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Quotes are taken from a collection of non-solicited private emails or letters to Michael Mahoney and/or his associates, and from various other public or private sources including IBSGroup.org, HelpForIBS.com, RevolutionHealth/RemedyFind.com, and Amazon Product Reviews.  Some reviews have updates.  Feedback for other hypnotherapy program titles and private practice sessions from Michael are also included. 

 

December 3, 2010 Personal email from P.M. in Richmond, Virginia

 "I was skeptical about the hypnotherapy, particularly not in person.  But medication was not working and conventional medicine had nothing to offer. Michael's IBS CD's were a huge help that put you at ease consciously and help your body to get back to equilibrium gently."

 
November  2010 From Private Email from Carol L.

 I have done the IBS program once, found it helpful, and now want to repeat... I find it very relaxing as well as helpful for the IBS.

November 23, 2010 From BQ on IBS Group:

Most doctors are very hesitant to give IBS'ers pain killers or narcotics because of possibly bringing on Narcotic Bowel Syndrome. Also sometimes prolonged use of pain killers can end up making our guts even more senstive to pain.

Personally, I found that pain killers didn't do ANYthing for my abdominal pain. So I had to look for alternatives. I tried and had MUCH success managing my pain symptom by using the IBS Audio Program 100. 

 

October 25, 2010  Personal Email From Charlotte T. - Indiana

  
"By the time I found the IBS 100 Program, I'd been dealing with IBS-D for over ten years! In spite of a wonderful GI doc, of course the only solution, and I use that term loosely, was to medicate, hesitate and pray! Being a therapist for several years, I was so skeptical of this "working" for me! I'd purchased tapes in the past for my patients to use and some for myself so I wasn't real sure this was worth the investment.
 
I couldn't have been more wrong! When the tapes came, I latched onto them like a "lifeline". Incredibly, within a very short period of time, I felt the symptoms subsiding and hope of having a "normal" life returning.  Since I had changed nothing else in my treatment regiment  prior to their arrival, I knew it was the tapes that made all the difference. I've commented several times to friends and fellow IBSers that I would race back into my burning house to recover those tapes!
 
Yes, I still am symptomatic of IBS and it flares sometimes but most of that is due to my own mistakes. However, thanks to CD's, I now have them on TWO iPods (one for home and one to go, i.e. vacation) and I listen to selected sections almost every day; not because I have to but they are so relaxing. Mike has such a calming voice and who can resist that UK accent! I spoke with Mike once on the phone and his genuine caring came through the tone of his voice. I could tell it was really important to him to learn peoples' lives are being changed though his efforts. He's a very kind, compassionate Brit and I'm grateful his thoughts are more with the consumers than the income.  I have to admit, I will frequently refer the program and a couple others of his to my patients who have also reported success.
 
What can I say? Thanks Mike, and your "super-helper"  Marilyn, for making a difference in my life!"

 

October 25, 2010 - Update From KEM, Mother of 12 year old daughter using IBS Audio Program 60 for Children:

 

 "We're continuing with our second round on the [Children’s IBS Audio] program - we're now about 3/4 of the way thru'.  Our daughter is basically doing well, in general.  Being extremely sensitive in ALL ways, she can get emotionally overwhelmed easily; this happened just recently, but the good news is that diarrhea did NOT follow the incident.  That's big to me, because that is how the IBS pattern originally evolved for her… Thanks for everything”

Oct 15,  2010  Additional comments from Gerikat:

 
"... On the weekends when I knew I could relax and did not have to leave the house...guess what? no problems. As soon as Monday rolled around, I could not get out of the bathroom.

What stopped this pattern for me was the hypnosis cd's. I very seldom have any issues anymore. I just don't give it much thought. They are reasonably priced, sold right here, and they work wonders for most people."

August 30, 2010 Also from Gerikat:

" I do wish I would have went with the hypno first. I wasted so much time and money on diet, supplements, any new info on the Eating board, etc., and it got me exactly...nowhere.

 I tried 3 different SF supplements, 4 different probiotics, followed the diet strictly for a long period of time, tweaked the diet a little, and even with all this, every day was a new experience. I was either plugged or frantically trying to find a bathroom. It just was not working for me.
 
I feel and have always felt IBS is more about finding the answers in your emotions/mind/spirit. Oh sure, you can treat the physical symptoms, but do you get to the root? As Michael says in one of his CDs, there was a time when you did not have IBS, and from my perspective, you can get there again. I am one of a few that thinks you can be well again. Not just control symptoms, but be truly well. I don't buy into the research that states you cannot be well. I think that is BS.
 
So, for me, the best results came when I stopped picking apart the diet, stopped buying every product out there that stated it helped symptoms, stopped dwelling, thinking and reading about IBS, and started the hypno CDs. It was the very best thing I could have done for myself.
 
Now, as far as diet goes, I don't leave out much. I follow a very healthy diet, a diet anyone would follow. It is not specific to IBS.
 
I can tell you that my symptoms are few and far between. I just don't give it much thought anymore. I am not freaked out by it now. If I do have an off day, it passes quickly, and the symptoms are very, very mild.
 
So, that is my take on it. I wish you well!"

 
October 16, 2010 Response from Bermudakate:

ditto!!!! the hypnosis cds are AMAZING. they have changed my life. $90 for something that has completely improved my life for the better is totally worth it..

 

October 4 From Dilly in Lincoln, Nebraska

Hang in there. It will help you. It helped me greatly. I have completed it and listen to different CDs [sessions]depending on what I need help with. I think it's great.

 
Oct 3 From KEM, Mother of 12 year old daughter using IBS Audio Program 60 for Children:

 
My daughter is also using the hypnotherapy CDs with apparent good effect...personally, I wish we had started the hypno even earlier than we did as it clearly LOWERS the stress level, while the diet change - though helpful! - does have a tendency to ADD to the stress level in its own way, at least while making the switch..."

September 22, 2010 From Jill Cooper of New Zealand
 

Dear Michael,
I have nearly completed a second round of your healthy audio programme for IBS and an > 95% better (yeah). I have made other changes in diet
etc. but I believe that your programme had contributed greatly to my recovery. Thank you so much!
 

September 13, 2010 From Bermudakate on HelpForIBS

 
...have you looked into IBS hypnosis? i am halfway thru and it has helped me tremendously...totally worth the money!   (IBS-A, abdominal pain and bloating)

August 29, 2010 From RSQ on HelpFor IBS
 

...I highly recommend the 100-day hypnosis program for IBS. I haven't had a really bad day since May. It works on the subconscious to speed up or slow down gut motility, as needed for your specific condition. I'm not big on alternative medicine, but have revised my attitude to 'I'll try anything that has a good chance of offering improvement'. Everything I've tried on this website has been well worth the money!

(Stable IBD, probably triggered by antibiotics for diverticulitis in mid-2009. Tremendous improvement following 100-day hypnosis program, completed 7/10.)
 

August 21, 2010 From Gerikat on Help For IBS

You are absolutely right. I am on my third time around and it gets better and better. For those who say it doesn't work or they cannot be hypnotized...I say you really need to try it more than once.... sometimes the first couple of times, you psyche is processing other things going on in your life and never gets to the IBS. So, the more often you complete the program (with breaks in between), the better it seems to work. Michael is a genius.

What happens is, you start to not have IBS high on your agenda...you do not dwell on it. I used to get up every day and dread the morning, since I am an A, I never knew what to expect. Should I get up earlier in case I can't get out of the bathroom, or will I be plugged and be OK to get on the road? Every damn morning it was sooooo stressful. That is not the case anymore. I rarely think about it. It just does not consume me anymore, and it feels so good.

I really feel sorry for those people that pick apart every darn bit of their diet. "Well, I ate this on Tuesday, and a bit of this on Wednesday, but maybe it was that no-no I had on Thursday"...and on and on and on. Their day is spent dissecting what may or may not have caused them grief, when most likely it wasn't much to do with the food. I know that I used to try to figure it out, but you know what...it didn't matter. I could eat the same thing on different days and get different reactions. I stopped trying to figure it out, did the hypno and stopped obsessing about it and I am almost symptom free.

If I do have symptoms, they just don't phase me, and they are few and far between, and very mild compared to what they used to be.

So, in my opinion instead of needing to be a scientist to figure it all out, as on the Eating board, why not put all the science and all the research (which is not on my body, or your body, by the way), aside for a bit, and try dealing with the mind. They have all this science, and all these theories, and all this protocol they follow, and I really wonder just how much better off they are.

By the way, you can fall asleep. It makes no difference. It still works and it's all good!!
 
...When I lie down with Michael Mahoney (did I just say that ), in the evenings, I feel like he is my own personal hypnotist. That is the effect he has on me. I know how passionate this man is in regards to helping peeps with this condition. He truly cares and that makes it much more personal for me.

Buying his CDs was the single best thing I could have done for my IBS. Diet does not work for me.

28th July 2010 from Lana. G ~ AB Canada ~ Email into Healthy Audio Offices.

I really just wanted to write in to say THANK YOU for an amazing program! I completed the IBS audio 100 series less than a week ago, and it has changed my life.

I have had extreme issues with IBS since I was diagnosed at 8 years old--22 years ago now...I now have days where I am
completely pain-free and I just cannot thank Michael Mahoney enough for his amazing program.

I would never have thought that laying down and listening to a CD for half an hour a day could make me feel so much better. Some of the issues that I have had basically all my life are almost completely gone. And I know that I will continue to improve, I'm so
excited for my future and doing the things I've been avoiding because of the IBS.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Sincerely,
Lana G. 

 

Rated Five Stars  ~ I love this program, July 27, 2010 on Amazon ~ From Beth

This review:  IBS Audio Program 100 for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self-Hypnosis

I'm a clinical psychologist and I had terrible IBS. I tried everything and did not tolerate the drugs well. This program rocks! I used it exactly as indicated and it made me feel a million times better. I can eat just about anything now and it also helped me feel more positive about life.

Love it!    

 

July 27, 2010  From Robin Stanley, Citrus Heights, California, HelpForIBS Newsletter

When IBS Improvements Falter, How to Keep Moving Forward

Hello again, Heather.

I emailed you several months ago to tell you how much help your Tummy Fiber was in stabilizing me.

After several months, however, I had plateaued and was still having up and down days and free-floating anxiety (not necessarily about IBS).

Three weeks ago I went back to your website and decided to try the IBS hypnotherapy program CDs on the premise that even if they only helped a little it would be better than nothing. I've been listening to the CDs for two weeks and am pleasantly surprised that, almost from the first day, I started to sleep better and generally am in a better mood.

I'm looking forward to more good improvement and again thank you for all that you've done for IBS patients!

Robin Stanley
Citrus Heights, California  

 

18th June 2010 from Jo. W ~ Worthing UK ~ Email into Healthy Audio Offices.

Hi Michael,

I wanted to send my very heartfelt thanks to you for the life changing effect your IBS audio programme has had for me. I completed the 100 day programme a few weeks ago now and I cannot believe that I actually feel free of IBS!

I really had reached a very low point after suffering, and it really is suffering, for over 10 years. I read about your CD's on an IBS forum and to be honest if I had not been feeling quite so desperate I probably would have dismissed it as I never realised the true potential and healing power of hypnotherapy.

Well, it has amazed me, I started to feel better in the second week and my scores went from 8,9 and 10's to 1, 2 and 3's by day 27, I really couldn't believe it. Now I would say I am consistently at 0 or 1 and very occassionally on a bad day, (which I've had about 4 of in over 3 months were it was pretty much a daily occurence)it might reach a 3.

It has truly changed my daily existence. I am soo much happier and calmer and enjoying life far more!
My partner has commented that I am like a different person, the real me!   Thank you for your efforts in developing this and I cannot sing your praises highly enough.

I found myself telling someone on the street about it the other day as I know it can help so many people. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Jo, age 38 and reborn!!!

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April 26, 2010 From Meimei in Valparaiso, IN

 
If you have IBS you know how debilitating it can be, and this complete 4 audio cd set gives natural relief that unlocks the power of your mind.  This plan was developed after years of clinical research and experience by a leading specialist in clinical hypnotherapy.  When drugs and diet have not solved your IBS troubles, it is time to give self-hypnotherapy a try.  It worked for me!!!  
 
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April 24, 2010 Excerpts From Jillywindy

 
It's hard to meditate when your mind keeps wandering back to the pain that you're feeling. The Hypno 100 programme is like a guided meditation specifically for IBS. Really great for reducing anxiety...
 
I am doing the hypnosis and can highly recommend it. I'm nearing the end of the programme and my symptoms have been gradually reducing as I go. Last week was the best week I've had for 6 months (since I got IBS). But, of course, I have been trying other remedies so who knows. Many people maintain that it did the trick for them. It takes 100 days to complete the programme and some people do it a few times so it's no quick fix. It's enjoyable, very relaxing and good for your self-esteem. I downloaded it directly onto my computer.
 
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April 21, 2010  Excerpt from Lisa on HelpForIBS - Stable since July 2007

I HAVE stabilized. I'm not cured; there is no cure. But I've learned what I need to do to control my symptoms and lead a semi-normal life. You probably don't want to hear this but the hypno program is what did it for me. I completed the entire thing three times. THREE. Each time I saw a little more improvement. Do what you want with that information, but I swear that's what made the biggest difference. I would encourage you to give that an honest try before throwing in the towel.
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March 17, 2010 Email to Healthy Audio From J.Fallon UK

Dear Healthy Audio,
 
Can you please pass this email to Micheal Mahony. I had been suffering with IBS for the longest time, when my daughter purchased the IBS Audio Program 100 for me. I was sceptical but she paid for it so I owed it to her, and myself to give it a try.  And what a powerful message this is.
 
I could hardly believe it within the first week I was seeing changes and feeling better, I think I did after the first few days (that introduction is just so amazing) but I thought it may have just been me hoping it.  Within a month I felt brilliant, by the end of the program it was such a relief to know I could feel so much better.
 
I finished the program 10 months ago, and I have never looked back. I found the content was excellent and the listening schedule was so easy to follow, and yet it kept me on track and it made so much sense too.
 
So Micheal and all your team, thank you so much, from a very genuine and grateful user THANK YOU
 
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February 12, 2010  From onyx in California

The only other thing that seemed to help me is doing the IBS Audio 100 self-hypnosis program (actually I only got through half of it, but I'm going to try again soon.)

I still have the problem of the "time on the toilet", but it's more limited now. Instead of going 10 times I might only go 3-4 times, I don't spend hours and hours like I used to, the cramps are less frequent.

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March 10, 2010 From Elly Rothbard, The Villages, Florida

Dear Michael,
 
I hope you do not mind the informal way I am addressing you.  It would seem strange to be formal with a person who has spoken to me every day for one hundred and seventy days.  Yes, I am still listening to your program even though I feel I have recovered from IBS; I believe that all the symptoms were gone by the time I completed one hundred and twenty sessions.
 
I thank you for what you have done for me!  After three years of being on a very strict diet from Heather Van Vorous' book," Eating For IBS", I decided to take Heather's advice and I ordered your program through her website.  At first, I didn't think you developed the program for someone like me because there were many things that you said that didn't seem to apply to my situation.  I called Heather's office and I was told not to worry about everything that was said on the CDs because you were addressing my subconscious and that would not always make sense to my conscious mind.  It was explained to me that you had to cover a wide range of people who were suffering with different problems that caused their IBS.  Then I was concerned about the fact that I wasn't feeling any different when your session began with you saying that I must be feeling different by this time.  Now it was time to call the number on your program cover and ask more questions.  I was lucky enough to reach Marilyn.
 
Marilyn put everything into prospective when she told me her story.  I stopped worrying about failing when I reach one hundred sessions.  Marilyn also made me aware that by keeping to a restrictive diet, I may have been reinforcing the IBS.  I began to realize that the stress of wanting to get rid of my problem was actually causing the IBS to stay with me.  Now, when I listen to your program it all make so much more sense.  It reminds me of how I understand the beginning of a novel after finishing the book and rereading the beginning!
 
I can eat most things now but I still am afraid to try milk products because I don't know if I am lactose intolerant..  The IBS started with problems with yogurt and soft cheeses.  However, in a month or so I will try milk products because I really think my reaction to them in the part was the IBS.
 
I am planning to get in touch with the health editor of our local paper to share my wonderful experience with your treatment with others in my community who may have the same problem.  The reaction of all my friends and family is heartwarming.  Everyone wants to know if you have a program for every other problem imaginable!
 
 
Thank you, thank you,
 
Elly Rothbard

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February 9, 2010   From Sam

I used the IBS audio program 100 and just completed the 100th day a week ago. That program is wonderful and really helped me a lot. Even after completing 100 days, I listen to my favorite tracks.

As I like the IBS audio program, I am also planning to buy & use the Confidence & Self Esteem program by Michael Mahoney.
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January 6, 2010  From Shoreham, NY:

As a former sufferer of IBS, I consider myself stable now after having followed this100-day program, even though I often fell asleep while listening to the hypnotherapy CDs.
 

If you or someone you know suffers with IBS, please take the time to visit this website, view results of the program, and read users' comments and reviews. This is a highly effective treatment for IBS with no risks or side-effects like conventional drugs.

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http://www.everydayhealth.com/blogs/celiacsupport/accepting-ibs

January 2, 2010  From Bettybw53  on everydayhealth.com

To all that have IBS.... there IS a brain gut connection and there is something that can help you control it. I have been tremendously helped by Michael Mahoney "gut specific" hypnotherapeutic audio program. I am not associated in any way with this product except to say that it WORKS.

There are 4 CD's, 100 days of listening. It is magic how it works. Amazing. I started listening one year ago, for 100 days. I am so much better.

I used to have to stop to go to the bathroom on the way to work, no more.

I used to have gas and bloating, no more.

I used to worry about long car trips, standing in line, where to go after eating out..... the list goes on ... you know.

I now have the tools Michael Mahoney talks about and my mind takes over.... and I am better. Amazing.

Betty