While you can, treat it or prevent it before something like CANCER happens which GERD can cause in time!

Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors diagnose and treat more than 28,000 adults and children who have gastroesophageal reflux disease. Mayo Clinic specialists are skilled in distinguishing GERD from other disorders that may cause similar symptoms.

Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseasePrevalence:  Reflux symptoms at least weekly: 20 percent of the population (2004)¹⁵Ambulatory care visits:  8.9 million (2009)⁶Hospitalizations:  4.7 million (2010)⁵Mortality:  1,653 deaths (2010)¹⁰Prescriptions:  64.6 million (2004)⁸