Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Gut Health 101 | Why You Might Not Be Making ANY Stomach Acid

20 Dec 2024 · 0 min

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This YouTube video (Gut Health 101 | Why You Might Not Be Making ANY Stomach Acid) features Aaron Hartman, MD explaining how to assess low stomach acid using a betaine hydrochloride challenge test. In the provided excerpt he describes the test (taking incremental betaine HCl capsules until mild heartburn occurs) and gives clinical anecdotes where patients required 10–13 capsules before experiencing heartburn, illustrating extremely low stomach acid production.

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Betaine hydrochloride (HCl) challenge test.

Examples given of patients taking 10, 12, or 13 capsules before experiencing heartburn.

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