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Urgency in IBS. Can it be controlled by the mind?

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By: Dr. Phil Hariram

Irritable bowel syndrome is classified as MUD. Medically unexplained disorder. No one knows the true cause. No treatment works for everyone yet it affects up to 20% globally. There is no cure. There is no structural abnormality in the gut. Increasingly experts are looking at the body-mind explanation to IBS and advising treatment such as cognitive behavioural therapy, psychotherapy, biofeedback, and hypnotherapy. Professor Carlson, neuropsychiatrist suggested that in MUD the control of the body by the brain is faulty.

Faecal incontinence is the biggest fear for IBS sufferers especially in public or in company. At home where a sufferer is within easy reach of the toilet, if she had a sudden urge to open her bowels, she rushes to the toilet and the explosive bowel movement quickly follows. Her thoughts? “I am so glad I was not out of door and away from the toilet.”

The fact is faecal incontinence is not common. Let us suppose she was shopping in town. She normally stays within easy reach of the public toilet because her urgency does not allow her too much waiting time. Today, however, she was directed to another shop where the item she is looking for is in stock. While in the store, she suddenly has a strong urge to open her bowels. The public toilet is ten minutes away.

Her biggest fear is that she will have an accident. The likelihood, however, is that she will not. Although her fear is real, deep down, her subconscious mind is working hard to obey her command. “I must get to the toilet before hell breaks loose.” This demand on her subconscious mind is strong and the dutiful servant obliges. As soon as she is on the toilet, the subconscious mind releases control and the explosive bowel movement follows. Her thoughts. “Boy that was close.” Her subconscious mind simply followed instructions it was given.

There are instances recorded when individuals did superhuman things under desperate circumstances. Things they were never able to do normally
The same applies, though not as powerfully, when you have the urge to defaecate and you are far away from the toilet. Although you are panicky, the fear of embarrassment and humiliation drives you on. You resist the urge.
]On the other hand, if you resign yourself to the fact that you will not make it to the toilet that is exactly what will happen. Incontinence follows. This has a negative effect and IBS in such a scenario is likely to get worse.

If you can control urgency for ten minutes out of doors, positive messages reach and embed in your subconscious mind. In future you know you can control urgency for ten minutes. This is the first building block for better control of IBS.

Hypnotherapy can produce total control of IBS and all the hypnotist does is remove negative messages from your subconscious mind and replace them with strong powerful ones. Gut directed hypnotherapy plant images in the mind such as the gut as a river flowing smoothly along.
If it can be done by hypnotherapy, it can be done by the power of the mind.

Dr.Phil Hariram.

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