Creatine&Heart Problems

[kyjelly]

I was told that creatine, since your heart is a muscle, that water gets put into your heart. Which is more likly to cause flooding and a heart attack.

Also, when making your muscle mass increase, your heart can get bigger, from the water.

Im taking creatine and I dont want any problems. Anybody to counter this statement with some hard facts? Or just throw your input on it.

Thanks.

[DSM4Life]

I was told that creatine, since your heart is a muscle, that water gets put into your heart. Which is more likly to cause flooding and a heart attack.

Also, when making your muscle mass increase, your heart can get bigger, from the water.

Im taking creatine and I dont want any problems. Anybody to counter this statement with some hard facts? Or just throw your input on it.

Thanks.

Not sure if it puts water in your heart muscle but I know it doesn’t expand your heart. Your heart muscle can increase which sometimes happens to athletes from working out all the time.

[kyjelly]

increase as in get bigger? But isnt that expanding?

[C_Bino]

increase as in get bigger? But isnt that expanding?

Ya but what hes talking about is a general and slow growth of the heart muscle with continued activity over many years, not sue to creatine and water retention. And the growth through exercise is a good thing.

I have never ever heard of this and simply dont buy it, creatine is simply an amino acid. I mean you eat steak and your gonna get creatine its not big deal. I would eat a can of it for breakfast.

[eyecandy_44]

have you heard of any particular case where it has been fatal?

[kyjelly]

have you heard of any particular case where it has been fatal?

No I havent. Was just curious though.

[l2elapse]

there was a big dicussion about this. since the heart is a muscle some skeptics say it will enlarge the heart

[I_AM_HE]

I think it does

[kyjelly]

I think it does

anything to back this up?