condition, simply because of the distress this condition causes to sufferers and their families.  For the last 9 years I have taught hypnotherapists in the UK and Europe how to treat this most distressing of conditions. My IBS Audio Program 100 has been exhibited in the USA and was received very favourably by medical professionals. It is used by sufferers in 43 countries.  So for any reader who has this condition, and when all else has failed, consider coming for a chat, or look on my website at the unsolicited testimonials from people who have used my IBS Audio Program 100. If you know anyone who has this condition, you will be familiar with some of the things I have mentioned, please pass this article to them. IBS is serious, and should be treated as such. But there is hope, there are treatment options and processes that can help many sufferers, and this help is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence so do not give up hope or searching for your own solution. Almost every working day I see or hear of people who are making progress, changing the way they think and feel and the way they behave, and moving on with their life again.

It is one of the reasons I enjoy my job so much!

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