Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Use Mind Power for Added Control

                

 

I believe the pattern IBS follows in a sufferer depends on how the individual views the fact that there is no cure. Sufferers are told that they have to live with their IBS, reduce stress and take fibre. They are told to find out the things that trigger their IBS symptoms and avoid them, and consume items that are helpful or safe to eat. There is something terribly odd when you consider the facts. There is no abnormality in the gut yet there are at least 40 to 45 million sufferers of IBS in USA alone. The fact is: If you accept that you have to live with IBS, you end up living with it for a long time.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is the biggest conundrum in Medicine today. Up to 20% of the global population has this condition. It affects the gut, yet the gut is normal. This is confirmed by colonoscopy and further validated by biopsy results. In fact if any abnormality is found, the diagnosis is no longer IBS. The diagnosis is made after excluding serious conditions. No one knows the true cause of IBS and no single treatment works for everyone. In addition, there is no cure.

The pattern of IBS is different in individual patients and that is because of how IBS is viewed by the subconscious mind. If, for example, you have a bout of IBS symptoms and they are worse than the last attack, you may feel that your IBS is getting worse. Your expectation is that the next attack will be worse and that is exactly what will happen. If on the other hand, you accept that this bout is bad but it is the nature of IBS and will settle back to the usual mild pattern, that is what will happen. Expectation is a powerful tool in illnesses especially IBS and it can work for or against you.

A successful businessman does not see failure. He expects success and gets it. A person who constantly fails, wishes for success but deep down does not expect it. The same goes for IBS. Most sufferers wish for control but do not expect it. They expect control from health professionals, drugs, herbs etc. Treatment may work initially but is likely to be less effective because of the negative messages in the Subconscious Mind. This happens in most IBS sufferers.

The true control, however, come from within the patient. The biggest problem is to convince the sufferers that they can control their symptoms by a change of attitude.

To attain control is not easy. If, for example, you are terrified of snakes, and you consciously tell yourself you are no longer scared of snake, do you think it will work? No. It will not work because the fear is deeply embedded in your subconscious mind. To overcome this problem, all fear messages in the subconscious mind must be removed. Hypnotherapy removes the fear messages by bypassing the critical factor. The critical factor blocks contrary messages from entering the Subconscious Mind.

Hypnotherapy works for refractory IBS. This group of patients no longer respond to any treatment given for IBS. After a course of hypnotherapy, patients have complete control of their IBS. Foods that were triggers are no longer problems. How does hypnotherapy work? It replaces negative messages in the subconscious mind with positive ones. It only works when the patient is deeply relaxed. If not, the subconscious mind will throw these messages out.

It, therefore, makes sense that if there were no negative messages about IBS in your subconscious mind, your IBS pattern will be different. If, for example, when you were first diagnosed with IBS, you were advised that even though there is no cure, the pattern of your IBS will run a mild course if you adopt a positive mental attitude, would your IBS be different today?

If you prevent negative thoughts to embed in your subconscious mind and permit only positive one through, you have a recipe for control. So adopt a positive mental attitude for a better life with your IBS.

Dr. Phil Hariram.

Dr. Phil Hariram is a retired General practitioner. He has treated IBS patients for 27 years. His book, "Irritable Bowel Syndrome. You take control." explains the power of the Subconscious Mind and how it works in IBS. The book also explains how you can make changes for better lasting control of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. http://www.healingibs.com