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IBS affects up to 20% of people in USA and Europe. IBS symptoms are pains in the abdomen bloating and altered bowel pattern. Rectal symptoms such as irritation, pain or urgency can be present. There are also non-colonic symptoms.

Treatments of IBS can be divided into four categories. Patient education, medication, dietary modification and behavioural and psychological therapies are the four categories. Experts now agree that psychological and behavioural therapies provided better long term results.

The law of Attraction suggests that you attract into your life whatever you think about. The simple explanation of the Law of Attraction is that your thoughts determine your destiny. An enormous momentum was built up after a documentary film, “The Secrets”, was shown on Oprah. The Law of Attraction is used effectively for personal growth, financial success and achievements.

The question is: Does the Law of Attraction work in Medicine? A study done in 2004 on 314 elderly subjects and 196 young people associated with negative thoughts or rumination concluded that negative thoughts may be detrimental to health independently of effects. In Reikii, spiritual and personal development and all processes of healing is associated with removing negative Ki (Life Forces) from a person’s energy field, and removing negative feelings and thoughts that have created it.

Job loss, relationship break ups etc may lead to negative thoughts and self esteem. These people can feel worthless, insignificant, unsure and easily defeated. A person with high self-esteem has positive thoughts and their thoughts determine their level of success.

In Irritable Bowel Syndrome, does the Law of Attraction apply? What information is given to a person when first diagnosed with IBS? There are some common ones. No one is quite sure why you have IBS.There is no one treatment that works for everyone. There is no abnormality in your gut. Stress can trigger IBS symptoms. A cure is not an option. With IBS, you have to live with it. Most IBS sufferers complain that they do not get the support they need from health professionals.

Is it not likely these negative facts can affect the mind of IBS sufferers and lead to negative outcome? Recently experts are recommending treatment that focus on the mind for IBS treatment. Treatment such as psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) are producing excellent results. “Patients who have ongoing IBS symptoms might benefit from a simple, early intervention of CGT, a means of changing thought processes from negative to positive that has been shown to be helpful.” Said Moss-Morris at the University of Southampton At the State University of New York, Dr. J. Lackner reported that there was an improvement in 73% of patients with IBS after four short sessions of CGT and home study manual given to patients.

When an IBS patient tries a new treatment, expectation may well create significant improvement. This benefit may not last long because in the mind, there is fixed the thought that there is no cure.

There are cases of refractory Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients after having a course of hypnotherapy enjoying normal lives, having foods that previously cause severe IBS symptoms. When IBS becomes refractory no treatment works. Negative thoughts are plucked out of the subconscious mind during hypnotherapy and postive thoughts are added. This is the Law of Attraction working at its best. Ingrained negative thoughts created negative effects in refractory IBS. After hypnotherapy, positive thoughts produced positive effects.

Using the Law of Attraction, how can you improve your symptoms of IBS? Focus on the positives. Make them your reality and eventually your thoughts and feelings. In IBS there are many positives. Your gut is normal. IBS does not lead on to other serious illnesses. If stress is a trigger, you can control it. You can balance your lifestyle to improve your IBS. You see yourself one day in total control of your IBS. Whatever IBS treatment you are on, keep your dreams and aspirations positive.