Clinical Trials find success with Gut Directed Hypnotherapy

1. ‘An Open-Label Pilot Study of Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome’, published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in 2018. This study found that gut-directed hypnotherapy is a promising treatment for IBS, with improvements found in abdominal pain, quality of life, and overall IBS symptom severity.

2. ‘Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Observational Study’, published in Gastroenterology Research and Practice in 2016. This study found that gut-directed hypnotherapy was effective in reducing IBS symptoms, and was associated with significant improvements in quality of life.

3. ‘Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial’, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology in 2013. This study found that gut-directed hypnotherapy was effective for IBS symptom relief, with significant improvements in IBS symptom severity, quality of life, and anxiety levels.