Hello, I hope you're all felling alright. A wile ago I started to do a training. The coach suggested me to eat 5 grams of creatine every day. I read that the creatine produces a little of intramuscular, not superficial, fluid retention. That scared me a little, to be honest. Do any of you have some experience with this supplement? I would ask my doctor, but I know that if there is even a slightest doubt, we will tell me not to take it.

Hello!

Back in 2019 when I was still working out (but not aware of the edema being caused by capillary leak), I also took creatine based on recommendations from a personal trainer. I did notice I started to retain a litle (not a lot) more water weight from the creatine powder, but I can imagine this works differently for everyone. I have however stopped taking this supplement, because the added water weight made my lower body feel more tight and uncomfortable. I can imagine that through firstly minor dietary adjustments, you can gradually increase creatine intake and monitor the effects on your body, without getting a very big amount of creatine from a supplement all at once (for reference, there is about 2 grams of creatine in a whole raw chicken). I hope this helps! :)