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The Effects of the Recommended Dose of Creatine Monohydrate on Kidney Function

The Effects of the Recommended Dose of Creatine Monohydrate on Kidney Function

Basturk Taner, Ozagari Aysim, Unsal Abdulkadir

NDT Plus. 2011 Feb;4(1):23-4.

PMID: 25984094

Abstract:

We report a case of a heretofore healthy 18-year-old man who presented with a 2-day history of nausea, vomiting and stomach ache while taking creatine monohydrate for bodybuilding purposes. The patient had acute renal failure, and a renal biopsy was performed to determine the cause of increased creatinine and proteinuria. The biopsy showed acute tubular necrosis. In the literature, creatine monohydrate supplementation and acute tubular necrosis coexistence had not been reported previously. Twenty-five days after stopping the creatine supplements, the patient recovered fully. Even recommended doses of creatine monohydrate supplementation may cause kidney damage; therefore, anybody using this supplement should be warned about this possible side effect, and their renal functions should be monitored regularly.

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