Betaine HCL 648 mg 250 Capsules (250 Count (Pack of 3))

Like many others have said, the symptoms of too much stomach acid and low stomach acid are very similar. If you were like me and grew up in the 80's, you were probably caught up in the bombardment of the acid inhibiter (PPI's) craze. Prilosec, Zantac, ect commercials were all over the tv. Seemingly everyone in the country had acid indigestion, and needed either over the counter or prescription PPi's. As a kid I had a very loud, gurgling stomach, presumably the sound of my digestive system doing its job. In my early 20's, I started having stomach problems (I was drinking quite a bit) - the gurgling went away, and I had stomach pains and slow digestion and constipation. My Doctor put me on Omeprozole. It seemed to work initially, but over time my symptoms came back but much worse. My Doctor increased my dosage, and things got better again for awhile. . When I hit 40, I started having massive panic attacks and constant general anxiety. I had an endoscopy, and a hiatal hernia was discovered. And then in 2014 I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had my thyroid removed. While the oncologist was examining me, he noticed that I had absolutely no saliva in my mouth. My anxiety was at an all time high, due, obviously, in part to the cancer. For many years I had no energy, and was living in a constant fog. The terrible constipation caused bleeding hemorrhoids. I had given up on life. I was hoping that my thyroid was the reason for all of this, and that once it was removed I'd start feeling better. It didn't. My brother was suffering from the same stomach issues as I was, and he discovered that we both had been misdiagnosed with too much stomach acid, when the reverse was true. He started taking Betaine HCL in large doses, and it changed his life dramatically. I don't know if all those years of taking the acid reducers had permanently destroyed our bodies from producing acid or it was just from getting older. Following his suggestion, I took 2 tablets every hour until I started to feel acid in my throat. I was up to 8 tablets and was beginning to think this stuff didn't work. But once I got up to 10 tablets, I began to feel a slight burning in my stomach and throat. Beyond that, I began to experience that familiar gurgling in my stomach that I had experienced in my youth. The saliva returned to my mouth, and the white, pasty gunk on my tongue went away and turned back to a healthy pink! The constipation is completely gone as well. I still have to take medications for my anxiety and panic attacks, but I think much of that was due to the heavy drinking and abusing marijuana in my youth. I'm not a doctor, but I can attest to the effectiveness of Betaine HCL had on me and my brother. At times I've taken over 15 pills a day. I'm not saying that you should take that much, just explaining what has worked for us. I don't necessarily take it before meals, I take 5 pills when I wake up and then take as needed throughout the day. Sometimes I need 6 or 8, sometimes I need more. Once I start to feel that gnawing and bloating in my stomach, I take 3 or 4, and 20 minutes later, my stomach gurgles very loudly, and the pain and bloating is instantly gone. There is absolutely zero doubt in my mind that this stuff works. While I don't feel 100%, my stomach feels so much better. I've taken several brands of HCL, and all of them worked pretty much the same. I buy this brand mainly due to the lower price. If I had to find one negative aspect of this particular brand is the pills can be somewhat hard to swallow. But if you take a couple at a time, and take them with plenty of water, you should be able to get them down okay. I hope this helps someone.

I had been experiencing pain in the belly, on matter what I ate. I doubled up on this, taking 2 capsules instead of one because the pain was that bad. To my amazement, I didn't have the bloating or belly ache. Now I take one capsule before meals, but if I am going to eat something that is prone to cause gas, I will take 2. Very happy with the help this Betaine HCL gives me.

For some reason, I had been having pretty bad heartburn and indigestion. I had gotten these as a way to improve my digestion, but I had been reading online that you needed to take as many as you can tolerate ("warm feeling in the stomach") but I think trying to take a lot of these just caused the problem to remain or be worse, and taking as much as 7 in a meal was not a good idea. I didn't think they worked, but then after a while of suffering with more heartburn, I thought I would give it another go. For the past week, I have taken ONE, along with a NOW plant enzyme pill a few minutes before eating. I have hardly had to even burp since. Its been miraculous. My suggestion for taking them...take only one, a few minutes before a meal. I think the plant enzyme pill must work well with it also. Then, if you start to feel bloated even after having one, just take one more. I don't imagine you would need any more than that. My next test will be doing weight lifting. I have found that during weight lifting I get severe heartburn. I think its due to drinking a lot of water during the workout along with abdominal pressure due to the exercise. I am going to try taking one just before my workout and another one if I start to feel it during my workout. Hopefully it keeps things under control. I also think I have had a couple meals where I have forgotten it and now the symptoms of the heartburn seem to have lessened despite not taking the pill. I am starting to heal and feel normal again. Over the last number of years I have felt bloated a lot even if I wasn't in quite this much discomfort so its great that things are better again.

Love this stuff, I have GERD and now I can get sleep because the gas and bloating has been lessened. It has not completely gone but when you have suffered for 8 years, every little step is a plus.

This product does what it claims and truely does help with acid reflux and digestive ailments. I was having some acid reflux and taking one or two of these before a meal has eliminated the issue. I also bought this because I have heard it helps with candida and I have noticed that it does seem to have helped some (and I'm only a couple weeks in), most likely because all the food gets more properly broken down and assimilated before entering the intestines. I will caution, a lot of sites will state to take as many of these at a time as you can tolerate (you will get a burning sensation when you have reached that point). While I do agree with this and that is what I did, when I hit the threshold I did get some diarrhea and it burned on the way out, similar to if I had eaten spicy food. Nothing serious but worth noting. I reduced the quantity by 1or 2 pills and was good to go. Overall a great product and a good price for the quantity!

Good

The last two bottles did not work for me. Had to switch to another brand and now my stomach is back to normal.

I’m taking them so far so good

Me ha servido desde el dia uno !!llevo una semana tomamdolo y adios a la acidez lo tomo ( antes de cada comida) y en conjunto con L glutamina( 2 veces al fia que repara la mucosa dañada por el avido)

This fixes stomach acid issues

Buen producto

Muy bueno para la ayuda de la digestión, lo recomiendo.

Es difícil evaluar el resultado de tomarlo y el costo creo que es elevado