Brain-Gut Regulation for IBS
Digestible can serve as an effective compliment to medical, behavioral, or dietary treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This approach is based on decades of evidence that IBS is a disorder of brain-gut interaction (DGBI). Digestible takes an integrative approach, offering a mind-body program tailored to your patients' specific needs and preferences.
Digestible offers complimentary access for providers to explore the program and determine if it’s a good fit for your patients or clients. Click the button below to request access.
of IBS patients are open to mind-body treatment,
but only 15% are ever referred.
With your help, we can change that.
Integrative psychophysiologic approaches
Digestible's program integrates a variety of evidence-based practices for IBS and other DGBIs.
-
Psycho-education & shifting illness perceptions → shifts catastrophic illness perceptions that drive avoidance, poor quality of life, and symptom severity.
-
CBT & Exposure tools → reduce GI-specific anxiety, dismantle avoidance (foods/places/body sensations), and produce durable symptom relief.
-
Stress reduction (mindfulness, self-compassion, relaxation training, cognitive reframing) → targets autonomic dysregulation and central amplification of visceral pain.
-
Emotional-processing → studies shows decreased IBS severity by addressing unprocessed emotions.
-
Food-reintroduction guidance → counters fear/avoidance and rebuilds flexible eating, consistent with exposure-based CBT and brain-gut mechanisms shown in IBS neuroimaging.
