Cyanocobalamin won't be used by your body. It is stored in the liver and is converted to methylcobalamin before the body can utilize it. Your body, due to the MTHFR, does not make that conversion happen. It never will.

Do you know exactly what the description was of what they saw on any scopes of your stomach? Scopes don't show GERD. They show inflammation, or other such identifiable signs. Did they ever test your stomach's pH while down there?

The chance of you having too much stomach acid is pretty low. Our stomachs age, just as every other part of the body does. And the symptoms of too much and not enough stomach acid are very similar.

Okay, here's the gross part. Do you ever see undigested food or tablets in your poops? That's another sign it's not enough stomach acid.

What are your symptoms about 30 - 90 minutes after you eat?

Have you ever tried to have apple cider vinegar with your food? It has a similar effect as Betaine HCL does.

Vitamin deficiencies are no small thing! They can lead to disease states.

If you don't have stomach acid, food literally putrefies in the GI tract, causing inflammation, which can lead to infection and cancer.

The drug companies push antacids/acid blockers, etc. as though they were candy. It makes me nuts. Short term use of them can cause problems as well. They make it seem as though everyone on the planet has an acid problem. Only about 4% do, and they are mostly young people.

You have to understand that many doctors did not learn about hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid) or achlorhydria (no stomach acid) in school. Or if they did, that knowledge has since been replaced by the status quo of GERD and drugs. Doctors are pushed hard to prescribe acid blockers/inhibitors. How often do you ever hear about a lack of stomach acid in TV ads? Never, because the drug companies don't have a product to sell you for that.

I'm so exhausted by this topic. I could go on and on about it. Just be sensible and do some research. Achlorhydria alone can cause absorption issues. It did with me.

BTW, did they ever retest you for celiac or test you for pernicious anemia?

I hope you can get all of this figured out. Have patience about progress, though. It might take a while.

Annie