creatine is a substance that is not always a benefit toall... i often get severe bloat and or gastric distress from the stuff and i think it has a lot do with quality of supplement. BillPhillps used to publish a free guide onsupplements from eas corp, gave a lot of advice that helped me, that is a personal insight not a money making testimonial... but eas products always seemed to cause the least distress to me creatine always made my fat % jump seriously high, i belive that was from the water retntion and that could cause lots o problems... also my boidy fat scale is allegedly 1to 3 % off that is not that great unless you are realscintific but it is a fair guideline for body fat %. buyer beware water test is best but do what you can afford