The primary objective of the study is to describe the change in GerdQ sum scores, after a 4-week period of systematic treatment with PPIs(using GerdQ questionnaire). The secondary objectives are: to measure the response at the current treatment after a 4-week period of systematic treatment and to identify the percentage of patients which require alterations of their treatment (GerdQ questionnaire)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of informed consent
• Patients known or newly diagnosed with GERD or patients with typical symptoms of GERD- heartburn, regurgitation (in the last case, GerdQ sum score should be ≥8, in the absence of PPI treatment)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any symptoms at visit 1 suggesting a need for further investigation, judged by the Investigator (alarm symptoms).The alarm symptoms suggesting complicated disease are: dysphagia, odynophagia, bleeding, weight loss without intention or anemia.
• Previous participation in the present study

The study population are patients known/newly diagnosed with GERD or with symptoms suggesting GERD( hearburn, regurgitations) who presented to their family physician(primary care clinic)