Best Naturals | Betaine HCl 648 mg + Pepsin (Protein Digestion Support) – 250 ct

Great

A consistent part of my regimen. The most effective of the brands I've tried. I find the capsules easy to swallow, but someone I know said they're too large for her, so if you need your pills small, maybe go for a lower dosage.

This is a very good product, and it comes in a nice large size (250 capsules). It helps my digestion and is easy to swallow.

Works like it's supposed to, good product

Easy to swallow and good for prevention of heartburn.

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.

So far these have my helped me to fall asleep, I tried taking two also no falling asleep. I plan on trying one additional pill per night until I get the right dose.

I am a person without a gallbladder and it has presented problems over the years. With GERD being one of the problems presenting. But I noticed that when I started taking these pills right before my meals I have not had the issue, but I'm trying to get the benefits of taking my vitamin B1 and also my b complex vitamins so I'm trying to build the stomach acid that this helps with doing so that the vitamins can be better absorbed. Once I find out how this is working I will update my review but so far so good. And for those who wonder if they're hard to swallow they go down very easy for me with a 8oz glass of water and I have a problem with taking pills. You also need to know that there is no funny aftertaste none whatsoever so if you need benefits of this type of medication to help your body absorb more of what you need especially if you're getting up in age like I am (haha) these are a good value.

I didn't think this would have such an impact. I was wrong, this really works. I've been having reflux issues for a couple of years and it seemed to be getting worse every day. I've been taking antacids after every meal until I tried this. I've been taking one or two of these before every meal, I'm for Days in and haven't needed antacids once and I've been eating pizza and pasta with sauce. They would have destroyed my esophagus with acid reflux just a few days ago. All I can say is give this a try it's much healthier than all the meds or antacids you use and it really does work.

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.

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!

LPR is low stomach acid. Comes with Chronic cough. Its stopped the cough in 10 min flat. at 1 capsule in the morning. I drink tea with cream so I need 2 in the morning. Not a breakfast person. A Tuna sandwich and some steamed broccoli requires 4-5 caps. Thats for me though. My witness mark ques my body gives off that I have taken enough HCL is not like they say a warm feeling in the stomach.Mine is a firm feeling in the stomach. So pay attention to your unique body ques its telling you. ** Now the Pepsin thats in here is Porcine. Just so you know. As there is different types of pepsin. Its easier on most people. Others use Pepsin in the form of a fungus Called Aspergillus Niger. I dont need any more fungus in my body. So pay attention to the type of Pepsin companys are using in their HCL products. If your a female like me you do not want the fungus pepsin in your hcl. I have tried natural factors,Docs best with genitian bitters which Did not sit well with me. Very little pepsin in those. Best Naturals >This product worked for me.

I've been having stomach problems every time I eat. I've cut out dairy and gluten, and I still have stomach problems (bloating, feeling horrible, stomach pains, etc.). I was so miserable I just didn't want to eat and then was trying liquid diets. Those work while I'm on them but then I just go right back to stomach pain as soon as I eat solids. After doing lots of research, I discovered that as you age your stomach stops producing enough acid and causes problems like I have been having (I'm 36). I took a stomach acid test by using baking soda (you can google it), and found that I am extremely low on stomach acid. Also to note, that being low on stomach acid actually causes acid reflux and taking more acid helps this; taking antacids actually makes it worse! Taking these pills before or after my meals has helped tremendously (I may take up to 3-4 pills at a time). I can definitely feel a difference - so much less bloating and gas. I recommend these to so many people because they have worked so well for me!

I ordered these based on all the reviews. I have had lots of stomach issues for many years with my Autoimmune Disorders. I've been on Prevacid, Nexium and a few others. They didn't seem to help. I just had my second Endoscope a few months ago and was diagnosed with Erosive Gastropathy. Although I am not on any anti inflammatory medicine. It's the Sjogren's causing me issues in my stomach. It always feels like it's literally on fire!!! Sometimes like my shirt is wet or my stomach is sweating but it's not. I've tried several enyzme supplements but nothing has seemed to help. Some were very expensive and you had to take 3 with a meal. I've only been taking them for a week so hard to notice much difference yet. I may bump up to two a meal. If anyone else has this issue. I hope this helps.

I took 1 twice a day, then a week later, 2 twice a day, a week later I'm at 2 in the a.m. and 3 in the p.m. No gut burning. I was suspicious that I have low acid at 58. I've had horrible silent acid reflux and other issues for about 5 years now. Nothings worked, I was prescribed and prescribed, and none of it worked. I've tried other natural solutions, nothing worked. This past Friday I had a horrible burning, and I was going to have to have an acid filled dinner for a family event the next day. I took 4 of these before bed, and felt better. Then had a thought, I had 4 more before my acid filled dinner, and I didn't get worse. The next day I had pizza for my husbands birthday, another thing that would cause the burn, and I took 4 of these before that meal, and no burn hours or a day later. IT'S WORKING FOR ME! I'm still working my way up to my daily dose I haven't felt the burn from too high of a dose and still get esophagus burn/pain in my chest, but so far so good. Very happy with the results.

I wanted to use this product for awhile before I reviewed it, but I must say that it's worked from day one. It does have a bit of a learning curve to it. Do you take 1-3 a day or with meals? Everyone seems to have their own sweet spot, and finding your own is a little trial and error. It says to take it until you feel the burn and then back off, well at first you're left to wonder is a THE burn or your heart burn acting up? I started out trying to take one with each meal, but by the end of the day felt like my stomach was burning but nothing going up my throat so I backed off. My sweet spot is simply taking one pill in the morning with my breakfast and I'm good to go for the day. Beef does seem aggravate things so I keep a few on hand and take an extra pill if I get meatloaf or roast that day.

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.