subject: The most excellent bodybuilding supplements [print this page] Creatine Ethyl Ester is the same like creatine compounds, except that he has extra ethyl ester compound added to it, so that creatine can be used effectively. The main problem with creatine monohydrate that these cells are often not accepted as it is, and that only end up waiting outside the cell with water - which is why Creatine bloating. The good thing is that Creatine Ethyl Ester does not cause bloating.