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On Fri, 25 Apr 1997 Nancy Newlin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I also had a stomach acid test which resulted in my taking
> betaine hydrochloride with pepsin after every meal, since my
> stomach is currently producing very little digestive acids.

Nancy,

I had a stomach acid test last summer and it indicated I needed to take
a betadine hydrochloride with pepsin capsule with every meal, but I
found I couldn^Òt tolerate them after about a week and had to stop.  They
made me really nauseous.  If I take one every other day, I am okay, but
more than that will keep me awake and upset my stomach.  Of course, I
have gallstones and a problem with bile production, so I have to be
careful what I eat and how I alter my GI chemical equilibrium.  I don^Òt
know why my stomach stopped producing the amount of hydrochloric acid
that it needed to digest foods, but obviously, my internal environment
is unbalanced.   Any one else have comments about hydrochloric stomach
acid tests?