SAN JOSE & SANTA CRUZIrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment in San Jose & Santa Cruz
IBS is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that causes abdominal pain and changes in bowel movements without any visible signs of damage or disease in the digestive tract. Symptoms can include cramping, bloating, diarrhea or constipation (or both), mucus in stool, and the feeling of incomplete evacuation.
At a Glance
- Common triggers
- Emotional stress, specific foods
- Related pattern
- Anticipatory anxiety & phobic avoidance
- Treated with
- CBT, IFS, EMDR, guided relaxation
- Format
- In-person or telehealth
What is IBS — Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Symptoms can be triggered by emotional stress and/or specific foods. The fear of having an IBS episode can sometimes lead to anticipatory anxiety and phobic avoidance of situations.
How Can You Treat IBS?
IBS treatment at Anxiety Treatment Services includes CBT — identifying and interrupting emotional triggers, coping techniques, and general stress reduction — guided gut-focused relaxation, and IFS and EMDR to desensitize and reprocess trauma triggers, including past IBS episodes.
Get relief from IBS-related anxiety.