A 19-year-old male patient, Mr. S.B.K. (PIN: 33382) visited Life Force center on 1st September 2017 with the complaints of hyperacidity, regurgitation, bloating sensation, and pain. He would experience heartburn and a lot of heaviness and regurgitation since one and a half years. He was suffering from the complaint since one and a half years. His symptoms used to bother him every day. His condition used to get aggravated mostly by having spicy food, outside food, and fried food and by lying down. Besides this, he also had complaints of allergic rhinitis & hypertension. 

He was a non-vegetarian by diet. He liked chicken and fish, but he didn’t have any specific disliking with regards to the food. His thirst was average. His sleep was disturbed due to his condition. 
His father was diabetic, and his mother had gastritis and allergic complaint.

He was a TV actor. He lived with his mother and brother.
Mentally, the patient was very restless and irritable. He was short-tempered. He was anxious about his condition. Thus, his mental status was predominantly related to all the symptoms of his complaint.

His case was studied in detail and medicines were prescribed to him accordingly.

Follow-Ups:
On 6th October 2017, when he gave his first follow-up, there was some improvement in his condition. He had experienced a 20% improvement in his condition.
On 11th November 2017, when he came for a follow-up, further improvement was observed in his condition.
On 20th March 2018, when he gave a follow-up, his condition had improved by more than 40%. Regurgitation and irritation in the chest region were still present.
On 13th April 2018, when he came for a follow-up, there was further improvement in his condition. So, he came and pick up the medicine.

He gave his next follow-up on 11th October 2018. All the symptoms were showing very good results. His relief from GERD symptoms had improved by 90%.
On 23rd May 2019, the patient was completely better. His recovery from burning, regurgitation, bloating sensation, and the pain was completely better. All his symptoms had shown a drastic improvement. He was very happy with the result and he is still continuing with treatment.

Conclusion:
This case highlights that homeopathy is highly effective in treating the complaints of GERD successfully and safely without any side-effects.

Written by Dr. Benao, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah