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Want to try Creatine... Any experiences good or bad
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2Tone, you might ask this question on the supplement board if you havent already. I believe all creatine monohydrate will cause water retention. But I know there's a different type of creatine available now that is not a monohydrate and it supposedly doesnt have the water retention problem, or a least not as much.
As for other side effects, I know diarrhea is a commom one if your dosages get too high.
As for other side effects, I know diarrhea is a commom one if your dosages get too high.
MsBeverlyHills
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I really didnt like it.. you get very bloated-- because creatine works by retaining water....not a great look for women imo.
JJFigure
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It depends more on how high a dosage you use; you really only need to supplement with 2-3 grams/day; most people use 5-10 grams which will more likely cause bloating.
Creatine titrate supposedly limits the amount of water retention you deal with, but it's quite a bit more costly than plain old creatine monohydrate.
I personally use ~3 grams of creatine monohydrate EOD for recovery purposes and don't have issues with water retention.
Creatine titrate supposedly limits the amount of water retention you deal with, but it's quite a bit more costly than plain old creatine monohydrate.
I personally use ~3 grams of creatine monohydrate EOD for recovery purposes and don't have issues with water retention.
Lady Godiva
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I was using last year the Pro-Lab brand at 5g everyday for two weeks. After the first 3 days I got a bad diarrhea which lasted for 3 days. Not funny when you have college. So I dropped to 2.5g. No more diarrhea but after the second week, people could clearly tell I was bloated. Probably not made for me 
PhysicalGirl
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2tone said:
If your female. I think creatine is to much sugar for a female but it depends if your naturally thin and dont store fat.
Creatine is not a sugar and it doesn't work by making you bloated. Some of the creatine products contain CHO, but unless it is 50 + grams, it is unlikely to have much effect enhancing creatine uptake.
The water retention experienced by some may add a mechanical advantage but the primary mechanism is an increase in intramuscular Cr and PCr, and some La buffering that over the long run will help build muscle/strength because of increased mechanical loading from the extra rep or two.
Until I see a paper on other forms of creatine, particuarly the creatine titrate that is ill defined (chemical formula) by the mfgs, I'd stay with creatine monohydrate, just watch the dosing and take it with food and plenty of water. A substance that sits in the small intestine can draw water out of the small intestine and cause osmotic diarrhea. Taking it with food to slow the amount in the small intestine per unit time should help.
If the creatine doesn't cause water retention, I question how much creatine per se is in the product. That was one of the selling points of liquid creatine and the reason it didn't cause water retention was because it was mostly creatinine by the time you ingested it.
Could be that some of these other products are a creatine salt and 5 grams only equals about 2 - 3 grams per dose. Remember a water molecule added to creatine accounts for less of the total weight per dose than citrate or another salt. Just do the math.
W6
The water retention experienced by some may add a mechanical advantage but the primary mechanism is an increase in intramuscular Cr and PCr, and some La buffering that over the long run will help build muscle/strength because of increased mechanical loading from the extra rep or two.
Until I see a paper on other forms of creatine, particuarly the creatine titrate that is ill defined (chemical formula) by the mfgs, I'd stay with creatine monohydrate, just watch the dosing and take it with food and plenty of water. A substance that sits in the small intestine can draw water out of the small intestine and cause osmotic diarrhea. Taking it with food to slow the amount in the small intestine per unit time should help.
If the creatine doesn't cause water retention, I question how much creatine per se is in the product. That was one of the selling points of liquid creatine and the reason it didn't cause water retention was because it was mostly creatinine by the time you ingested it.
Could be that some of these other products are a creatine salt and 5 grams only equals about 2 - 3 grams per dose. Remember a water molecule added to creatine accounts for less of the total weight per dose than citrate or another salt. Just do the math.
W6
