Creatine and Water retention

[TommyDAQ]

Being that Creatine increases water retention in the muscles, does it also increase water retention in subcutaneous tissue?

If I'm trying to cut up, would extra water weight from creatine appear to make my body fat percentage higher?

Should I cut out the creatine to cut up? Or will that just deflate my pump?

Thanks.

(feel free to point out any articles relating to this. I've read lots on creatine, but none seem to address these issues.)

[Tim]

Creatine can definitely cause subcutaneous water retention in some people, as different people may react to creatine differently. I recently stopped taking creatine because it made me look extremely bloated. I gained over five pounds of water weight on creatine, and the bloating lasted even after I stopped taking it. In my opinion, if you are going to take creatine when cutting, you are taking a big risk.

[Manteca]

hey creatine serum doesn't cause any bloating, lol.

[The Conqueror]

Creatine is good stuff......but blows me up like a friggin puffer fish!

[William]

Very funny Manteca.
Very funny.

But true.

It doesn't cause bloating. It doesn't cause muscle hypertrophy. It doesn't cause strength gains.

It has only one sure effect...it will make your wallet lighter.