I have had ME for over 20 years and from being bed bound and gradually getting myself to a situation where I can function albeit with limitations  am still having large difficulties.

I have been doing EFT for about 9 months and the last 2 months with a practioner which is helping slightly but the problem I have now is that I came across a book 3 weeks ago called "Is gluten making you ill" and as usual I just went head long into it,  comparing a lot of my symptoms with those of gluten intolerance.

The first week on the diet I had more energy than I'd had for weeks and a lot of my symotms really improved but then I had a dodgy meal out and since then my symptoms of IBS have reared their ugly head and no matter what I do my gut is aching I feel extremly exhausted and am at a loss.

I have always had a milkj intolerance so take a lot of supplements to make up for lack of the nutrients in my diet and have been doing EFT to try and help whats going on but I am lost.

I really dont want to go back eating gluten because all my joints are calming down and lots of symptoms are really calming but the I BS is really getting me down and I am now back to feeling exhausted and also its affecting my sleeping.

While writing this blog it is really having an emotional affect on me but I just cannot recognise what this is.

My eft practioner is away on hols at the moment so I really need some help.

Hi Jacqueline,

Thanks for reaching out to the forums.  It's great to see that your looking at a both nutritional and emotional (EFT) approaches to improving your health.  It's a great combination.

Two thoughts.  First, I would suggest do a bit more exploring on the emotional level.  Especially with digestive symptoms like IBS, I would explore emotions like irritation, frustration, and worry.  It's also common to feel irritated with our bodies when there's a history of these symptoms. Once you have a clear sense of these emotions, tap on that.

Second, it is fairly common when we have had physical symptoms for a long time for things to start to get a little better and then have a setback.  One question EFTers often ask is, "Suppose there was something getting in the way of your progess continuing.  What would that be?"  This might be a useful question to explore.

Blessings,

Paul