From: MSNBC
Hypnosis as health care quietly gains ground
MSNBC:
In 1987, Marilyn Bellezzo was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disorder that was, for her, debilitating.
“I was housebound,” Bellezzo said. She spent hours curled up on the bathroom floor, suffering from abdominal pain and diarrhea. “I had to raise my children through the bathroom door,” said the now 59-year-old resident of Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Over the next 12 years, Bellezzo tried medications and diets, to no avail. Then as a last resort, she started listening to audio tapes designed to treat IBS through hypnosis.
They made a difference. Now, she says her symptoms are virtually gone.
“I went from that level of severity to just having an occasional episodes lasting a few minutes,” Bellezzo said.
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The recorded protocol of clinical hypnotherapy that helped me that was refered to in the article was the IBS Audio Program 100 by British therapist, Michael Mahoney. He provides inservices to professionals as well. For more information you can call 877-898-2539 or visit http://www.healthyaudio.com. This protocol has been available to the public since 1998, and Mahoney has won innovation and research awards for his work. Most recently, he had the honor of attending Queen Elizabeth’s Garden Party in recognition of his work in the field, which has been featured in numerous publications and books.
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