I still drink the water, I just can’t stand the texture with creatine added. So I swallow the creatine with as little water as possible and drink nice fresh water afterwards :)
Creatine is mostly soluble - it does not have a 'texture' in water.
Or a taste.
It literally dissolves in the water, meaning, you can't tell it's there.
If there's something uncomfortable about the extra bits that don't dissolve (?), then just add more water.
Beyond that, this may be psychosomatic, you're possibly reacting to the 'thought' of the creatine, not the substance.
Much of the reactions here are that. "Creatine made me feel this and that" <- highly doubtful in almost every case. It doesn't make you feel anything and takes a while to have any real measurable effects other than water retention, moreover.
Merely following the instructions to 'drink a lot more water' could bring about benefits.
The biggest factor, is that most of the time when people are embarking on 'creatine' - they are changing other lifestyle habits, esp. working out - and so the 'creatine effect' is really hard to isolate.
Only way to know for sure is to keep a log of lifestyle stuff and check that objectively.
Is there a point to this? Yeah, it's difficult to get it to dissolve completely. For me, it is easier (and faster) to just dump it directly in the mouth and chug water after. So, not sure what you're disputing but it's probably a waste of your time :)
Or a taste.
It literally dissolves in the water, meaning, you can't tell it's there.
If there's something uncomfortable about the extra bits that don't dissolve (?), then just add more water.
Beyond that, this may be psychosomatic, you're possibly reacting to the 'thought' of the creatine, not the substance.
Much of the reactions here are that. "Creatine made me feel this and that" <- highly doubtful in almost every case. It doesn't make you feel anything and takes a while to have any real measurable effects other than water retention, moreover.
Merely following the instructions to 'drink a lot more water' could bring about benefits.
The biggest factor, is that most of the time when people are embarking on 'creatine' - they are changing other lifestyle habits, esp. working out - and so the 'creatine effect' is really hard to isolate.
Only way to know for sure is to keep a log of lifestyle stuff and check that objectively.