Usefulness of Homoeopathic treatment in nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease Authors: Renu Mittal,Anil Khurana,MS Ghosh, Ramesh Bawaskar,Divya Taneja,Sandhya Kashyap,Raj K Manchanda Source: IJRH, 2016, Volume10, Issue 3, P.188-198 Abstracts: Nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease is characterized by troublesome reflux-related symptoms in the absence of esophageal erosions/breaks at conventional endoscopy.There are medicines cited in homoeopathic literature which can be used for treatment of symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation. A pilot study was undertaken to explore usefulness of homoeopathic medicines in treatment of NERD.78 patients were screened,34 were enrolled, suffering from heartburn and/or regurgitation at least twice a week, having a gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) symptom score of more than 4.Homoeopathic medicine was prescribed on the basis of presenting symptoms. Response to treatment was assessed on GERD symptom score, visual analog scale(VAS) for heartburn, and quality of life-BREF(WHO-QOL) questionnaire evaluated at baseline and at end of 8 weeks of treatment. Significant difference was found in pre and post-treatment GERD symptom score(P=0.001) and VAS for heartburn(P=0.001).Statistically significant improvement was seen in three domains of WHO-QOL score, i.e. psychological health,social relationship, and environmental domain. The study open avenues for further research on reflux disease.