Hypnotherapy

Mid-Ohio Valley

About Amy

Amy Elliott has a master's degree in Interpersonal Communication and a doctorate degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy and is certified with the National Guild of Hypnotists.
Amy is pleased and honored to bring these techniques to the Mid-Ohio Valley is heartened by the fantastic reception she has received from the medical and lay communities.

IBS Hypnotherapy

Written by AElliott on Jul 22nd, 2010 | Filed under: Hypnosis, IBS

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Hypnotherapy in conjunction with traditional treatments has and can produce remarkable results in symptom alleviation.  It is very important to treat this illness because it causes limited mobility, deccreased quality of life and absence from work.

IBS is defined by its symptoms, as it is a chronic functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Hypnotherapy for IBS involves a combination of conscious and subconscious re-education.

Hypnotic Protocol
The Hypnotic protocol is 6 to 10 sessions.  The first session will be approximately 2 hours.  All remaining sessions will be 1 hour.  Sessions need to be routine, spaced every two weeks.  Each client will be given a recording to listen to nightly.  Other “homework” is included, such as a log to complete.

Hypnotic Therapy Theory
IBS is a dysautonomic illness, a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.  Through hypnosis the unconscious mind can be used to relaign the autonomic nervous system of the body to function normally again.
More on IBS

IBS symptoms are abdominal pain, gas, spasms, altered bowel movements, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea. Clients may have only one or all of these symptoms, and any combination may exists.
If these symptoms are experienced for a 12 week period over the course of one year, IBS may be diagnosed. There is no inflammation of the bowel in IBS. There are actually 3 types of IBS, depending on the predominant symptom:  diarrhea predominant IBS, constipation predominant IBS and alternating IBS.

Patients with IBS have different severity of their symptoms:

  • 70% have “mild” symptoms 
  • 25% have “moderate” symptoms
  • 5% have “severe”, even disabling symptoms

Before you Begin
There is yet not a specific, definitive medical test for IBS.  Instead, other diseases must be ruled out first.  Please see your medical doctor to rule out IBD, Ulcerative Colitis, lactose Intolerance, Celiac Disease, Dumping Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease or Crohn’s Disease.

Dr. Elliott is certified in Hypnotherapy for IBS by the Alabama Hypnotherapy Center in Birmingham, Alabama.


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