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Volume 7, Issue 7 (Suppl)
J Gastrointest Dig Syst
ISSN: 2161-069X JGDS, an open access journal
Gastroenterologists 2017
December 14-15, 2017
December 14-15, 2017 Dubai, UAE
11
th
World
Gastroenterologists Summit
The role of hypnotherapy for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases
Gabriele Moser
Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
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nflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disorders of unknown etiology which are characterized by episodes of
exacerbations and remissions. There is evidence that perceived distress contributes to IBD symptom flares, anxiety and
depression are frequently found in patients with the active disease. Because there is no cure, treatment has to focus on prevention
of complications, induction/maintenance of remission and improvement of quality of life. Gut-directed hypnotherapy has been
used successfully in functional gastrointestinal disorders. Experimental studies and case reports have been published for IBD;
Gut-directed hypnotherapy increases the health related quality of life and reduces symptoms. Additionally, a randomized
controlled study on hypnosis in patients with ulcerative colitis has shown that gut-directed hypnotherapy seems to have an
immuno-modulating effect and is able to augment clinical remission in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis. A precise
overview will be given about all published studies and reviews on hypnotherapy for the treatment of inflammatory bowel
diseases.
gabriele.moser@meduniwien.ac.atJ Gastrointest Dig Syst 2017, 7:7 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C1-062