My Bulk Up Log

[mrthingyx]

Have decided to go back to my usual creatine dosage.

For the last week I've been taking up to 3 each day. Unfortunately, they've had caused an unhealthy result. I'm going to the loo far too often. Im not a happy dude!

Interesting. Studies would indicate that concerns about diarrohea are unfounded.

The easy quesiton is: "what else are you taking with the creatine?"

However, your 'dosing' may well be excessive - have you tried a simple 5g/day, every day (as LiE - and myself - work with)? Unless you're measuring out 5g on a suitably sensitive set of scales (kitchen scales aren't great for this), then you could well be sticking in up to 30g/creatine a day..

 

[DAIR]

Interesting. Studies would indicate that concerns about diarrohea are unfounded.

The easy quesiton is: "what else are you taking with the creatine?"

However, your 'dosing' may well be excessive - have you tried a simple 5g/day, every day (as LiE - and myself - work with)? Unless you're measuring out 5g on a suitably sensitive set of scales (kitchen scales aren't great for this), then you could well be sticking in up to 30g/creatine a day..

Not taking it with anything else. One other thing worth mentioning is that I currently take it in tablet (750mg/cap) form.

 

[mrthingyx]

With carbohydrate source (i.e. powdered outs/milk), or with water?

I've never tried the cap form as it's outrageously bad value (not looked at the MP one)...

Either way, if you don't tolerate it, you don't tolerate it: sucks, but this is something that occasionally gets noted. I doubt it's due to the creatine, but if you're not comfortable, then...

 

[DAIR]

With carbohydrate source (i.e. powdered outs/milk), or with water?

I've never tried the cap form as it's outrageously bad value (not looked at the MP one)...

Either way, if you don't tolerate it, you don't tolerate it: sucks, but this is something that occasionally gets noted. I doubt it's due to the creatine, but if you're not comfortable, then...

Never tried the powdered form. May give that a try and see how I feel.

Does it contain sugar?

 

[mrthingyx]

If it's the MP stuff, no - just the creatine monohydrate.

You can get some expensive creatrine powders that are pre-bound to carbohydrate sources to improve their uptake by the body, but it's no different to taking them with milk...