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Key takeaways:
- Chronic stress and life changes played a major role in triggering and worsening Libby’s IBS, alongside symptoms like urgency, bloating, reflux, and SIBO.
- Years of restrictive diets, medications, and procedures brought only temporary relief, leaving IBS to significantly limit Libby’s quality of life.
- Gut-directed hypnotherapy helped Libby regain control, reducing anxiety, preventing flare-ups, improving sleep, and restoring daily freedom after decades of symptoms.
Discovering gut-directed hypnotherapy for retired sales rep Libby* came at the end of a long and frustrating 26-year journey with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). After so many setbacks, Libby said the Nerva program offered her new hope, and life has never been better.
When IBS and stress combine
“My gut problems began right after my son was born 26 years ago. That’s my earliest memory of IBS.
“I also had my gallbladder removed and thought that might have contributed to the changes I was experiencing in my gut. My doctor assured me nothing would change after the procedure. But for me, the change was significant. My bowel was different somehow, and I felt like I couldn’t leave the house as I got too anxious. Since this time, I’ve been battling with my gut.”
As a busy sales rep and mom of two, stress and erratic eating habits were a mainstay in Libby’s life at the time, which only worsened her health issues.
“My life used to be very stressful, and I do believe this affected my gut. I spent over 30 years working 50- to 60-hour weeks managing 130 retailers, which was challenging. My
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