Re: “TMG (Trimethylglycine) (Betaine HCL)” Ancy, could you clear this ?

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> > What I find with a quick internet search suggests both betaine and

> > betaine hcl can be called trimethylglycine. Apparently you have

> > 850 mg of the betaine hcl form.

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> Hi Stephaine,

>

> I did a search too now that you mentioned it. Do you think all

> betaine hcl is TMG?

Betaine is TMG

Betaine HCL has chloride on the end instead of hydroxide.

I saw a lot that said betaine was TMG and only a

> few references that said betaine hcl was TMG. I saw some references

> that made me question if betaine and betaine HCL were the same thing?

>

> So if I bought a bottle that just said betaine hcl would that be TMG

> also? I'm asking because of post #24710 that suggests TMG may be

> adding to high cysteine & sulfur problems.

I don't think that TMG is contributing to high cysteine and sulfur

problems. That's where people are confused.

Andy, if you are listening, can you clear this up?

So now I'm wondering if I

> can't take the TMG/betaine hcl? And then what do I do for stomach

> acid?

>

Use betaine HCl with pepsin for stomach acid.

Don't worry about TMG for now.

> Sorry to be so thick. I'm just really confused about my digestive

> problems and how to help them. See my post #24745. I don't

> tolerating carbs & sweets including fruit, I was planning to do SCD

> (w/o the fruit & honey - I need some gut healing), but just realized

> that eggs are a big problem for me too.

>So I don't know if it's a

> food allergy (from eating them every day for a few years now) of if I

> have sulfur food problems and have to cut them out now too, which

> leaves me with not much to eat.

What is clear is that you need to avoid eggs. You can start there.

You will need to test other sulfur foods to see if you are sulfur food

intolerant.

So now I'm wondering if betaine hcl

> if that and TMG are the same thing & TMG may increase cysteine in the

> blood then can I not have betaine hcl too?

It's ok to use betaine HCl with pepsin for extra stomach acid. If it

wasn't Andy would have told us.

http://onibasu.com/archives/am/95410.html

J

I hope I'm not talking in

> circles.

>

> Thanks again!

>