GERD Awareness Week is November 23-29, it was first established by the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD)  in November 1999. This event is noted on the United States National Health Observances Calendar as the timing of GERD Awareness week coincides with the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, which is an accepted moment of overindulgence and dietary indiscretion for much of the public.