Thorne Betaine HCL & Pepsin - Digestive Enzymes for Protein Breakdown and Absorption - 225 Capsules

Thorne Research's quality is fine and the ingredients are benign. One of the best or maybe the best you can buy.If I could take only 1 type of supplement, it would be HCL. (it is the type of acid that your body naturally produces when you are young AND healthy. also called stomach acid)It kind of saved my life. It cures a lot of problems by killing pathogens in your stomach (it is an acid after all), helps absorbing vitamins and more (the low PH helps), gives you a huge amount of energy boost.Sleep to much? Try this! Everyone knows that food can make you sleepy when you don't sleep enough. When it happens, I just take a pill or two, and my tiredness diminishes in a few minutes. (Your stomach is freed up from the burden of making HCL which is a complicated process and needs a lots of energy)If you're interested why Hydrochloric acid (=HCL) is wonderful, I recommend reading "Why Stomach Acid is Good for You" by Jonathan Wright.

I have recently been diagnosed with IBS and have had a terrible six months with the most debilitating stomach problems. I didn't want to have to accept a lifetime of medication so did some reading up on my symptoms in search of a natural cure - and found people using this. One of my problems was undigested food and so I did a simple recommended stomach avid test with bicarbonate of soda (you can Google this) & found I did seem to have all the syptoms of low stomach acid so decided to dive right in and try this. I started with 1 tablet and worked my way up to 3 with each protein meal. I have a cupboard full of prescription drugs the GP gave me for IBS but I have so far not taken them. It is early days yet but this, couple with a high dose prebiotic and some dietary adjustments is beginning to relieve me of my symptoms. I'm not sure yet whether I'm on my maximum dose but I no longer have loose stools or urgency after eating trigger foods (not sure what these are yet!) I still have some rumblings and stomach ache, so I am not cured but feel sure I'm on the right track with this. I suspect this is on the way to being life changing, I just need some dose modification and more time.

Brilliant, it worked immediately..!!!

I've been using this brand of Betaine HCL and Pepsin since March, I only bought it because my usual brand Pure Encapsulations was out of stock and I can't live without it. What a stroke of luck that was, this brand has double the strength of ingredients for the same price and has made a significant difference to my gut health. I won't be changing back. I have Hashimotos and was recommended to use betiane HCL as I have low stomach acid. If I forget to take it I can't sleep and my IBS flares up. I take one with every meal which has protein.

Work great and nice to find a product that’s a capsule and not a tablet bound with magnesium stearate. Would be nice to have a bit more pepsin in there.

I think this is the best I have used so far. As always it is more expensive than some others here but I have tried many and this is among the VERY best so far.

I have been using different brands and haven’t had any issues. Ever since i take those, i get rashes all over my body. They are much more expensive than the other ones, which makes it even more disappointing!

I ordered this in a heartbeat reading all the reviews I told myself “I’m finally going to cured! I’m finally going to eat the foods I enjoy again! I’m finally going to date again! Fall inlove again! Fall inlove with life again!” Well the only thing I feel into was nausea, indigestion, isonmina, depression and bloating. I believe I suffer with low acid and I take 1 pill with every meal, I do feel fine when I take it with a meal but when it comes night time I’m rolling around my bed in different positions trying my best not to throw up, Back to square one on a hunt to find my magic pill, I have faith you’re out there!