Thankyou Mel, that is very sweet of you. I am feeling a bit better today regarding my son's breakup but then occasionally I get that horrible 'sinking' feeling. Each day is getting a little better though.

Bogsinger - I must say that even though it is early days in terms of taking the Betaine HCL (and I have not been taking the maximum dose yet) I think my stomach does feel a lot better after I eat. For example in contrast, today I went out with family for lunch and forgot to take the HCL beforehand, now I have a most uncomfortable feeling in my stomach even a couple of hours later. It feels like the food is just not digesting properly when I don't take the HCL. So I can feel the difference as I have not had this prolonged 'full feeling' since starting the HCL.

Megan sorry about your son. Do you ever listen to relaxation tapes? They may help with anxiety to relax. I'm not sure what med this is but I do know I used to take digestitve enzymes and I noticed it helped a little at night during sleep cause I would often be woken by a stomach ache before and even if I didn't have to go to the bathroom just cause I was up I did.
Dakota I think sometimes fish oil or that tea can cause diareah in some. I'm not sure why but I heard someone mention it before. I know for my constipation the fish oil my doc said may help me go.

People who lack enough stomach acid to break B12 out of food still can absorb from a small amount of supplemental B12.

However, if that person has progressed to lack of intrinsic factor (true pernicious anemia) a very large oral dose is necessary to absorb any.

That is why for either of these types of malabsorption at least 1000 mcg at a time is suggested. Not timed or sustained release.

It is not necessary to take betaine with your B12, but betaine is a very good idea for most who malabsorb B12. Lack of sufficient stomach acid is at the root of an amazing number of things.

rose

Oops, forgot. As with other symptoms, they can vary tremendously from person to person. Quite a few people notice a change in sleep patterns at some point in B12 deficiency and/or during repairs.

rose

I thought that sublingual B12 was not dependant on stomach acid. Is that correct?

My reason for taking Betaine is based on several other nutrients that seem to be malabsorbing as shown in my Hair Tissue Analysis, in addition to protein. I'm just trying the Betaine HCL acid and it seems to be helping but I don't know if it is the entire answer.

B12 supplements are not dependent on stomach acid, whether sublingual, swallowed, methylcobalamin, cyanocobalamin or hydroxocobalamin.

People without stomach acid can absorb fine from supplements as long as they have intrinsic factor. If they lack intrinsic factor, they need a huge dose of supplement at one time in order to absorb by default.

rose