Chronic acidity 11599...India
A 51-year-old man had been suffering from acidity causing burning, belching, and acid reflux for five years. He had a sedentary lifestyle and a very stressful job as head of a retail sales chain, and for over 30 years he had been smoking 10 cigarettes a day. Over the past five years, he had tried many over-the-counter as well as prescription medications but nothing helped. When he saw the practitioner on 9 Sept 2018 he was not taking any medicine, and was given:
CC4.5 Ulcers + CC4.8 Gastroenteritis + CC4.10 Indigestion + CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic…TDS
He was advised to quit smoking and avoid a sedentary lifestyle. The patient did not come back until 16 Feb 2019, when he said that so long as he was taking the remedy the symptoms were not intense. Now that remedy finished in January, they have again aggravated. Apart from giving him a refill, he was advised to walk for 40 minutes at least five days a week. On 19 Mar, he was happy to report that his symptoms were again less intense. On 6 June, there was an improvement of 20%. He had not been regular in taking the remedy but now that he felt noticeable improvement, he started taking it regularly. He made no effort to quit smoking. On 11 Nov, he reported 50% improvement which went up to 80% by 26 Dec. By the third week of Mar 2020, there was no trace of acidity.
As he did not visit the practitioner due to Covid-19 lockdown, he stopped taking the remedy in March 2020. The positive side of the lockdown was that he was forced to quit smoking as he was unable to obtain his brand of cigarettes and within a week he started to feel invigorated with extra energy. This led to big strides in changing his lifestyle. He now realizes the importance of healthy living, has slowly given up smoking and taken up cycling, covering daily a distance of 10 to 15 km and on weekends more than 30 km a day. When last contacted in Nov 2021, more than 18 months after stopping the remedy the patient has had no recurrence of acidity.
Editor’s note: This case clearly demonstrates the importance of taking remedies regularly and leading a healthy lifestyle.