just started creatine. help!!!

[ishaqmir]

hi ya

i've just started taking creatine for the first time ever, and am cycling it the way the wbbarticle says (2 days loading with 20g/day, followed by 2g/day maintenance).

i took the first dose (20g) this morning with juice, but just a few hours later i sat on the toilet and brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. it was diorhea.

i've read somewhere that diorhea will occur if i'm taking too much creatine.

is a 20g dose too high do u think?? should i drop down to 4x5g doses for the 2 loading days, or continue with 20gx2 and put up with the runs.
or is it normal to get the runs, while still being able to gain some good weight with creatine. i'm drinking water all day.

pls reply very soon.

cheers

ish.

[pruneman]

I have used creatine several times and I never bother with the loading phase. Loading will increase your creatine levels faster than not loading, but after about 2 weeks there is no difference in creatine levels if you had loaded for the two weeks or if you just took the normal dose for the two weeks.

[chainsaw76]

Creatine does not need to be loaded. Take 5 grams prior to lifting with some juice/dextrose and 5 grams post with some juice/dextrose.

[ishaqmir]

thanks for the reply guys, but my post is more aimed at the fact that i just got diorhea from taking 20g in one go with juice.

any help??

cheers

[J450n]

As mentioned, don't bother with the loading phase... As for dosage - 3-5gs daily maintenence should be fine.. i'ts worked good for me and i didn't bother with loading.. esp 20gs.

[J450n]

What juice you taking it with?

[ishaqmir]

it was mad stuff in my fridge. think it was a combination of apple, orange, etc, etc. was deep red in colour, so am assuming it also had some cranberry or something.

shall i just take it with grape juice.

i'm thinking of just being patient and going with the maintenance phase at 5g/day

[J450n]

Certain juices will give a laxative effect, esp pure orange depending on how much you drink.. the mix could have brought it on, in fact anything could of brought it on.. personally i never got any 'side-effects' from Creatine.... i'd stick to 5gs and give it time.

[ishaqmir]

thanks guys. will try doing 5g/day with grape juice.

just an error in my post, it was a 10g serving i took. am supposed to do it 2x a day.

[steveo]

either way some people that take creatine get upset stomach. I get runs and gas, but hey don't we all need a little bitt of action in our lives.

[eatdirt40]

i just starting take creatine again and i loaded 15 g for 3 days then im going to take 5 g a day for maintance....... just remember to drink lots of water with it so u dont become dyhrydrated... but about the stomach aches, i used to get them all the time with creatine but u gotta deal with it once my body got used to it the cramps slowely went i way i think... ( this was last year) but anyways good luck

P.s i heard that taking creatine with orange juice is bad.. i dont know if this is a true statement.. but someone said how the citric acid in the orange juice destroys the creatine.. so keep this in mind im trying to find out if this is true or not??

[icanrace]

Originally posted by steveo
either way some people that take creatine get upset stomach. I get runs and gas, but hey don't we all need a little bitt of action in our lives.
LOL

[chainsaw76]

Citric Acid does not destroy creatine

[mercury]

From drugfreebodybuilding.com

"Creatine and orange juice do not cause any problems or any decrement in effectiveness. Some people say that the citric acid in orange juice degrades creatine into creatinine. This does not
make much sense consider the acids in our stomach are much more acidic than citric acid."

Ok, my bad.:redface: