"Heartburn-Free Living for a Consulting Firm Owner"
A 34-year-old female, Mrs. A.P.D. (Patient ID: 51145), has visited the Life Force Pimpri clinic branch and started treatment for her chronic acidity problem on April 20, 2023. The patient has been suffering from this problem since 2018. During her 1st visit, she presented with bloating, heartburn, heaviness in the abdomen, occasional sour eructations, nausea or vomiting, and headache during episodes of acidity. The patient had 2-3 moderate episodes of acidity in a week, and each episode lasted for 1-2 hours until the patient took an antacid. The bloating was the most problematic complaint for her during an episode. Bloating and gases are used to cause pain in the retrosternal region, sometimes radiating to the back. Her major concern was, that her complaints were gradually progressing despite taking antacids. She was taking Tab. Pan-D(antacid) SOS during episodes
Physical generals:
She had a mixed diet with an average appetite. She liked sweets in general and had an aversion to oily food. Her water intake was 2-3 L/day. She had regular, satisfactory bowels and had no urinary or menstrual complaints. She had 2 kids (twins). She could not bear hot weather, and her perspiration was generalized. She had a disturbed sleep cycle due to work-related stress and preferred to sleep on her abdomen.
Mrs. A.P.D. had her consulting firm, which she was running with her husband. Her two kids were in 7th grade. The patient’s father was having hypertension, and the mother had diabetes mellitus. The patient did not have any history of major illness or surgery in the past.
On the mental plane, she was very confident and expressive; she loved to spend time with friends and family. When she gets irritable, she used to shout mostly at her husband. The patient was well supported and had a cordial relationship with her parents during childhood and adolescence, and even after marriage, she is very happy and has a good relationship with her husband and his family.
After studying her case in detail, Dr. Shah prescribed Phosphorus 30 and Lycopodium clavatum 30.
Follow-ups:
During her 1st follow-up on May 16, 2023, she informed us that overall there is improvement in complaints. Bloating, heartburn, and heaviness in the abdomen have reduced in intensity, and the frequency of episodes of acidity has reduced to once per week. She had completely stopped taking antacids after starting treatment at Life Force.
The second follow-up was taken on July 7, 2023. She had significant improvement in her complaint of heartburn and heaviness in the abdomen, and bloating was only present after taking outside food; otherwise, there was no complaint of bloating.
During 3rd follow-up on 29th August 2023, she informed that she was completely stable and no further improvement or deterioration was noticed.
During subsequent follow-ups taken on 12th October 2023 and 5th December 2023, we observed that she was stable and there was no aggravation in her complaints.
During her follow-up on January 14, 2024, she informed that she is having an overall 70–80% improvement and bloating after taking outside food has reduced in intensity. Her complaints of heartburn, heaviness in her abdomen, and tightness that is almost absent.
The patient is continuing her treatment as her complaint was chronic, and she is overall 80-90% better till now.
The last follow-up was taken on November 24, 2024, during which she informed that now she has episodes of mild acidity only when there is a delay in taking dinner, and the complaint lasts for a few minutes and she does not need any conventional treatment.
Conclusion:
This case highlights that homeopathy is very effective in reducing dependency on antacids and treating acidity safely and successfully without any side effects.