Can you have creatine in water while intermittent fasting?
Plain creatine has no meaningful calories, but some people still keep supplements outside the fasting window for simplicity.
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Plain creatine has no meaningful calories, but some people still keep supplements outside the fasting window for simplicity. In everyday intermittent fasting, the easiest rule is to keep the fasting window to water, plain tea, and black coffee unless you intentionally follow a modified fast. Track the choice so you can see whether it affects cravings or consistency.
If creatine in water makes you hungrier, switch back to water, plain tea, or black coffee for a cleaner test.
Changing the rule for creatine in water every day and then not knowing what actually helped.
Track the fasting window, creatine in water, hunger, energy, and whether you finished the fast.
Educational only. People who are pregnant, breastfeeding, under 18, have diabetes, take glucose-affecting medication, have a history of eating disorders, or feel unwell should speak with a qualified clinician before fasting.
