Study shows hypnosis helps reduce inflammation, colitis.

A small study in Britain published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests that hypnosis can help reduce inflammation in the colon and rectum.  Scientists have theorized that our nervous system stays connected to our digestive tract as we develop in the womb, and have coined the term "second brain" to refer to this connection.  There is, clearly, a connection between stress and digestive problems.  Hopefully this study will lead to larger studies that will gain greater confidence from the medical community when it comes to using hypnosis to improve people's health in the area of ulcers and colitis.