Resources
Free Hypnotic Relaxation Audio Recordings:
If you have never experienced hypnosis or hypnotherapy before, it can be difficult to imagine what it might feel like. You can access free recordings courtesy of the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH) where you can experience a hypnotic relaxation. These recording are all donated by healthcare professionals to help people going through a stressful time. They are not gut symptom specific, but you may find them helpful for general stress or anxiety that you are experiencing and to give you an idea of what it feels like to be in a state of hypnosis. You can find these recordings on the BSCAH website
What is Hypnotherapy? A Printable PDF Resource for Healthcare Professionals
Gut Directed Hypnotherapy. A Printable PDF Resource
Introduction to the role of Gut Directed Hypnotherapy for IBS
If you are unsure whether gut directed hypnotherapy is for you, we have produced a short video explaining how it can help you take control of your IBS symptoms and the science behind the gut-brain axis:
Published Papers on the role of Gut Directed Hypnotherapy
Vasant DH, Whorwell PJ. Gut-focused hypnotherapy for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Evidence-base, practical aspects, and the Manchester Protocol. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2019;31(8):e13573.
Palsson OS, van Tilburg M. Hypnosis and Guided Imagery Treatment for Gastrointestinal Disorders: Experience With Scripted Protocols Developed at the University of North Carolina. Am J Clin Hypn. 2015;58(1):5-2
Lövdahl J, Törnblom H, Ringström G, Palsson OS, Simrén M. Randomised clinical trial: individual versus group hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022;55(12):1501-11.
Hasan SS and Vasant D. The emerging new reality of hypnosis teletherapy: A major new mode of delivery of hypnotherapy and clinical hypnosis training. Int J Clin Exp Hypn 2023; 71(2): 153-164.
Peters SL, Yao CK, Philpott H, Yelland GW, Muir JG & Gibson PR. Randomised clinical trial: the efficacy of gut-directed hypnotherapy is similar to that of the low FODMAP diet for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Aliment Pharm Ther 2016; 44 (5): 447-449.