anyone here taking creatine care to justify about the acne issue?

yes........... i took creatine it before... for a yaer or two.....

i took it for my pre-workout meal with my shakes... suprisingly, it makes me able to do few more reps........

FYI, beef also high in creatine

does creatine cause u to get acne? apart from that, what are the negative side effects?

That's why I'm still using creatine

But u need to stop using it after 2-3 months right

No acne at all(as usual), just faeces will be very hard even thought I drink like 1 liter of water when consuming it and a total of around 5 liter of water for the whole day.

I do not know about the "acne" issue, maybe it's different from human to human.

Well, a "1 tube" cycle for me

so i guess one who takes creatine has to increase his fiber intake as well

There are a few methods of consuming creatine. If you're cycling it, then the break period is required.
Another method of using creatine is by taking 1 serving as an additional food supplement. Eg. post workout when your creatine stores are low or on days that you could not manage to eat enough meat..etc.

Creatine did cause occasional bloating (stomach) and cramps at the leg calves. But nothing to fuss about.

About recycling, there is no complete study on the safety of long term usage, some say you dont need to cycle it, just make sure u are well hydrated. Some just take it for 2 months, off 1 month, then restart the cycle again. These are all personal preference.

I opt the later. Better be safe than sorry =p

I went for a regular health check & my creatinine level was above normal, other readings ok.

Funny, cos the test was done 1 mth after i stopped taking ON serious mass.

i did some research and found out that many people who consume creatine complain of problems such as kidney stones and enlarged heart.

enlarge heart... i tot there was a thread about a 24 yr old guy died with a enlarged heart due to some sort of stress or wat. Omg.

may give me some link for your research? Kinda interesting.

Link

read the replies from users. you'll be surprised how many are affected negatively.

1st rule: Get yourself hydrated.
2nd rule: Do not take overdose.

I believe if you follow this 2 rules, there will be no major side effect as creatine isn't a new product, goverment/WHO will ban this product if they find the disadvantage is crucial. Most of the link I found only stated that overdose and continuously using for 3 years or more will get the other health problem than the water bloating issue.

Yup more is not always good. Especially true in creatine supplements.

ya, most importantly is consume it moderately and drink lots of water.
About the negative side effects of creatine, I've been taking it for 2 weeks so far and it causes dizziness when I consume it pre-workout. Post-workout, not so.... and it does make your shit watery.

This post has been edited by Assclown: Dec 15 2008, 01:02 PM

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i can tell you this
creatine CAUSES acne and it DOESN'T

basically, there are a lot of cases where people have taken creatine and have broken out within a day all over the back and face and then stopped their creatine and the acne stopped. So that is not just a phrase or "coming of age" teenhood acne but it is very apparent that CREATINE was the caue of that acne whether indirectly or directly.

Now, there are those that take creatine and do not have any acne at all,,,hell,they might not have any acne since they were twelve.

Where am I going with this? Your bodies are all different and individually special so no theory or written science hypothesis about creatine can be taken as true for every single 6.25 billion people on this planet. It's why some people break out into rash when they eat seafood, some die once they are bitten by an ant, some faces bloat up when they eat nuts.

Scientifically, do nuts make you die? NO. But if a body is allergic? YES

Scientically, does Creatine make you have acne? NO,lots of people and scientist will support this statement

But if your body is "allergic" to it? Yes. Obviously.

I have taken creatine and have broken out after a day of taking it and I was always acne free. I'm not talking about minor breakouts,,this were like 4 to 5 pimples a day. Then I stopped creatine and instantly,as in the very next day, my acne stopped. However I found out I was not allergic, I just did not take enough water. So I drank 300 ml of water every 15 minutes a day. Now I'm acne free and on Creatine again

I've had my fair share of acne problems when I was in my teens, but it somehow stopped once I stepped into adulthood. I've been taking creatine for 2 weeks now and it does not cause acne, so far. Whoa, 300ml of water every 15 mins? That's 1.2 liters every hour. Careful dude, you might get water intoxication.

Beachkid, you might need to go toilet every 15 minutes. It's very inconvenient to consume so much of water.

Creatine only do positive effect to me and no negative effect so far.

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Added on December 15, 2008, 1:46 pmBeachkid, you might need to go toilet every 15 minutes. It's very inconvenient to consume so much of water.

Creatine only do positive effect to me and no negative effect so far.

This post has been edited by ExpZero: Dec 15 2008, 01:46 PM