SOLARAY Beta Glucan with Vitamin C, 60 VegCaps

Did you know that sometimes GERD is caused by low levels of stomach acid? Your esophagus fails to close if the level of acidity in your stomach falls too low. I had GERD for over 10 years. It was the side effect of a medication I was on. My internist mistakenly thought my stomach acid was too high and put me on proton pump inhibitors. Which pretty much guaranteed that I would have GERD forever. Luckily I have a new doctor. She correctly diagnosed me with low stomach acid, not high stomach acid. So first I tried one of these capsules with every meal , things improved but the problems didn't go away. Then my doctor said double it up. That did the trick. In less than a week, the results were obvious. My GERD was greatly improved. My gas went away, along with bloating, and the gut cramps. Within six weeks, I was able to try skipping the HCl and the digestive enzymes, without experiencing relapse. Now the reason why I was producing so little stomach acid was because my digestion was broken. In order to heal your digestion , you need to support it using HCl and digestive enzymes. You will probably need more digestive enzymes than the ones contained in this product but there are many excellent ones on the market. In order to heal the gut, you need to support it with glutamine . Glutamine is an amino acid that is used by the gut for energy, and it is required for essential function. It is also used to produce glutathione . Glutathione is the master enzyme that regenerates all of your other antioxidant enzymes . Periods of high stress can strip all of the glutathione in your body. Finally glutamine is also required to produce GABA . Fluctuating levels of GABA in your brain can alter your mood drastically. It's best not to exceed the recommended dose of glutamine in order to prevent this. During periods of trauma or broken digestion or high stress your daily need for glutamine will exceed any normal diet. Therefore doctors will recommend 2 to 3 g of glutamine taken on an empty stomach. Collagen : collagen is required for gut function. In order to heal the gut you need to supplement with collagen. You can do this by drinking bone broth or by taking a powdered collagen supplement. Vitamins. You need all your vitamins and minerals in order in order to heal. This is actually a very complicated topic because many vitamins will block absorption of other vitamins and minerals . Or they can only be absorbed in very precise ratios. But it's safe to say, that centrum or One-A-Day are lousy vitamins. It's mostly because they're not very bioavailable. In order to find a good bioavailable multivitamin you will need to do a lot of research . I would normally recommend Hardy.'s Essential Nutrients except it's such an expensive brand. Vitamin C is required for healing collagen . I was supplementing with 4 to 6 g when I noticed my collagen was healing at an accelerated rate. Make sure you get bioavailable versions of magnesium and zinc supplements. Saccharomyces boulardii: is good if you have some kind of gut trauma. The Saccharomyces actually fights gut inflammation. Bob's Red Mill unmodified potato starch: is resistant starch. Resistant starches are not digested by the gut , instead they are digested by your helpful probiotics. The body doesn't absorb the resistance starch therefore it does not raise glucose levels. Some of the byproducts of the resistance starch help feed the gut as well as feeding your good probiotics. Potato starch is the most concentrated source of resistance starch that you can use. The therapeutic dose is 1 tablespoon taken up to three times per day. Start with 1 teaspoon if you're not used to this stuff. Fiber: it was an eye-opening revelation to me, the difference in fiber quality . It turns out one of the key characteristics of fiber quality is the length of the fiber. Shorter fiber unfortunately feeds some of the bad inhabitants of your gut as well as the more helpful probiotics. Longer fiber feeds your helpful probiotics while starving the parasites. PGX is a trademark form of glucomannan which is extracted from the Konjac root. PGX has undergone a special form of processing which preserves the length of the fiber. I went from Metamucil , to glucomannan , to PGX . And as I upgraded from bad to best, my diarrhea went from relentless to gone. Protein synthesis: healing is by definition the production of new materials to replace that which is broken or gone. Therefore you need to initiate the production of new proteins . To do this you must eat 30 g of proteins in one meal. For example that would be five large eggs. It's an unfortunate amount of food, but nutritionists recommend for anyone trying to heal from a major trauma or medical condition, that you need to eat 30 g of protein three times a day for maximum healing. I find it difficult to do more than 30 g per day , and ended up rearranging my protein intake so that I would eat it all in one meal. But if you want your gut to heal quickly, you really do need to initiate protein synthesis so that you can start replacing some of your missing body functions. Good luck and good health!

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a good, natural, product, which I trust, have used for years, and now chose to purchase thru Amazon. Thank you.

Amazing product! It's easy to digest, minimal smell, and IT WORKS!!! This product helps my digestive issues which also includes (& it's embarrassing but..) I have BMs. Due to medications my doctor has to put me on ,one of the side effects is constipation (which I HATE) . I've been taking this now for 2 weeks now and my gut feels good along with a daily probiotic. I've had my sibling try this out and needless to say, she will order it too. When bottle runs out, so will I

The Solaray HCL with Pepsin is a great product if you are dealing with stomach issues, Betaine HCl and pepsin are gastric-juice are essential to the digestion of food and absorption of most nutrients. Betaine HCL increases the level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach which helps with proper digestion and absorption of nutrients from food. Normal levels of hydrochloric acid are also needed for digestion of proteins and absorption of amino acids. Betaine HCL helps to restore the proper acid levels in the stomach and maintain a healthy gut. You can take one capsule up to six times during each meal. The capsule are small, easy to swallow, no noticeable taste, brown in color....the bottle has a slight earthy smell..contains 180 gelatin capsules. Cautions on the label state that you should not take this product when you meal consist only of salad or fruit. If you have high stomach acid or ulcers talk to your Dr. before taking...also if you’re consuming any anti-inflammatory medicines: corticosteroids, aspirin, Indocin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or other NSAIDs. These drugs can damage the GI lining and supplementing with HCL could aggravate it, increasing the risks of bleeding or ulcer. so please check with your Dr. I received this product at a discount for my honest opinion/review. My husband has leaky gut and he has been incorporating this with his diet...it does seem to be helping with his digestion, but he thinks that he is having issues with the Glutamic Acid HCL, so he is off of them for now.

I was completely freaked out by the idea of adding acid to my stomach, and yet here I am writing a 5 star review of this product. I have an ongoing problem with yeast and fungus, and after several dental procedures late last year, and the accompanying antibiotics, it was way out of control. I read that fungus and yeast can only take over when the stomach acid is low and therefore not keeping them in check. I knew I had low stomach acid, so I thought why not give it a try? I took 1 each day with breakfast for 3 days, then upped it to 2 a day for 3 days, 1 each at breakfast and lunch. And the fungus started to retreat and my skin started to heal up and stop itching, ears started clearing out, etc. So I added in 3 per day, one each meal, for 3 days, and it felt like the tide was steadily turning. This got me to day 10. I then added in 2 for breakfast and got a touch of heartburn. I figure that was my answer, so I backed off to 1 per meal again. I felt like I still could use some more to control the fungus even more, so I added in a late snack in the evening with 1, and it did the trick. I guess 4 a day is what is right for my body right now. Fungus / yeast is leaving, my skin is healing up nicely, ears are clearing out, it's a freaking miracle if you ask me! I will add that I eat a pretty clean low carb diet, no sugar, dairy, grain, alcohol, nightshades. I am going to buy the 250mg and see if 1 650 plus 1 250 each meal works for me.

Great stuff, I felt better the next day.

Having no gallbladder, I have finally have assistance without stomach issues.

Hardly noticed even a slight difference after using for a month. It’s such an expensive product, there should have been some difference in my condition if not anything significant but no it was absolutely useless

Me lo recomendó la nutrióloga para tener buena digestión. Muy bueno

Producto bueno

I use for helping digestion. Highly recommended

I just finished the bottle. The ingredients seem well balanced on paper but personally I haven't seen any benefits. The pills are quite large and not easy to swallow. Also be prepared to pee bright yellow if take this supplement! I will not buy again.