A couple years ago my friend had a lot of acid reflux and when she got tested at the doctors, they told her she had helicobacter pylori and a hernia at sixteen. She was on perscription antibiotics for awhile and then got her endoscopy. They told her that they weren't going to operate because it was too dangerous for her age.

She wants to know whether or not the hernia is still there or whether or not it will remain there for the rest of her life. Any suggestions or comments?