Another Reason to Use Hypnosis Study: Pain in the IBS Brain
More evidence that the brains of IBS patients process pain information differently: A group of researchers performed a meta-analysis of studies regarding brain responses to rectal stimulation.
Patients with IBS have greater engagement of regions associated with emotional arousal and endogenous pain modulation, but similar activation of regions involved in processing of visceral afferent information. Controls have greater engagement of cognitive modulatory regions. These results support a role for CNS dysregulation in IBS. These findings provide specific targets for guiding development of future neuroimaging protocols to more clearly define altered brain-gut interactions in IBS.
Use hypnosis to learn techniques that reduce your emotional reactivity to IBS symptoms and to kick in some calming self-thoughts
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