Betaine- Fight that acid reflux with Betaine HCl with Pepsin

[shadesters]

I have a hiatal hernia, and 1 betain HCL tablet before a meal (you can take it after but I prefer to take it before) helps me tremendously. I have no had heartburn since I started taking HCL. Stupid doctors told me to take acid-reducers, so I have been taking ranitidine for years now when I already had low stomach acid... such sheep... Think I will stick to natural remedies for most things from now on!

[ronv11]

(this is my opinion) making to much or to little acid is not the problem. the problem has to do with you L.E.S.

( lower esophageal sphincter) it may be weak or you may have a hiatal hernia. Some think adding acid makes your les work better. I have tried a lot of different things and nothing works. surgery for this problem is from what i read not the greatest idea. I hope one day someone finds the answer.

[MTHKITEBOARDS]

Also if you dont have acid in your stomach you cant absorb b vitamins iron and other minerals very good

[MTHKITEBOARDS]

There is a reason why your body does not produce a lot of hci, and if you add hci without finding out ,it could make you really sick like it did me.

My problem was iron and b vitamins most likely b 12.

After taking those 2 I had normal amounts of acid after 4 days and then it was back to coffee Mcdnoalds and drinking with no problems my gastritis is 90 percent healed , and now I take the hci which I have no problems with.

[babystinky]

i think it is a load of b.s actually. there are no scientific stats to demonstrate exactly who should be taking such. i tried it, and at night i had the worst acid beyond my normal acid problems. so in my case, i am not of those who produces less acid then normal.

[MsOobii]

@babystinky You have to take it for longer, and also do a low carb diet. I had GERD for two years. It works.

[kmdded91762]

Been on Priolsec for YEARS. Still having horrible acid reflux. I went to a Naturapath and was tested. My pH was 5.45 and should be 6.4 or better. I started on a alkaline diet with lots of vegies, salads but is still so bad. I called him today and he said to start on HCL. I took one at dinner and the bottle said not to mix with having just salad and/or fruit....well that is what i am eating right now. Still had burping and burning. How long does this process take and I am just adding acid?

[mrsblue82]

i know you can't give med advice but who will properly dia me so i can get this problem over, i got some answers from brenda watson, dr bob demaria and others and that's why i havesome relief I even noticed my vitamins are working correctly, before they did zero good but with the HCL and digestive enzymes I have energy nails, hair is healthy. on my blood test my total protein is 74 albunium 36 globulin 42 and it should be about24, that mean too little acid, had asthma all childhood to 20yr

[mrsblue82]

It's sad that I had to turn to the net to find my answer, I'v been to several drs and they all quickly ask questions and send me out with samples and a prescrip for too much acid I am so despite to find the underlying cause of this problem I noticed problems like gas, burping, fullness in chest, sour mouth, bad breath, coating on tongue, burning in throat like a acid bomb released throughout the day. what kind of dr will test me probably, I tell them it's low acid and they say just take this

[cutelittleflowers]

Yeah true, same for me! I even went to my doc to tell her I had found what my problem is,- that the betaine hcl and a low carb diet had basically cured me, I wanted to get it prescribed... and after explaining all this to her, she said blankly "have you tried gaviscon?"

[panic1844]

lol tha means she wasnt even listening. I'm going to the doc just to chech my acid level in my stomach just to make sure, but docs advice is always prevacid or nexium. I'm already taking Betaine HCl and I eliminated bloating, burping and exessive gas....something is really long with our helthcare in america..

[cutelittleflowers]

Yes, they prescribe those automatically, without even checking!! That is just wrong. I take 10 betaine hcl per day now, and long as I stay true to the low carb - not too much starch/sugar, the heartburn is GONE. I have never been more releived :-)

[cutelittleflowers]

I'm in the UK, but the healthcare is run by pretty much the same idiotic puppet show. If you get the chance do a bit of research into codex alimentarius - you will then see why they are blindly giving out prescriptions.

[panic1844]

HMMM i WILL DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT...THANX

[playlist919]

@panic1844 total agree man

[IAmMichaelMyers]

@cutelittleflowers LOL, not surprising she said that. It's like they are mindless robots for the pharma companies and OTC drugs.

[mrsblue82]

how long do i take the hcl felt better with it stop taking reflux came back.

thank u in advance

[golfsullivan]

Some people need to take it for life unless the underlying reason for lack of HCL can be uncovered. Sometimes it can be as simple as a Zinc deficiency. It can also be very complex related to an illnesses that cause the decrease of certain hormones and chemicals that control or regulate the making of HCL and Pepsin. The most common, believe it or not is the exposure to mold by certain genotypes where Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide goes dead low. VIP has an influence on stomach HCL and Pepsin.

[cutelittleflowers]

Really? That is interesting. I am better with betaine hcl and a low carbdiet, but I really do still wonder how this suddenly happened to me almost overnight! I concluded that since my body does not tolerate carbs anymore, that it must be a fungal infection.