More about IBS Audio Program 60 for children

The Use of Guided Imagery and Clinical Hypnotherapy for the Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain (FAP) and IBS in Adults and Children

Optimal management of IBS has shown greater success using a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach. The majority of independent research studies favor psychologic treatment, with hypnotherapy or guided imagery being the most effective, with follow-up studies showing continued benefit.1

The use of clinical hypnotherapy as a part of that approach has been clinically proven to be an effective treatment method over traditional methods used alone and is professionally recommended as a treatment option for IBS.2

A research overview of other independent studies showing the efficacy of the use of clinical hypnotherapy for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with children and with adults is provided on this page for your reference.

The American Gastroenterological Association and the Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition points out that: 

“It is no longer reasonable to discriminate between physiological and psychological factors; both are operative in IBS.

It is likely that dysregulation of the “brain-gut” neuroenteric systems, rather than the presence of structural disease, promotes the development and persistence of IBS.

While psychosocial factors are not part of the diagnosis of IBS, they have a significant effect on gut motility, symptom experience, and health outcome.”3

Clinical hypnotherapist Michael Mahoney, who holds a practice at the Guardian Medical Centre, Warrington, Cheshire, England and receives referrals from physicians and medical health care professionals, has developed two specialized practical and effective programs for both adults and children, that encompass not only the physiological aspect of IBS, but the psychological as well.

These clinically researched and established programs can prove to be a vital part of your treatment protocol for your patients presenting with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Abdominal Pain and related physical and emotional symptoms such as anxiety, well-being and quality of life.

Some of our referrals come from physicians, like you, who have investigated this option, and wanted to add this innovative, safe and effective treatment tool for their patients.

Because our company was established out of the need for availability of this effective treatment method, we do not rely on advertising, but rather, referrals from physicians and those who have been helped by our programs. We are totally self-funded and have absolutely NO conflict of interest.

MOST of our referrals come from patients who become frustrated along with their doctors, because all available options were exhausted and were not providing relief.  Patients then turn to the internet to research the latest treatments. Reading about other patient’s positive experiences encouraged many to try the IBS Audio Program, even if out of desperation and as a last resort.

Now you can be a part of your patients’ total care and support by providing them with information about this complementary treatment option alongside your continued medical care.

Our feedback has shown that this treatment method has made a significant difference in the suffering and quality of many lives. We provide live support and speak with sufferers on the phone or via the internet, who have been so inconsolable, suffered so much and so long, that by the time they speak with us, they are ready to give up. Time and time again, our quiet efforts have been met with letters, phone calls and emails of grateful thanks from these patients.

This has been both humbling and overwhelming…

Clearly, the overwhelmingly positive feedback received from these severe refractory IBS patients, who had given up hope, indicates that we are doing something quite remarkable.

Most likely there are patients in your practice presenting with Functional Abdominal Pain and IBS symptoms that have been difficult to address, where every medication, diet, fiber regimen, probiotic and additional treatment protocol that you have provided has proven to be ineffective, or minimally effective at best.

This in turn, may have left you frustrated in providing the best care approach available, and your patients become discouraged as well.  With children, this can prove to be even more exasperating, and for some, parents may be concerned about giving their children medications over the long term.

While there is no one specific treatment that proves to be effective for every patient presenting with Functional Abdominal Pain, and IBS symptoms, it has been shown through clinical research that the use of Guided Imagery or Clinical Hypnotherapy can be a helpful adjunct and complement to your arsenal of medical care.

The IBS Audio Program 100® for Adults and Teens and the IBS Audio Program 60® for Children provide recorded sessions on CDs or MP3 of guided imagery and hypnotherapy that replicate those used successfully in the clinical setting. Also provided are booklets of instructional information and guidance.

Both of these programs are now readily available for you to provide for patients in your private practice as an adjunct to your medical care, through patient referral to  www.ibscds.com for adults and teens and to www.childspain.com for children or with stock you supply from your practice.

Patients can also download these sessions as audio MP3s and printouts directly to their computer for their immediate use and convenience.

NOTE: The IBS Audio Program 60® for Children is currently only offered  via MP3 download, but will be available as a CD hard copy program in the near future. Contact us for details.

As a pro-active and forward-thinking medical professional, you are seeking out proven, new and innovative ways to effectively address these patients who endure on-going suffering…

Now you can do so.