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★★★★★★★★★★
Really good visualizations
I’m actually using this app to help me with some other issues (eczema flare ups) and I’m finding a difference in the severity of my symptoms after using this app for a month. I LOVE the speakers voice, helps me get into a meditative state quickly.…
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I’m actually using this app to help me with some other issues (eczema flare ups) and I’m finding a difference in the severity of my symptoms after using this app for a month. I LOVE the speakers voice, helps me get into a meditative state quickly. The actual meditations(as I like to call them) are easy to visualize and also fun. I like the fact that I can repeat certain sessions and I honestly pick depending on my mood and/or symptoms at the moment. I hope they come out with other versions to help with other issues as well.
irosyposyCanada
★★★★★★★★★★
Years of gut issues are better with Nerva
I finally learned after many years that I have food sensitivities and GI issues that interfered with the quality of my life. I powered through without knowing what was wrong.
After a lot of research I discovered foods I enjoy that don’t cause…
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I finally learned after many years that I have food sensitivities and GI issues that interfered with the quality of my life. I powered through without knowing what was wrong.
After a lot of research I discovered foods I enjoy that don’t cause issues. I also was so fortunate to discover Nerva. I was desperate so I tried the initial introduction and know I’m a believer and into the Maintenance phase. The hypnotherapy sessions truly work for me. Rather amazing!
I still need the sessions for occasional flare ups when I eat foods that don’t agree with my digestive system or when I’m suffering from stress and anxiety. The sessions relax and calm my mind while soothing my digestive system discomfort. I think it’s important for me to continue the Nerva sessions for awhile yet as I also work on my anxiety issues.
Thanks so much for offering this much needed application. It’s changing my life for the better.
JamieGeeGooUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Love it
On week four, loving it so far. Yes the sessions repeat, but each session you pick up on something different and the visualizations become easier and more elaborate. I like that they repeat and find it helpful rather than being something new each…
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On week four, loving it so far. Yes the sessions repeat, but each session you pick up on something different and the visualizations become easier and more elaborate. I like that they repeat and find it helpful rather than being something new each time.
I have noticed a significant difference in symptoms. Some weeks I only get 4-5 sessions in, but it’s still time you are allowing for relaxation and to calm the nervous system. Working a trillion times more than the fodmap diet.
Speakers voice is lovely.
Definitely worth the money!!
Love from Canada :)
JessicandayCanada
★★★★★★★★★★
Life Changing
I’ve been struggling with these issues for about seven years. Thank god for this app I can’t say enough about how effective, useful, helpful it is
AttemptedNameUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
I look forward to my daily sessions!
I have been using Nerva for about 9 weeks and it has made a big difference for me. I am 47, and have been living with IBS since I was a teen. I have tried so many things to help my symptoms with mixed results. This year has been exceptionally…
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I have been using Nerva for about 9 weeks and it has made a big difference for me. I am 47, and have been living with IBS since I was a teen. I have tried so many things to help my symptoms with mixed results. This year has been exceptionally challenging and I experienced a huge flare up of IBS and GERD. I decided to give Nerva a try. I committed to listening to a session every morning when I woke up, before I started my day. This soon became something that I looked forward to every morning! The narrator’s voice is so soothing and the imagery is so peaceful. What I really love are the positive, reassuring messages. When you are going through a rough spell, or having a bad day, listening to a session is very helpful in reducing symptoms. I am now in the maintenance phase of the program and am enjoying the newly added content. If you are living with IBS, give Nerva a try! It really helps!
catbellrvaUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Surprisingly Simple
I am only on day 5 at the time of this review. This far I’m finding the process to be fairly simple and enjoyable. Probably too soon to say I’m cured
ForeverHannah444United States
★★★★★★★★★★
Feeling hopeful
After 21+ years of IBS, I am tired and frustrated. I’ve tried numerous treatments, methods, supplements, activities, exercises, controls, disciplines. Nothing has lasting effects. Am open to the Nerva approach. Feeling hopeful.
SiTyCoCanada
★★★★★★★★★★
Highly recommend
My IBS was affecting all aspects of my high-stress life. My prescription meds were not working and I was losing hope.
Nerva changed everything. As a long time meditator and yogini I have to admit I was at first sceptical. But Nerva has the guided…
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My IBS was affecting all aspects of my high-stress life. My prescription meds were not working and I was losing hope.
Nerva changed everything. As a long time meditator and yogini I have to admit I was at first sceptical. But Nerva has the guided meditations spot on and they provide just enough reading on the science to help with understanding of the gut-brain connection. Their unique selling point is that they help you build calm positivity while strengthening resilience through the inevitable ups and downs of life. I’m sold and very grateful for this holistic approach. It works folks!
Yanti sanUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Save my sanity
IBS is a misunderstood syndrome. My Dr. supported this and it helped me realize the cycle I have been in with my digestive problems feeds into the symptoms.
JayciepUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Recommend
I love that this program explores a natural way to help change the way our gut and brain communicate and thereby encourage healing. I love that it is an evidenced-based approach to relieving symptoms that doesn’t require me to eliminate dozens of…
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I love that this program explores a natural way to help change the way our gut and brain communicate and thereby encourage healing. I love that it is an evidenced-based approach to relieving symptoms that doesn’t require me to eliminate dozens of foods and thereby add to the suffering of living with a gut disorder. And I love that the program offers hope to those who are suffering with gut related issues.
MinnieMe4USUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Noticed a difference after 3 days
I have been dealing with a terrible case of IBS-C for about a month. I have never felt anything as horrible as this before and was willing to try anything to feel “normal”. Enter Nerva. I honestly didn’t think that this would help as much as it did.…
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I have been dealing with a terrible case of IBS-C for about a month. I have never felt anything as horrible as this before and was willing to try anything to feel “normal”. Enter Nerva. I honestly didn’t think that this would help as much as it did. The jury is still out but I have noticed significant improvements after 3 days. Seriously, give it a try.
Joe CappuccinoUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Amazing
Huge breakthrough for me, thank you! Only thing that could be better is a greater variety of sessions. I’m looking to add another app or two similar to this one as a result, but would rather just double down with you guys. Please expand this…
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Huge breakthrough for me, thank you! Only thing that could be better is a greater variety of sessions. I’m looking to add another app or two similar to this one as a result, but would rather just double down with you guys. Please expand this outstanding service. Total game changer after years of searching!
BrianD35United States
★★★★★★★★★★
Fantastic app!
This app helped me so much. I started seeing positive results after a week of continued use. While not always helping with physical symptoms of IBS, it really helped adjust my attitude towards the symptoms and have a brighter outlook for their…
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This app helped me so much. I started seeing positive results after a week of continued use. While not always helping with physical symptoms of IBS, it really helped adjust my attitude towards the symptoms and have a brighter outlook for their resolution.
Laura MazelUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Early review
I’m only on day 5, it does seem to be helping a bit and I hope it will continue to. I just wanted to point out that with Apple having enabled app developers to use spatial audio, Nerva could have higher quality audio sessions that help to keep my…
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I’m only on day 5, it does seem to be helping a bit and I hope it will continue to. I just wanted to point out that with Apple having enabled app developers to use spatial audio, Nerva could have higher quality audio sessions that help to keep my mind focused. If Nerva ends up getting me the results I seek, I will be updating this review to 5 stars. Thanks for the good work so far!
ReviewindaveUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
It’s really pretty amazing
I have mixed IBS and was having stomach cramping several days a week and missing work about a day a month due to my symptoms. Diet modification didn’t seem to do much for me and doing a full fodmap diet seemed too restrictive to be practical for me.…
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I have mixed IBS and was having stomach cramping several days a week and missing work about a day a month due to my symptoms. Diet modification didn’t seem to do much for me and doing a full fodmap diet seemed too restrictive to be practical for me. I’ve been doing the program for a week and my symptoms have significantly calmed down. If say it’s definitely worth a try.
JessCelesteUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
NERVA Is helping me with my IBS symptoms
I’ve come to look forward to my hypnotherapy sessions every day. They are soothing, relaxing, and are helping with IBS symptoms. I also appreciate the fact that the accompanying reading is short yet still really informative.
DédéWUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
I would not have thought hypnotherapy could make such a difference
I tried this app with the belief that it probably wouldn’t do much. I tried to listen to a session at least twice a day for the first time I went through the program. The sessions were extremely calming, and I could feel a lot of my anxiety fading…
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I tried this app with the belief that it probably wouldn’t do much. I tried to listen to a session at least twice a day for the first time I went through the program. The sessions were extremely calming, and I could feel a lot of my anxiety fading around my digestive issues. And then, several weeks in, I started to notice that many of my physical symptoms were also starting to diminish. By the end, I did feel very different, and I am a total believer now that the mind is incredibly powerful when it comes to healing and symptom-severity. Thank you so much for creating this app. It made a big difference in my life.
chase buryUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
A normal life is finally in reach
During my decades struggling with food sensitivities, colitis, allergies, and reflux, I learned what my triggers were and how to avoid them… but nothing could lower my sensitivity to those triggers. Avoidance was the only option. I have tried…
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During my decades struggling with food sensitivities, colitis, allergies, and reflux, I learned what my triggers were and how to avoid them… but nothing could lower my sensitivity to those triggers. Avoidance was the only option. I have tried meditation, supplements, special diets, and disciplined sleep habits - they all worked together to manage my symptoms. But after less than two weeks with this app, I have successfully reintroduced some of my worst triggers with no GI symptoms. Everyone’s timeline will be different of course, but for the first time, I feel like a normal future is within reach. So grateful to the Nerva scientists and developers for this app.
B0-123United States
★★★★★★★★★★
So far I really enjoy each session
I like th voice of the lady...the rythme and timing.....the words and imagery.
I do feel that it is helpful for my nervous system.....and I do believe that it will improve my gut brain communication.
Healthy and PeacefulUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Don’t want to go a day without it!
Fantastic program. Deep relaxation and very positive, helpful hypnotic suggestions. I’m better every day. I just want longer sessions because I enjoy it so much!
Qwerty3768United States
★★★★★★★★★★
Life changing
I’ve been recommending Nerva as genuine miracle cure to all my IBS/D friends. Well certainly has been for me.
I thought I was dying last year from Crohn’s, slowly withering away, before discovering Nerva. I was using the loo 20-30x a day. I think the…
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I’ve been recommending Nerva as genuine miracle cure to all my IBS/D friends. Well certainly has been for me.
I thought I was dying last year from Crohn’s, slowly withering away, before discovering Nerva. I was using the loo 20-30x a day. I think the isolation of the pandemic just triggered a full auto immune response.
1x Nerva session and my 3 neurological centres had a factory reset and i was able to just go to the loo once that day. My health then dramatically improved day by day. I’d say it’s cured 95% of my IBS symptoms with no requirement to change diet (well, except continuing to eating healthily of course).
I love Nerva and will be a subscriber for life.
Clevz21United Kingdom
★★★★★★★★★★
Love the daily hypno sessions
I have been struggling with stress affecting my gut, and my gut issues making me more stressed.
So it’s been great to feel like I have something to get me through every day.
And I’m now a hypnotherapy convert!
The developer responses have also been…
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I have been struggling with stress affecting my gut, and my gut issues making me more stressed.
So it’s been great to feel like I have something to get me through every day.
And I’m now a hypnotherapy convert!
The developer responses have also been amazing, very helpful.
Thank you!
lucy_liuAustralia
★★★★★★★★★★
Amazing calming voice
Nerva has saved me from two years of misery! I love how this app works and look forward to continued normal digestion — such a relief from the madness!
lkwdnowUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Australian dialogue
My only complaint is that the speaker is Australian, so if you are American, there will be some words you’ve never heard before or don’t normally use. So it can be distracting at times trying to figure out what the speaker is referring to.
MackjaceUnited States
★★★★★★★★★★
Highly recommended
I did the six weeks and experienced small changes, then another three weeks on top and really saw some big changes.
This app is a game-changer for my IBS symptoms. My flare-ups are less intense than they were before using Nerva a year ago. I use it…
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I did the six weeks and experienced small changes, then another three weeks on top and really saw some big changes.
This app is a game-changer for my IBS symptoms. My flare-ups are less intense than they were before using Nerva a year ago. I use it still for flare-ups and they are reduced in intensity & length. I find it particularly effective for stress-related flare-ups. I’m really, really grateful for this app.
Megan McDonoughCanada
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Can I use Nerva alongside a low FODMAP diet?
Nerva focuses on the gut–brain connection, while a low FODMAP diet focuses on dietary triggers. They are different approaches. Read more about low FODMAP and Nerva, and discuss dietary changes with your dietitian or clinician.
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