Hey guys i just started using creatine again. I have read about increased urination while being on creatine because of an increase in liquid intake. I have been consuming MUCH more liquid than usual (~2-2.5 gallons opposed to probably less than 1 gallon), but I dont start urinating until after i take my creatine.
So, for example, I drank about a gallon of water before my workout, and went to the bathroom 1-2 times. Then i took creatine pre/post workout, and from then i probably went about 10 times. Its slowed down now, about 5 hours after my workout.
Could I be taking too much creatine? I take 1 scoop of Biotest creatine (5 grams) before and after my workout mixed with iced tea mix (sugar is the first ingredient).
I guess my questions are:
Am i taking too much creatine?
Am i pissing so much because im taking too much creatine and my body wants to get rid of it?
I am going to go out on a limb and agree with the previous poster :-), and add that 10 grams is fine, but most likeley at the upper limit of saturation - you are at the point of diminishing returns, adding anymore will most likely do nothing for you.
By the way, what do you think is going to make a bigger difference? The 5 grams of creatine you’re consuming or the 16lbs of water you’re passing through yourself?
There’s no reason you should be consuming that much liquid on a regular basis.
Thank you guys for your input. I did some math wrong and am actually taking in 1-1.5 gallons a day. Now that i think of it drinking 2+ gallons would be very hard.
The pissing seems to have slowed down a bit. Today i went much less frequently than i have the past 2-3 days. I guess my body is adjusting.
Dosing creatine at 10grams/day is fine at the beginning but you will reach a saturation point in about 2 weeks at that level of dosing, and then you can cut back to just 2-5 grams per day.