Media mentions: IBS and hypnotherapy on ABC 7.30 report

Prof Peter Gibson, head of the Department of Gastroenterology, CCS and Dr Simone Peters, PhD graduate from the department, talk about hypnotherapy and its value for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Dr Peters said that it worked equally well as the low FODMAP dietary intervention. See full clip of the 27 April 2017 7.30 Report - ABC feature: www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2017/s4660149.htm

Gut reaction right on hypnotherapy

Dr Simone Peters with one of her supervisors,
Professor Peter Gibson, HOD Gastroenterology

by Anne Crawford

As many as one in five Australians are affected by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), enduring symptoms ranging from occasional abdominal pain to gastrointestinal problems so debilitating that they are unable to work. Monash University researchers demonstrate that hypnotherapy is on par with the popular low FODMAP diet for improvement of IBS symptoms.

Congratulations to Simone Peters on earning her PhD!

Congratulations to Simone Peters, Department of Gastroenterology, on her successful completion of her PhD. Her thesis is titled: "Exploring the link between mental health and functional gastrointestinal disorders" and was ratified by the Graduate Research Steering Committee on Tuesday 19 April 2016.  Her supervisors were Dr Jane Muir, Prof Peter Gibson, Dr Susan Shepherd and Dr Gregory Yelland.

“With a personal history of coeliac disease, exploring the link between mental health and gastrointestinal disease has always been of great interest,” Ms Peters said.

Participants sought: Does combining hypnotherapy and diet therapieshelp IBS sufferers more?

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects approximately 15% of the population. While doctors are good at diagnosing IBS, they don't have a very good track record in fixing the problem. An abundance of 'cures' may well be touted in books and on the internet, but few of them have any scientific basis or have been proven to be effective.