Nerva: IBS & Gut Hypnotherapy

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About this app

Nerva is the easiest way to self-manage your IBS symptoms at home, without pills or diet change. Developed by experts, Nerva can help you learn to 'fix' the miscommunication between your gut and brain with a 6-week psychology-based program.

Nerva uses a proven psychological approach to IBS: gut-directed hypnotherapy. Examined in a study at Monash University (creators of the low FODMAP diet), this approach was found to work just as well as their elimination diet for managing IBS*.

How does it work?

Most people with IBS have visceral hypersensitivity, which means their gut is overly sensitive to certain foods and mood triggers. Nerva can help you learn how to address this miscommunication through audio-based gut-directed hypnotherapy in just a few weeks.

What you get:
- An evidence-based hypnotherapy program designed by a world-leading expert to help you live well with IBS and learn to manage your symptoms
- Interactive content with dozens of articles, guides & animations that help you learn to calm anxiety & stress
- Intuitive streak tracking & to-do lists that keep you motivated and on-track
- Tips & advice on how to enjoy a healthy gut and life
- In-app chat support from real people

*Peters, S.L. et al. (2016) “Randomised clinical trial: The efficacy of gut-directed hypnotherapy is similar to that of the low fodmap diet for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome,” Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 44(5), pp. 447–459. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13706.

Medical Disclaimer:
Nerva is a general well-being and lifestyle tool designed to help people live well with diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and is not intended as a treatment for IBS and does not replace care by your provider and IBS treatments you may be using.

Nerva is not a substitute for any medications. You should continue to take your medications as directed by your healthcare provider.

If you have any feelings or thoughts of harming yourself or others, please dial 911 (or local equivalent) or go to the nearest emergency room.

Any advice or other materials posted by our employees, or other Users, is provided for general information purposes only. They are not intended to be relied upon and are not a substitute for professional medical advice based on your individual circumstances. You are solely responsible for deciding which of the suggested techniques can be found in the Nerva app to put into practice and the manner in which those techniques are applied.

Nerva uses gut-directed hypnotherapy techniques and is based on established clinical guidelines: https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2021/01000/acg_clinical_guideline__management_of_irritable.11.aspx

For more information, please see our Terms and Conditions of Use: https://www.mindsethealth.com/terms-conditions-nerva-app
Updated on
Jan 19, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 5 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
4.9K reviews
Fanny Evers
March 14, 2022
I really like the thorough setup of this app. There's clearly a lot of love & passion behind it. The reason I, for now, to cancel my subscription is twofold. 1) In the hypnosis recordings, there is a lot of use of negative words (like 'no pollution') and mentioning of the negative IBS symptoms. In order to understand 'no pollution', our brain fírst has to create an image of pollution and then tell itself 'and that's not here...'. So I'd recommend using positive words to feed the mind with (in this case: clear, crisp, clean f.e.). Also ending a beautiful meditation session again with the negative IBS symptoms feels very pressing and confronting to me, even though they are 'something of the past'. 2) The program takes 6 weeks, but I have to pay for 3 months. I find this a bit odd. Let me try the app for 6 weeks, or 2 months and then decide whether I'll stick around. Again, I love the intention. And who knows my IBS drives me crazy and I'll give it a try anyway. Good luck guys!
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Alexandru Oroszi
January 8, 2025
Let me preface that I love this app and it's done wonders for me. There are issues that need to get sorted on the type of exercise it is. For example Week 1, Healing Water is showing Flow but it's actually a Release. There's a few more that don't match. A nice feature would be if we were able to customize (maybe at the end of the program) on what we wanted to listen to. Choose the beginning, mid and end. For example choose Release, Swing, Future.
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drew jamieson
December 28, 2024
Initially I really liked it and it helped with symptoms. But the very high cost ($250! Aud) and the extremely repetitive nature of the sessions does not represent good value. I found myself not getting into the sessions from week 4 due to the repetition, as it felt like there were only 5 different sessions. For the cost every session should be unique. Lower the cost and increase the variety and it'd be 5 stars.
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What’s new

Thanks for using Nerva! This update includes an updated coaching feature, including increased personalisation and improvements. It also includes bug fixes, and other design improvements.

As always, if you have any feedback or run into any troubles, let us know at [email protected]