Country Life Betaine Hydrochloride with pepsin 600 mg - 250 Tablets

Good quality; good for what ails your malfunctioning gut

These tablets are super easy to swallow compared to capsules. Product works well, and I’ve tried a few different kinds of Betain HCL.

This is a great product at a great price! I have been using Country Life Betaine HCL for years--as I suffer from reduced HCL production. So in addition to my prebiotics/probiotics and digestive enzymes, whenever I have a protein meal, I usually try to take one tablet of Betaine HCL with my meal as it does aid my digestion (the bottle says to take two, but two is too much for me). I can actually feel the difference once I take the tablet. Mind you, my protein intake is about 5 ounces of fish or meat (I can't digest chicken that well) per day (but not every day), so I am not eating a lot of protein, per say. The digestive enzymes that I take also include protease to breakdown the protein, but the HCL provides an additional boost to my ability to break down the protein into amino acids. Anyway, my amino acid profile is pretty good according to my labs, and I think that this product as well as the digestive enzymes have helped.Once of the reasons that this is a well-rounded product is that in addition to Betaine (912 mg), it also contains Pepsin (36 mg), Papain (10 mg), Bromelain (10 mg) and Calcium (103 mg). Actually, I'm not really sure why the calcium is included (calcium carbonate) because it's not listed as a filler. It's actually a substantial amount. I would drop the calcium carbonate, if I were the manufacturer. The rest of the stuff is awesome digestive power!

I don't know the chemistry, nor have any health officials recommended this for me. However, it does work for me.I've had acid reflux all my life. It's hereditary. I even get it on an empty stomach if I just drink water. I've been on a lot of prescription and OTC medicines. A few years back I had a stomach issue that felt like I wasn't able to digest meat well. I did a little research online and someone suggested because I was eating red meat so infrequently and only eating healthy, lean foods, that my digestion didn't know what to do with it. They suggested using Betaine HCL. I found some at the local store and started taking it. Within a day, it had worked. I took it for a couple weeks and was able to ween myself off of it.Fast-forward several years and I started having similar symptoms, though my diet was much worse and my acid reflux had been controlled very well. I started taking this again and it helped right away. I stopped taking it after a week or so.I don't know if I suffer from chronic "low-acid" stomach because of the meds I take and if that causes my upset stomach. I don't know how this product works, if it really increases stomach acid and I can't prove it does anything at all...except make me feel better.It seems like this product may provide temporary increased stomach acid to help digest food. And then my normal meds keep my stomach acid lower when I haven't eaten to help prevent ulcerating my esophagus, etc. I do not think it is a simple psychosomatic cure, but I'm also uncertain how exactly it is helping.Bottom line, if you're having issues, ask your Dr. If they tell you to give it a try, go for it.

Its a good product I will recommend it

This pill in my view is dangerous or just useless. Made me bloat like a pregnant girl and made me highly aggressive. 2 pills with each major meal with protein? Dangerous and excessive. Try one with each when you’re eating stuff you actually need the pill for: this is highly important.You don’t need these pills if you’re just having a salad. Heavy proteins yes, particularly if you have Hypochlorhydria or big signs of it, Still, if it makes you bloat and feel nauseous, naturally stop.These were banned from over the counter a few years back for a reason. There is no proof they do anything. Well, they do one thing on my end : make me bloat and nauseous. Honestly, the worst money I have spent in recent memory besides American made unisex beanies.Do your research and always and ask loads of questions. Also, be extremely careful. Good luck.

I was so disappointed when I saw that this had Porcine in it. I'm an avid vegan and I try to be very careful about not consuming animal products. I was shocked to see that you say this product is Vegan Friendly when in fact it's Not. Just keep it real with folks. I gave you 3 stars for the price, but I'm a nice person.