Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
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How the Gut and Nervous System Connect
IBS is now described as a disorder of gut brain interaction, reflecting the close communication between the digestive system and the brain.
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What Digestive Signals Tell You
Your digestive system is constantly communicating with you. These signals reflect how digestion is functioning in real time and how the state of your nervous system is influencing your digestive processes.
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Why Self Compassion Works
Interoception helps us notice subtle changes in breath, heartbeat and fullness. When these signals are tuned into, people with IBS and other gut issues experience fewer symptoms and lower stress response.
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Can Reiki help with Long COVID or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)?
Reiki has been successfully used for fatigue for years. There is no reason it shouldn’t be helpful in Long-COVID or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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Are You Suffering from IBS?
Are the days of a settled, flat tummy without pain a distant memory? We all experience digestive upsets occasionally, but if it’s not the norm, this may indicate that you have something called irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It is believed that between 15 to 20% of New Zealanders suffer from this condition.
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Let’s Talk Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS affects around one in seven New Zealanders. It’s likely that you have friends or family that suffer from this frustrating and embarrassing condition.
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Can Reiki be Used in Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
A 2017 research paper concluded that ‘the addition of Reiki healing therapy to conventional treatment was associated with improvement in symptoms and quality of life in IBS”.
