Nerva reviews

I have suffered from IBS, acid reflux and LPR reflux. My acid reflux is gone now and I am hoping to relieve my IBS and LPR reflux with this app together with diet and nutritional therapy. So far Nerva is helping a lot with dealing with very real stresses. I highly recommend this app if stress is causing your IBS. 4 months later. Although this app helped to relieve stress, and nutritional therapy and diet has really help my LPR, unfortunately after 4 months of consistent use, my IBS remains.

I realised my symptoms started to flair up again intensely, so I came back because I know it works and I feel calmer overall which I need anyway, but it’s quiet annoying The symptoms seem to come back, maybe due to life experiences that affect the impact in my psyche, I just wonder if I can be IBS-free ever… By the way it did help mr a lot, after the first 3 months some symptoms reduced quite a bit even if I would eat foods that usually would trigger IBS, so that’s good, but some other symptoms didn’t fade or disappear. It was good enough for me, I haven’t tried the FODMAP thing, cuz I just don’t like restricting diets…

This is a wonderful idea. I’m enjoying the daily hypnosis. I have IBD-D. I’d love to hear this without reference to IBS but simply digestive or gut health. Also it’d be helpful to have options of 20 or 30 minute sessions. This is just a bit quick for me. Thanks!

I am now at the maintenance phase of the program. I am beginning to feel normal for the first time in years. I have had ibs for 30 plus years so Nerva took a while to work for me. I do continue to follow the FODMAP diet and use the other tools that I have used over the years. Nerva has given me the relief that none of my other strategies delivered.

No miracles but not expecting miracles. Have begun to use the time right after the reading and hypnotherapy to enjoy what I would describe as an overall calmness even on those days when I feel some level of discomfort in my gut. To nurture that feeling of calmness I have begun to read a poem from a publication dedicated to the fellowship of poets. Find I am enjoying this quiet time.

Seems to be helping. However have noticed often that despite listening to the entire session and doing the reading and everything the app often does not mark a day as complete. I carefully wait for the session to finish but it does this frequently and the only thing I can do to mark the day as complete is to scrub through the hypno session until a few seconds before the end and “finish” it again. Only at this time does the app mark the day with a tick. A small annoyance but it bugs me to do it each time.

This is actually amazing and I definitely recommend doing the free trial because I’ve definitely seen results. My only issue is the price. I’m unable to continue after the free trial as it is just slightly out of budget for me. Maybe in a couple of months I can restart but hopefully it has a long lasting effect.

I relax when I take slow, deep belly breaths (diaphramic breathing). I would like to see that incorporated into the hypnotherapy. It is jarring to hear “relax the muscles of the skull” because the skull doesn’t have muscles. I change it to “scalp” when I’m listening. I can’t relax my ears or nose, but I definitely need to relax my jaw and tongue. I would like to see that incorporated. Those additions would make a difference for me!

The hypnosis is really good. I am only on day two but so far so good. The program is expensive but I will give it a go as I do believe it might work to calm my ibs. I miss one thing at the end of the sessions in the hypnosis and that is the request to link to a positive feeling which other hypnotherapists do that really lifts the spirit.m for the day ahead. Personally I also prefer the option of a bit of music to send me deeper but I am actually getting deep enough. Just a personal preference. Will report back later as the program progresses.

I’ve just started this program. It is very relaxing to the point of almost falling asleep. I just can’t get past the accent of the speaker saying the word “body.” Wish they had a choice of voices. As far as helping with stomach problems I’d say anything that relaxes you is helpful.

I did Nerva for more than 6 weeks and didn’t experience improvement. I have had IBS-C for 30 years plus I have other medical issues . But I think it is a beautifully done program and most likely excellent for those who are younger with not so many years of bowel dysfunction…. So I will keep doing mindfulness to manage my story. Also I found the customer service excellent. I gave four stars only because it didn’t work for me otherwise it would be 5 . Thank you Nerva !

I had been trying so many approaches to managing my IBS symptoms with nutritionist, GP, specialists and naturopath professionals with minimal improvement. I was on a super restrictive low FODMAP diet and was going a bit mad and was so frustrated whenever I ate i had severe GI reactions! I saw an ad on Instagram for Nerva and gave it a go! I was lucky that in two weeks my symptoms had improved noticeably and by the end of the 6 weeks of daily hypnotherapy sessions, I tried eating my trigger foods and found some of them had no negative effects at all! Some still cause me to have a reaction but nothing close to what it was before. By far Nerva has been the most effective treatment for my IBS-D that I’ve had! Only downside is the price has increased from when I did my 6 weeks in early jan 2021 and then maintenance, initially I paid $200 for a years subscription, which is SO steep anyway for an app, but now (jan 2023) I see it has increased to $99 per 3 months, which is about $400 a year now, which is nuts. It’s still cheaper than all the appointments I was going to prior to the program, but I haven’t resubscribed again due to the price hike. The cost of living is so much worse now post Covid and I can’t afford any of it at all now sadly. But if you can afford it, I highly recommend!

Apparently this can’t help everyone’s symptoms improve. I think for me I had too many variables. Was trying low FODMAP and then my Dr prescribed a medication during the program. My symptoms did improve somewhat but not sure what the factor was. Regardless of symptoms I think the program helped me cope with it better. The program is well done, informative, and supportive. Many months after completion I still return to the guided meditations when I’m feeling stressed or particularly down about my symptoms. I would recommend others suffering with IBS to try it. Even if it didn’t work for me, it might for you or you’ll get a similar value from it.

The Nerva team are quick to respond to any questions one might have. I am currently reassessing whether I actually have IBS or not. The team is understanding of my hesitation of continuing with the programme (as I may not have IBS ) and has invited me back should I and my health professionals consider this a beneficial program for me. I did complete 5/7 free trial days. I found the recordings relaxing, non threatening and encouraging. I would highly recommend this programme for anyone certainly diagnosed with IBS.

The app is very user friendly and beautifully designed with daily readings, hypnotherapy tracks (like meditation) and breathing exercises. Unfortunately for me my physical symptoms haven’t changed much over the 6 weeks but I do think it has helped with overall stress/anxiety reduction anyway, which is always a positive. I’m going to carry on with it, as I do believe in the gut-brain connection, and try cutting out some high fodmap foods in combination.

The weeks of daily hypnosis sessions have helped me tremendously. I still experience the occasional extreme diarrhea flareup, but have (through hypnosis & deep breathing exercises) learned to control it and minimize it. This is a major difference from my GI doctor, who the last time I saw him & told him of the sudden, extreme diarrhea flareups his response was ‘try taking imodium’. A response I found totally unacceptable & unprofessional!

I was desperate enough to try anything when I started this program, and I’m so happy to report that after completing the 6 weeks, I have experienced a marked improvement in my overall gut health/comfort. I’m also able to enjoy more flexibility in my diet, without suffering the uncomfortable “repercussions” I’ve become accustomed to over the years (in spite of religiously following every “gut based” eating program known to humanity). The reason I’m only giving it 4 stars, is because I do think some work could be done to improve the audio sessions. My profession has a large amount of overlap in hypnotherapy, meditation, CBT and other modalities touched on in this program, so perhaps my expectations are higher than most. However, I think some small tweaks to the language and delivery of the “hypnotherapy” (more reminiscent of simple guided meditation/visualization) could push this program over the top and make it even more impactful. That said, I experienced such benefit from dedicated, daily adherence to the readings, audio and breathing exercises, that I wouldn’t hesitate recommending this app/program to anyone struggling with IBS (or “IBS adjacent”) GI issues. I believe anyone suffering from any kind of stomach/GI discomfort could experience benefit from this program.