Editing Hypnosis (section)

==== Irritable bowel syndrome ====
Hypnotherapy has been studied for the treatment of [[irritable bowel syndrome]].<ref>Moore, M. & Tasso, A.F. 'Clinical hypnosis: the empirical evidence' in The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis (2008) {{ISBN|0-19-857009-0}} pp. 718–19</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gonsalkorale WM, Whorwell PJ | title = Hypnotherapy in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome | journal = European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology | volume = 17 | issue = 1 | pages = 15–20 | date = January 2005 | pmid = 15647634 | doi = 10.1097/00042737-200501000-00004 | s2cid = 28967219 }}</ref> Hypnosis for IBS has received moderate support in the [[National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence]] guidance published for UK health services.<ref>[http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/IBSFullGuideline.pdf NICE Guidance for IBS]. (PDF) . Retrieved on 1 October 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008122956/http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/IBSFullGuideline.pdf |date=8 October 2012}}</ref> It has been used as an aid or alternative to chemical [[anesthesia]],<ref>"Physician Studies Hypnosis As Sedation Alternative," University of Iowa News Service, 6 February 2003 [http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2003/february/020603hypnosis.html News-releases.uiowa.edu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117205127/http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2003/february/020603hypnosis.html |date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/74727.php Pain Decreases Under Hypnosis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103112335/http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/74727.php |date=3 January 2009 }}. Medicalnewstoday.com. 20 June 2007</ref><ref>John F. Kihlstrom, University of California, Berkeley and Institute for the Study of Healthcare Organizations &Transactions [http://www.institute-shot.com/hypnosis_pain_utility.htm Hypnosis in Surgery: Efficacy, Specificity, and Utility]. Institute-shot.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219015819/http://www.institute-shot.com/hypnosis_pain_utility.htm |date=19 December 2008}}</ref> and it has been studied as a way to soothe skin ailments.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypnosis/SA00084 Hypnosis]. Mayoclinic.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828235509/http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypnosis/SA00084 |date=28 August 2008}}</ref>