WHy does creatine not mix with 3V

[tripleV]

Hey guys

I had this problem before, i took creatine, within the first few days, i get major major cramps, in the lower abdomen. So i have to stop.

I just started it 2 days ago with the ox, at only a 1/4 tsp in the AM and 1/4 tsp in the PM, and last night i had to lie down, i though i was gonna hurl....what gives?

thx
3V

 

[new@gettinbig]

I got that to when I first did creatine..make sure you take it w/ food and drink tons of water..once I started doing that I was fine..I would mix it w/ crystal light and drink it w/ my meal and then drink water..if you take it and dont eat a lot...it will give ya cramps and stuff! It took me a lil while to get it down and now doesn't bother me a bit

 

[tripleV]

thank you! thought i was in labour or something, ouchie! im such a wuss i know

 

[Bigsatan13]

Try the micronized creatine, it's easier to digest for people who have problems with cramps and squirts!

 

[tripleV]

this is bad, but i dont even know, the guy i bought it from said to use that dose. Its pure creatine, anyone?

 

[wilson6]

Cut the doses down, increase the frequency and take them with a meal (not protein drink, food).

It is likely that your getting an osmotic effect (i.e., it's sitting in your gut and drawing water out). Taking it with food will help as well as spreading out the total dose more throughout the day.

I'm sure someone is going to say," well I heard that you shouldn't take creatine with food". Well, it's either that or don't take it at all. You may not get the same blood spike, but my guess is that is will still have a positive effect.

W6

 

[tripleV]

it doesnt come in a jug, the guy prepares the shit himself, and i forget what the doses are....

 

[BrickGirl]

Sounds spooky TV I just take a heaping teaspoon, put it in my mouth and take a swig of water, right after working out, doesn't hurt my stomach, i use EAS brand, dunno if that makes a difference or not, have fun and TV, maybe that stuff he is making, you are suppoed to snort intead Just kidding, see ya

 

[_mo23]

I started creatine last night, I had been reading up where it is good to do with the anavar. I took about 1/2 tsp with a glass of juice. and started drinking a bottled water. I was puking my guts out an hour later! My boyfriend said I was crazy, so it makes me feel better to know it happened to someone else.

 

[Hannibal]

it doesnt come in a jug, the guy prepares the shit himself, and i forget what the doses are....

Just a guess...but IF it is pure creatine one heaping teaspoon is usually 5 g.....so your 1/2 would be 2.5g

Without a label though ya never know. I have found a creatine that I like .....CR 10 by Met Rx. People who cant "stomach" normal creatine seem to handle it very well. At least the ones I have talked to...and suggested it to.

 

[Harp]

WTF

Im with the rest....

white powder + no label + dodgy bloke that does the mixing ; all sounds too much like an epsiode from Miami vice... Creatine knocks my imune system to the gutter, I get a cold very easy.

Nice ass by the way!

 

[wilson6]

"Creatine knocks my imune system to the gutter, I get a cold very easy. "

It's not the creatine.

"the guy prepares the shit himself"

Don't tell us it's the creatine until you've taken a legit brand of quality pure creatine.

There is creatine citrate and pyruvate out there along with other "private blends" that will upset the stomach. While creatine can certainly cause osmotic diarrhea in some people if taken on an empty stomach (water or no water), some of these other problems sound like the additives or contaminants, not the creatine.

Try Eclipse brand. Been using and selling it for years. Very few problems and if there are GI problems, taking smaller doses with food usually solves the problem.

W6

 

[MR. BMJ]

What wilson6 said....

Definately increase the water intake to help cut down on any osmotic descrepencies and creatinine formation.

I agree with trying a reputable brand as well...then compare.

You could also add anti-acid like alka seltzer to lower the stomach acid, which will help speed-up gastric absorption...got this one from Duchaine, and it seems to be fairly effective.

BMJ

 

[Debu]

The pill form never upset my stomach although it is a bit more expnesive. If I take the straight creatine mono, my lower back always hurts.