Urine smell after taking Creatine

[Dipro92]

Hey,
Just bought myself some creatine for my weight lifting, However since I have started taking it I have noticed a very weird smell coming from my urine?
It's a fairly strong smell, and is usually the first pee after I take the creatine. I'm currently on the loading phase (I know it's optional) and i'm taking 25g a day due to being over 200lbs. I'm only taking the creatine with water, however I've heard that taking it with a fast digesting carb is ideal, However i'm on IF and so I can't do that when taking creatine 5 times a day. Once I have finished the loading phase, I will attempt to try taking creatine with carbs, as even though it's theory, there is no harm in doing it just in case it's true.

Just looking for some input on the strong smell? I am usually hydrated enough, and the smell is lesser during the day when I've had chance to drink water, but it's still there.

Thanks.

[samps6]

you dont need to take such huge amount of creatine! just stick to 5gr/day.

[jpetitclerc]

Never experienced this, and did a lot of loading phase before... You don't need a loading phase IMO but do it if you want.

Just wanted to say, you can add dextrose (corn sugar) to make it more effective, like post workout, I've noticed a big difference.

[ragnar1199]

Hey,
Just bought myself some creatine for my weight lifting, However since I have started taking it I have noticed a very weird smell coming from my urine?
It's a fairly strong smell, and is usually the first pee after I take the creatine. I'm currently on the loading phase (I know it's optional) and i'm taking 25g a day due to being over 200lbs. I'm only taking the creatine with water, however I've heard that taking it with a fast digesting carb is ideal, However i'm on IF and so I can't do that when taking creatine 5 times a day. Once I have finished the loading phase, I will attempt to try taking creatine with carbs, as even though it's theory, there is no harm in doing it just in case it's true.

Just looking for some input on the strong smell? I am usually hydrated enough, and the smell is lesser during the day when I've had chance to drink water, but it's still there.

Thanks.

Which creatine product are you using? If it's just plain monohyrdrate, not sure about the smell. If it's got Alpha Lipoic Acid in it, or if you are using ALA, that causes a weird smell, at least for me.