Hypnosis is very effective in treating IBS. It is a syndrome, which means it is an association of several clinical features and symptoms, that together lead a doctor to decide it is IBS, often after doing a range of other tests. When you have been diagnosed, you can safely try hypnosis.

The features of IBS include bloating, tenderness in the abdomen, constipation, diarrhoea etc etc. These symptoms are not exclusive to IBS, so if you have had these symptoms for a long time, then getting checked over by your doctor is important.

In the Glasgow Herald recently, Kim Hawker's eventual diagnosis was ovarian cancer. Dafydd Jones was diagnosed initially with IBS, and later bowel cancer was confirmed. So don't accept a perfunctory diagnosis of IBS. IBS is probably more likely, but talk it through with your doctor. When you have the diagnosis of IBS, hypnosis is the best treatment.