Medications to relieve symptoms and control GORD include antacids, histamine H2 receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors, cholinergic agents, and promotility agents.

        Surgery to remove a portion of the oesophagus may be recommended, if a biopsy shows the type of cellular changes called dysplasia.

        Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a newly approved option that may avoid surgery. PDT involves the use of a special laser device, called an oesophageal balloon, along with a drug called Photofrin. Together, the laser balloon and medication lead to destruction of the abnormal cells lining the oesophagus, without affecting the normal tissue.