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Hypnotherapy and Irritable Bowel Syndrome:

·         Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Hypnotherapy by Mike Mahoney 

·         The Washington Post online Treatment of Choice

·         Clinical applications of hypnotherapy in a medical setting. 

·         Therapeutic approach to the patient with irritable bowel syndrome. 

·         The treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with hypnotherapy. 

·         Clinical Hypnotherapy for IBS by Michael Mahoney

·         AT FOREFRONT OF IBS TREATMENT (September 27, 2001)

·         Hypnotherapy significantly improves symptoms in IBS patients
         - Gastrohep.com news for gastroenterologists.

·         Gut Feelings: The Mind Body Connection.  From HealthyMe

·         Hypnosis for Irritable Bowel WebMD 

·         Hypnotherapy for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
            By: Peter J. Whorwell, M.D., University Hospital of South Manchester, UK

·         The Enteric Nervous System: A Second Brain
            MICHAEL D. GERSHON, Columbia University 

 

Overview of the Research on Hypnosis for IBS

·         WebMD - Hypnosis for Irritable Bowel Syndrome 

·        Gut Feelings: The Mind Body Connection

·         Self Hypnosis May Cut Stress and boost Immune System 
 

 

UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders: 

Using Relaxation in Coping with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders 
by Kenneth R. Jones, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor of Medicine/Clinical Psychologist
Steve Heymen, M.S. Instructor of Medicine/Certified Biofeedback Therapist 

The Effects of Hypnosis on Gastrointestinal Problems
by Dr. Olafur S. Palsson

IBS Hypnosis
Public Information website by Dr. Olafur S. Palsson who is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where he has been the director of the EVMS Behavioral Medicine Clinic since 1996.

 

Hypnotherapy:

• Medical Hypnosis in the Hospital 
• A meta-analysis of hypnotically induced analgesia: how effective is hypnosis? 
• Neural mechanisms of antinociceptive effects of hypnosis. 

 

Audio/Visual:

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Resources:

• Help for IBS: Education, support, and tangible help for all IBS symptoms, including diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, and bloating.
• First Year IBS: This essential guide by Heather Von Vorous explains how to prevent IBS symptoms, provides information about current research and treatment, including the IBS Audio Program 100^®, and reassures readers with Irritable Bowel Syndrome that they are most definitely not alone.
• First Year IBS: Hypnotherapy and IBS Audio Program 100^® Information
• Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Board
• IBS: information from Remedyfind.
• IBS Information from: Remedy Shop
• IBS Tales: Read the personal experiences of irritable bowel syndrome sufferers and share your own story online.

United Kingdom:

·         N.H.S. Direct Online. Your Gateway to Health Information on the Internet.                

·         British Society of Gastroenterology

·         UK Register of IBS Therapists

·         Patient UK This is a UK directory of health issue information, linked  to hundreds of UK  and some overseas websites that provide health and illness information.

 

United States:

·         Mayo Clinic - What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? 

·         IFFGD - International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

·         UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility disorders.

·         Healingwell.com IBS 

·         COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GASTROENTEROLOGY  WEB

·         Johns Hopkins Bay View Medical Center

·         American College of Gastroenterology

·         St. Luke's Medical Hospital 

·         The IBS Page: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Web Sites 

·         Johns Hopkins Magazine Article on IBS

 

Hypnotherapist Resources:  

·         UK Register of IBS Therapists

 

Medical Search databases:

·         Medscape.com  This is a valuable tool for doctor and patient research. It's free but you have to register. 

·         PubMed search through the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE for free.

·         Healthfinder ® is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

·         Physician's Desk Reference Also has a Herbal Desk Reference. (Free registration required) 

·         Internet mental health

·         Consumer Drug Information  Federal/USA