Hello. I am currently living in Japan and I am suffering from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). I did my endoscopy 4 months ago and I was diagnosed with hiatal hernia, reflux esophagitis, and GERD. so I wanted to know if this disease would be cured or not. I am having frequent heartburn I am taking some medications prescribed by the doctors here but neither of them is working well. so I am worried if this will have any future complications or not? and for my diet, I eliminated every spicy food oily food that is not good for my gut but still, I am not getting better. its 5 months now since I started having heartburn. so I wanted to know if I need surgery or if it takes time to heal or if it doesn't get cured. and any future complications? this disease is directly affecting my mental health too. I get stressed about it every day. I cannot eat anything. after eating something my stomach reacts differently and I get heartburn. the doctor here told me to avoid high protein foods like meat fish chicken and I am curious how will I get protein and other essential nutrients in my diet. can you please suggest to me the diet I can have o r the diet I should avoid? I am having stress with this disease. please suggest to me something about this problem. any suggestions would be highly appreciated. thank you in advance. looking forward to hearing from you soon.