Not exact matches
This is usually alleviated by
mixing the
creatine in milk or almond milk thoroughly - these types of fluids take a bit longer to digest than pure water, giving the stomach more time to «blend» the
monohydrate and ensure complete digestion before the solution hits the small intestine.
Studies are pretty
mixed: one showed it to have a better effect on endurance than
creatine citrate (which, remember, seems about as effective
monohydrate), but another found it didn't improve endurance at all.
Closely monitoring several markers of cell damage (including
creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, prostaglandin - E and tumor necrosis factor - alpha) in their sample of 18 male athletes (who used 20 grams of
creatine monohydrate per day for five days,
mixed with 60 grams of maltodextrine), the researchers found levels of these markers were reduced after the race, compared to 16 control subjects who took only the maltodextrine.