Can I use Betaine HCI if I have stomach lesions?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

Last fall I had an endoscopy to look for damaged villi due to a gluten

intolerance. My villi were okay, but the GI doc did find two stomach lesions,

which did cause pain now and then when I ate. The GI doc told me to take

Prilosec, which I did not do, because as I understand it, this drug makes your

digestion worse by reducing stomach acid.

I was advised by another holistic doc to take digestive enzymes, which I have

taken for the last few months will no problems. This particular formula has

500mg Betaine HCI, with Ox Bile, Pepsin, Papain, niacinamide, pyridoxal 5

phosphate, and additional herbs. When I ran out of these supplements, I started

taking one tsp apple cider vinegar in water, since the supplements were very

expensive.

This morning I took the Natural Factors Betaine HCI recommended on this program,

and I have quite a bit of burning in my stomach where the lesions are. Funny, I

thought they had been healed since I had not had any pain in months. I guess

not.

Should I go back to the previous formula I was using, since I did not have any

problems with it? Or should I try 1 tsp apple cider vinegar to help with

digestion?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi All,

>

> Last fall I had an endoscopy to look for damaged villi due to a gluten

intolerance. My villi were okay, but the GI doc did find two stomach lesions,

which did cause pain now and then when I ate. The GI doc told me to take

Prilosec, which I did not do, because as I understand it, this drug makes your

digestion worse by reducing stomach acid.

>

> I was advised by another holistic doc to take digestive enzymes, which I have

taken for the last few months will no problems. This particular formula has

500mg Betaine HCI, with Ox Bile, Pepsin, Papain, niacinamide, pyridoxal 5

phosphate, and additional herbs. When I ran out of these supplements, I started

taking one tsp apple cider vinegar in water, since the supplements were very

expensive.

>

> This morning I took the Natural Factors Betaine HCI recommended on this

program, and I have quite a bit of burning in my stomach where the lesions are.

Funny, I thought they had been healed since I had not had any pain in months. I

guess not.

>

> Should I go back to the previous formula I was using, since I did not have any

problems with it? Or should I try 1 tsp apple cider vinegar to help with

digestion?

>

+++Hi ,

Yes, you can take the previous formula.

Bee