Acid stomach can be a stubborn and painful problem. Having worked with clients with the same problem, I have seen Energy Medicine help substantially with this condition. Experiment with the following to see what works best for you.

1. Using food combining principles can help tremendously. Everyone responds uniquely to food, so I would look at Chapter 2 of Donna Eden's book Energy Medicine. She discusses principles of energy testing in this chapter which may prove invaluable in finding out which food combinations are most agreeable for your system (pp.52-54). If you do not have someone to help you with the testing, there is a self test called the "human pendulum" (p.52).

2. Here are a few things that will support the biomechanics of the stomach. Eating smaller quantities at any given meal reduces the pressure on the muscle at the bottom of the esophagus where it joins the stomach. Large amounts of fluids with a meal can bloat the stomach and this can put pressure on the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus. If symptoms are worse at night, some people have been helped by avoiding eating after 7-8pm (or about 3 hours before you go to bed) to assure that food has left the stomach before you lie down for the night. Additionally, drinking plenty of water can help acid stomach, as long as it is between meals.

3. The Daily Routine, from Chapter 3 of Donna's book, is important for balancing and strengthening your whole system. These simple movements are deep and powerfully healing exercises. When used daily, the effect is quite remarkable.

4. Additional energy exercises that have been helpful for others with this condition are: flushing stomach meridian (instructions for flushing a meridian are on page 117 and a description of stomach meridian is on page 108 in Energy Medicine). This can be repeated throughout the day to keep stomach energy flowing freely. Opening the Ileocecal Valve (p.265) will reset all the valves in the digestive tract so that they have a coordinated rhythm for moving food. Freeing the Diaphragm (p.266) is very important to make sure that the relationship between the diaphragm, stomach, and esophagus is balanced and well positioned.

5. One of my clients has had a very persistent case of acid stomach and we have made huge progress. But he wants to be totally free of this problem, no matter what he eats. He wrote to Donna and here are the particular exercises she sent to him:
   
   "Massage well the sternum up and down, pressing hard. Then do the diaphragm breath (p.266) and end it with your fingers wrapped around the bottom of the rib cage as if to pull the ribs apart, breathing out and bending over. Hold this position, pulling, bending as long as you can. Then stand up breathing in deeply. Sometimes this begins to build up the muscle at the bottom of the esophagus. Finally, hold the Small Intestine sedating points (description p. 118, diagram of sedating points p.121), followed by massaging the small intestine lymphatic reflexes along the bottom of the rib cage (p.84)."

Begin with the Daily Energy Routine (p.86), focusing on the 3 Thumps (especially K-27), Cross Crawl and Crown Pull.

Next, Trace Your Meridians (p.98) to keep them balanced and flowing. With hypertension, Kidney Meridian is probably congested so it's important to Flush Kidney Meridian before Tracing (p.117). Also, it would be beneficial to massage the Kidney and TW Neurolymphatic points (p.84).

Then move to Separating Heaven and Earth which releases accumulated energies and brings in fresh energies (p.248).

End with Rhythmic 8's which activate the Bridge Circuit, one of the Strange Flows (p.184). Doing the Figure 8's with gratitude in your heart will jump start your strange flows (or Radiant Circuits as Donna now calls them) and enhance your healing.

It's important to do these exercises with consistency. After an initial learning curve they take about 15 minutes tops.

It is important to note that this is not a "one time" technique. You will need to do this technique daily, using the same memory, for some time (possibly weeks or months). You will know that it has worked when you bring the memory to mind and you no longer feel the worthlessness or sense of inadequacy. Then you can select a different memory and work with it until your emotional response to it changes, as well. Over time, you will successfully reprogram yourself to remove the feelings you desire to change. An alternate position for your hands which some people find more comfortable is to place one hand on your forehead and the other across the back of your head. This is described on page 323 of Energy Medicine.

There are several other successful techniques for reprogramming emotional responses covered in Chapter 12 of Energy Medicine. This chapter deals with habit fields. Three easy techniques from this chapter include: the eye pattern release procedure (p.330); a technique called "tapping it in" which is useful for programming in a positive feeling to replace the ones you want to change (p.331); and a powerful technique called the "temporal tap" which is great for changing a psychological habit (p.332). All of these techniques and procedures are easy to learn and use and will give good results addressing the specific emotions you want to change.

There are also some general Energy Medicine techniques that are very effective in working with emotional issues, and I would like to suggest those next.

Chapter 5 of Energy Medicine deals with energy fields called the chakras. Often, when someone has emotional issues, the energies contributing to this can be found in the chakra system. Repeated cleansing and balancing of the chakras will release these old emotional patterns. The technique for this is covered on page 167 of Energy Medicine, and as stated, can a very powerful way to alter emotional patterns. You can work on your chakras yourself or have a friend do this for you so that you can relax and enjoy the experience. Many people believe that chakra work is some of the most powerful work in Energy Medicine.

Another important tool for emotional release is working with the neurolymphatic system. The spinal flush is a wonderful way to work with this system (p.79) This is another fantastic technique to have a friend do with you, as it is very relaxing. Many people arrange to exchange spinal flushes with a friend, which is a great way to help heal each other. If you do not have someone to work with, there are ways to do neurolymphatic work on yourself as discussed on page 81.

Here are ways to utilize what is in the book Energy Medicine and some of the other video products offered by Innersource to support your caring for your energy systems:

1. To get your energy systems strong, vibrant and operating well as a highly successful interdependent team, do the daily energy routine every day and add to it "Separating Heaven and Earth" (pp.248-249) to get your strange flows flowing. The Strange Flow system (Donna also calls them the "Radiant Circuits") are a powerful system that organizes all of the body's systems (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and energetic) to promote health through cooperation and easy harmony. I suspect you are carrying excess energies that erupt via the skin's elimination system and this will both expel toxic energies and stimulate fresh energy to flow. Also add the "Celtic Weave" which weaves your protective auric field and connects all of your energy systems together.

It is important to establish a daily routine because when it comes to the subtle energy systems you are creating a new habit field of coordination and optimization of functioning and that requires doing the exercises on a regular basis.

2. To strengthen your immune system, read chapter 8, "Triple Warmer and the Strange Flows". There are lots of suggestions in this chapter, and I encourage you to do what you are drawn to. Do the exercises regularly for 2 months to establish a new habit pattern and then any other times when you are facing prolonged stress.

I recommend specifically that you work with the Triple Warmer and Spleen meridians by holding the Neurovascular Reflex Points for those meridians (pp.274-275) and immediately follow with holding the strengthening points for Spleen meridian (p.120). Triple Warmer probably needs further work but since I cannot test to see if it is under-energized or over-energized, I am recommending working with it by holding the Neurovascular Reflex Points which can be a very deep and gentle way to reset the meridian system without having to assess for specific problems in the meridians.

If you want to add to your subtle energy system knowledge, Donna's video on the Strange Flows is excellent. It is a six hour advanced training called The Radiant Circuits - Freeing the Spirit.

3. Since the skin is the biggest of our elimination systems, it is important to strengthen other body elimination systems, so teach someone how to do the "Spinal Flush"(p.79) on you or massage the points yourself. I find that I can easily reach the back points with a device called a "Theracane" (found at most massage supply stores). It is a hook with all sorts of knobs on it so that you can do a spinal flush on yourself. Another alternative is to use a door frame. Just back up to it and use the corner of the frame to massage down either side of the spine, applying as much pressure as you are comfortable with. Rock back and forth for 20 - 30 seconds in areas that are tender. The Neurolymphatic Reflex Points act as circuit breakers to the lymph system which produces antibodies, carries proteins, hormones and fats to all cells, and acts as a drainage system to the cellular system. If you find tenderness at any point, do as deep a massage as comfortable for 20 - 30 seconds before moving on to the next point.

Open the Ileocecal and Houston Valves (p.265) and "Freeing the Diaphragm" (p.266), to enhance elimination processes and cellular functioning.

1. Hold triple warmer sedating points (p.122, middle row, right hand column), 1st and 2nd pairs

2. Hold spleen strengthening points (p.120, middle row, left hand column), 1st and 2nd pairs

3. Pain chase the kidney meridian (p.289)

4. Hold the 1st pair of the kidney sedating points, then the 1st pair of the kidney strengthening points, then the 1st pair of the kidney sedating points, then the 2nd pair

5. Hold the liver neurovascular points (p.274)

I would also recommend that your daughter review the suggestions regarding the use of magnets for pain in Chapter 11.

I recognize that there is a fair amount of work here. It reflects the severe and chronic nature of your daughter's condition as well as the fact that, without being able to assess her energy, these recommendations must cover multiple systems.

While the above suggestions address her concerns, energy medicine also provides methods for working with the body's energies as a total system. The more the body's overall energies are supporting its health, the better your daughter will feel and the easier it will be to bring about the specific changes she desires. For this, she might want to consider making the Daily Energy Routine a part of her life. This wonderful series of energy exercises is summarized on page 86 of Energy Medicine and the specific exercises listed there are all described in Chapter 3. If no one is available to do a spinal flush, she should pay particular attention to doing her own neurolymphatic reflexes, especially those of the spleen, stomach, and liver. In addition to that list, two exercises that are particularly valuable are "Separating Heaven and Earth" (p.248) and "Heaven Rushing In" (p.21).

To begin, when you do have energy to move, embrace the Daily Energy Routine (DER) on page 86 of Energy Medicine. To the six steps already listed, add the Hook Up (p. 119) bringing your personalized DER to seven daily steps. The Daily Energy Routine slowly and deeply builds strength and corrects imbalances in the field. It is a staple for anyone in recovery.

Next, make friends with the Triple Warmer Sedation points and the Spleen Strengthening points as shown on pages 120 and 122. These points are very easy to hold on your own body, but it is always wonderful to have someone else hold them for you. Weakened Spleen energy is often the culprit in the kind of fatigue you are experiencing. Triple Warmer and Spleen meridians share an energy loop. When spleen is strong the body has energy. When Triple Warmer is way too energized it robs energy from Spleen. It is a great idea to hold the Triple Warmer sedation points first and pull out excess energy from that meridian. Then hold the Spleen strengthening points to add energy to Spleen. Holding these points sends balance to these energies and eases fatigue in the body.

The kind of trauma you have described has a tendency to completely overload your electrical field. Our bodies can blow fuses. Most of the time with help and time we can slowly turn our blown fuses back on. With the kind of extensive overload you have experienced, the electrical system may need intervention. You will need someone to help you with the next suggestions that will help correct electrical overload.

There is an energy in the body called the Penetrating Flow. One of the many wonderful things Penetrating Flow does for us when it is activated, is it protects us from trauma from penetrating too deep into our bodies and psyches. When one has already experienced deeply penetrating trauma, it can retrieve and release this trauma from deep within our systems. One way to activate the Penetrating Flow is to lie on your stomach on either the floor or a bed. Have someone place one hand on your sacrum and their other hand on the top of the spine just below the neck. Have your partner gently rock you back and forth for 3-10 minutes. Another Penetrating Flow activation exercise is to lie on your back. Have someone slip one hand under the sacrum and place their other hand on top of the second chakra (midway between pubic bone and navel) and, again, rock your body for 3-10 minutes. This would be excellent if done several times during your fatigue hours.

The other very simple exercise, that would be very beneficial during your fatigue hours, is to have a partner hold your neurovasculars, both front and back (p.89). Hold one hand over the forehead and one hand on the back of head at the base of skull. You can also hold your own neurovasculars. However, because the neurovasculars technique is very important to do during your fatigue hours, you may not be able to do for yourself during your down hours. There needs to be a new and reassuring message sent to your system when you are at your low point. When done over time, this will begin to reprogram your body's stress response.