I am currently doing some gut directed hypnotherapy. I'm doing at least some self-hypnosis every day, and sometimes listen to a tape that was made for me. I'm not sure how much benefit I can attribute, because a little before I started hypnosis, I went on a fructose free diet. Maybe both are helping, maybe one.
I'm aware that there are other boards, but it seems like from people's post, they believe that diet is a 'cause' of IBS. This is how I look at it: my stressful lifestyle causes my GI tract to malfunction- its like when you're nervous, you get butterflies in your stomach because the body is preparing for incoming danger, but this is never ending. Food exacerbates the problem, and changes in diet can cause significant improvements, but diet is not the root problem and therefore cannot be a complete solution. For example, I've eaten a high fructose diet all of my life. I've also had dairy. Since my IBS, I have developed lactose intolerance (tested) and I suspect fructose absorption Thats just my view of things. I guess the truth cannot be absolutely proven, since IBS is a functional disorder, and improvements aren't a result of physiological changes.
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