Creatine HCl - effectiveness and GI stuff

[Goatamon]

Hey Jordan

I remember seeing you say somewhere that HCl doesn't really work any better than monohydrate. Do you think it works any less than monohydrate?

I ask because (possibly related to my IBS), monohydrate absolutely fucks my stomach up beyond belief. Like, to the point where I'd be afraid to squat for fear of shitting myself. I had heard that HCl doesn't cause stomach problems, so I thought I'd give that a shot. What do you think?


thanks

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I don't know anything about HCl and it's GI side effect improvement compared to monohydrate, but the absorption and muscular effects are similar to monohydrate so I would think a trial of HCl is reasonable.

[Goatamon]

Thanks, I'll give it a try.