>>@ another poster: I've heard of the too little acid theory too. A naturopath I had gone to was giving me betaine HCL tablets and those did not improve or worsen my problem. They upped it to a stronger dose and still it did nothing.
That's meaning that the dosage is still to low and you have to increase it (or till you get the max dosage, don't know it out of my head). That you don't notice the HCl means your stomach IS NOT producing enough HCl! If it was you would have noticed the extra HCl.
I recommend you to take HCl. But maybe first check if you'll have H pylori. Or if you tolerate it, it'll be fine I suppose. But don't take HCl if you have stomach inflamation.