It’s GERD Awareness Week, and the team here at the Tampa Bay Reflux Center would like to send out some words of support and encouragement during this time. After all, recent statistics show that roughly 18.1-27.8% of Americans struggle with GERD (this statistic hasn’t been reevaluated since 2014, and the estimate is as high as 30%). In this blog, we will take a look at the answers to several questions, including: is GERD a serious disease, how can I protect myself from GERD, and is GERD a lifelong illness.

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