I cannot seem to digest creatine for the life of me. Even Ribose seems to cause some distress. I’ve also tried dissolving it in hot water as well but that doesn’t seem to help. Anyone else in the same boat and have any suggestions? Anyone try effervescent creatine or creatine and alka seltzer? I haven’t but have heard this helps by enabling the creatine to be absorbed before fully travelling through the digestive track)? Any suggustions would be appreciated…
Try taking it on top of a higher carb meal, you know eat a big dinner then take it. I used to have the same problem but that cured it.
No idea why but I cannot take it either during the loading phase I get illness symptoms diarhea, cotten mouth, dizzyness, upset stomach but after the loading period I am just left with a dehydration problem that doesn’t seem to go away even when I increased my water intake to 2 gal a day. Nothing worked and I had to quit taking it altogether. I wish I could take it cause it is supposedly really helpful but my body will not tolerate it. Good luck I wonder do you have allergies/asthma?
When they say a teaspoon = 5 grams they mean use the measuring spoon. If you do like I did for a while and just take a teaspoon out of the kithcen drawer you can screw up the digestive system–I know.
Yeah, I have allergies - pets, seasonal, and a wheat/gluten allegy. Why do you ask, do have allergies as well? I didn’t know I was allergic to wheat for awhile so I was really aggravating my digestive track. Been off wheat for 3 years and tolerating all other foods okay.
I have not used creatine in a while but when I did I got nothing from most, then I saw metrx had micronized creatine so I tried it (I would just mix it with sweet iced-t and no lemon) that did the trick, next time I use it I will use micronized creatine again. btw anyone know who besides metrx has micronized creatine? peace
Reason I ask is I have asthma and allergies and I feel that most people who are intolerant to creatine are allergic. It makes sense our bodies attack itself for no particular reason so why wouldn’t they attack 20gr of creatine suddenly introduced into our bodies.