MANAGEMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE THROUGH AYURVEDA: A CASE STUDY

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common gastrointestinal ailment. Its symptoms include heartburn and regurgitation, epigastric pain, dysphagia, belching, nausea, bloating, etc.General line of treatment includes antacids, histamine-receptor antagonists (H2RAs), and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). If medication treatment fails, patients may require surgical intervention, such as anti-reflux surgery, with varying outcomes for long-term care. This condition can be co-related with Amlapitta described in Ayurveda text. In present case study a 48-year-old patient having chief complaints as acid eructation, burning sensation in the chest (retrosternal burning), episodes of pain in the chest and nauseawere clinically diagnosed as case of amlapitta(corelated with GERD). The patient was treated with specific regimen - Tab Pittashamak, Tab Gulkacid, Tab Vruddhihar and mahatiktaghrita in prescribed dose. Therapeutic evaluation of treatment was done based on improvement in sign & symptoms. Patient was cured completely with no reoccurrence of symptomseven after 3 months. A chronic case of GERD was successfully treated with ayurvedic medicine along with diet and lifestyle modification.