Gastric Bypass Surgery and Creatine/HMB
I have had gastric bypass WLS earlier in the year, and now with the surgeon's encouragement, I have started weight training to preserve lean body mass. It's going well so far, and after two months, I'm about to move away from the weight machine circuit to the free-weight room. I've been reading about HMB and Creatine, and believe they can help me in my goal to preserve (or even gain!) lean mass in the form of muscle.
What is the best way to take creatine for someone without a full-size stomach? I can't gulp down a lot of fluid all at once, so the powder is tricky, and I'm concerned the capsules won't digest properly. This is also my concern with HMB - can someone with WLS digest the capsules properly?
Also, I can't handle a lot of sugar - fruit juice and other sweets causes temporary but severe side effects (dizziness, nausea, intestinal distress, elevated BP, etc) plus it undermines my weight loss and needed lifestyle change to keep it off. I can and do eat fresh fruit and unsweetened applesauce daily. Is that enough take creatine effectively?
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Some supplement manufacturers make a chewable creatine product - I purchased GNC's Creatine Complex Chew. It is pretty high in calories and carbs for a supplement (mostly starches), but it's low in sugar and almost fat-free. Each chew has 1000mg creatine, and they recommend three chews per serving. It tastes like a grainy and bitter lemon-flavored tootsie roll, and is small enough and digestible enough where it's easy for anyone with WLS to take over the course of the day.
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