催眠疗法与IBS（肠易激综合征）

Hypnosis is only one of several approaches to treating irritable bowel syndrome and may not be the most suitable option for all patients. However, hypnosis treatment has some advantages which makes it an attractive option for many IBS sufferers with chronic and severe symptoms:
催眠只是治疗IBS的手段之一，它可能并非对所有患者都适用，尽管如此，由于催眠疗法具有的优势，使它被众多长期和严重的IBS患者所亲睐。
It is one of the most successful treatment approaches for chronic IBS. The response rate to treatment is 80% and better in most published studies to date.
它是慢性IBS最成功的治疗手段之一，治疗有效率约为80%，最新的研究报告更高。

• The treatment often helps individuals who have failed to get improvements with other methods (see for example: Whorwell et al., 1984, 1987; Palsson et al., 1997, 2000).
  催眠疗法能帮助那些其他疗法无效的患者。
• It is a uniquely comfortable form of treatment; relaxing, easy and generally enjoyable.
  它是一种独特的舒适的治疗手段，对于患者来说很简单，放松且享受。
• It utilizes the healing power of the person's own mind, and is generally completely without negative side effects.
  它利用人意思中的疗愈力量，一般来说完全没有任何副作用。
• The treatment sometimes results in improvement in other symptoms or problems such as migraine or tension headaches, along with the improvement in IBS symptoms.
  该疗法除了改善IBS症状外，有时还能改善患者的其他症状如偏头痛、紧张性头痛等。｛吕艳朋：这可能与患者的心理精神状态得到改善有关。｝
• The beneficial effects of the treatment last long after the end of the course of treatment. According to research, individuals who improve from hypnosis treatment for IBS can generally look forward to years of reduced bowel symptoms.
  治疗后效果持续时间长，据报道患者症状改善后效果可持续数年。