9 Mo Son Has a Yeast Infction

Yes, there is something you can do to help his yeast infection, and his diarrhea.
Plain yogurt, with live cultures (very important) is a miracle for yeast. My son had yeast in his diaper area and the cream did NOT work! I put the yogurt on his rash. I also fed it to him, he ate, and still eats at least 8 oz. a day. 8 oz. may be a bit much for a 9 month old, just feed him until he's had enough. If he's lactose intolerant, you can try plain soy yogurt, again, make sure it has live active cultures.
The live cultures regulate yeast, and the added efffect is that is will balance the bacteria in the intestine and eliminate diarrhea as well.

Good luck!

-J.

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Hi my name is M. and I just went through that last week actually!! I was going crazy, my son was on day 13 of diaerah and on his 3rd trip back to Kiaser!!! I was at my witts end, I tried everthing the yougert the BRAT diet ( ya, right he did not want to eat that) My Doctor ( which that he is no longer) kept telling me he was fine it just had to work through his system!! Come on 13 days, double dipers and 3 outfits a day> I could no longer do it. I found a different Dr. that would see him there!! Wow she was great..... She told me to switch formula that when a baby gets that sick the can make themselvs temporley allergic to there milk based formula, she switched him to a SOY BASED NON- LACTOSE FORMULA !!! Oh my god by the next morning his poo was ALMOST normal. By day 3 he was fine. We are now on day 6 of it and there is no problem. She said to use this 2 weeks ( and start straight up with it) and then slowley start back on your old formula ( This is even if your brest feeding) the reason you switch back is when they hit a year and your Doc starts them on Whole Milk they will be back to normal. I also recerched this on the internet and found articals how soy formula helps!! Then the Doc told me to put on Lotramen on his yeast infection, ( yes the mens jock itch stuff, butt paste, Hydrocian, and if the skin breaks to put onneosporian. BUT she said to put on on top of one another five-10 minutes apart!! I SWEAR THE SOY WORKED SO GOOD. MY BABY WAS HAPPY AGAIN FINALLY!!! i USED SIMILAC ADVANCE SOY....OH PS DO NOT USE BABY WIPES THEY CAN MAKE THE RASH WORSE, AND BURN BABY. USE A RIIPED UP TOWEL WITH WARM WATER. I PROMISE YOU will SEE HIM GET BETTER!!! HOPE THIS HELPS IT DID ME, M. H.

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If he's on solids, give him some yogurt. The acidophilis will speed the healing up. There is also acidophilis milk on the market, but consult with your Pediatrician before giving it to him. Also, Beurdeaux's Butt Paste is fabulous!!! It's available in the diaper dept. at Wal-Mart. Works really well for regular diaper rash too! If the skin is broken, thy bag balm. It will keep the area waterproof and prevent some pain.

I have had the same problem before with my son and more recently my daughter... The doctor told me Vagisil but i didn't have any so i use the Baudrex Butt Paste, and another wonderful cream is called Dr. Smiths...It works miracles. Another thing is to keep the area as dry as you can and wipe him with baby wipes everytime you change him. This is what got me through...Good Luck to you and your son.

Yes, I, too have heard of that purple stuff in the mouth. But, I'm not sure if it would work on the bottom.

I've used Monistat 7 day treatment on my kids. The same stuff as you would use on yourself for a yeast infection... only you don't put it inside of them. Just use the cream on the outside like diaper cream. I was amazed by the immediate, over night results. And I only had to use it for about 3 days on a yeast infection that was lingering with little spots for about a month.

Nystatin is a medication that my doctor prescribed to my daughter for thresh in her mouth when she was a nursing infant. I was told to give her the prescribed dose and then also rub some on my nipples because I was itchy and sore too. Did your Doc tell you to put the nystatin directly onto his skin? Well, it worked for me... it took about a week but, everything cleared up.

In the meanwhile, my only advice is that Pedia lite can be a blessing and a curse when it comes to diareah. It can actually cause diareah. We need to stay hydrated, but too much pedia lite can be a bad thing when battling diareah. If he'll sip other juices and eat pretzels, you might be able to meet his hydration and electrolite needs. Salt has electrolites... which help us hold onto our water. It's important to hold onto our water when we have diareah, because we are loosing so much. That is the purpose of the pedialite. But, you can get electrolites into him in other ways. Also, the pretzel might bulk his poopies up a little bit because they are bready.

Take care now,

Y.

At one time my son had a really bad diaper rash too. He even had open sores that bled when I wiped him down at diaper changes (it was absolute torture having to change him and hear him cry like that). The pediatrician told me to put Neosporin on the open sores and then diaper cream (I like Balmex or Desitin best) on over that. And I found that combination to work very well, the rash cleared up very soon.

My daughter was on nystatin for a yeast infection. It really works wonders. Just keep putting it onn and every timme you notice it flaring up put it on right away. My daughter does good with gerber bananas and jarred rice cereal. I put pedialyte in with my daughters formuls bottles (doctors advice)and it also really helped. Good luck

Heavy moisture based lotions like Aveno (which makes a wonderful bath product you can use as well) or Lubriderm. Regular lotions do not work well with children prone to rashes or dry skin or even with yeast infections.

Dunno how to spell it but we used ginja violet from the natural section at fred meyers. It is purple turns everything purple so be careful what he is wearing. Its good for yeast infection for the mouth. Im sure most of us moms has seen kids going by with purple mouths due to a yeast infection.
You use a tiny bit.
Back in 1992 my doc used it in my childs mouth and told me where to get it =)

M.,

I am a nutritionist and I would like to offer my services. Your son’s diet should be looked at. There are a couple herbal remedies that I do know of but you need to get the diarrhea under control or you will find yourself fighting an uphill battle.

Feel free to call me and we can set an appointment.

L.
Nutritionist
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Don't know know of any home remedy's but am A BIG believer of Homopathic stuff, I have 2 boys, 4 and 20 months my oldest went thru a long spat with pink eye after all the prescibed drops would not work I marched my butt down to Sunrise Natural Foods(on the advice on my hairstylist who has 2 girls and got tired of medicines from the doctor) and got some Awesome drops from them that did the trick in two days! My youngest is at the doctors all the time with ear infections, been thru all the antibiotics you can have, went to Sunrise Natural Foods and got a ear rub that you can use everyday if you want, its awesome takes the wax right out (wax casues infections). I also learned just last Friday that my youngest has asthma and will be returning to Sunrise "" Foods, for advice and any product they can suggest. They are always totally helpful and knowledgeable. I now take several vitamins they offer and havent been sick in ages! Give them a try or Elliots Natural foods, you will be surprised at what you can learn about other remedies out there!
Hope this helps!
Kim

M.,
I had the same problem with my first son. When he was a baby he would develope a diaper rash that would crack and bleed. Eveything I tried to put on it would burn so much that he would scream for a half hour after changing his diaper. He even got to the point of not wanting his diaper changed because he thought it would hurt and of course that just made it worse because he would be in a soiled diaper longer. I didn't like using prescription meds with him and wanted something easier to get. My doctor was great and told me to same myself some money on prescription meds and go to the drug store and get Vagisil. It is an over the counter cream that women use for yeast infections. It is softer than desitin and easier to apply. And the best part is he didn't scream when I put it on. It would clear up he diaper rash in 2-3 days, even when it was cracked and bleeding. Let me know if it works for you.

I just went through this with my 10 month old... He had diareha for about 2 weeks. I was given nystatin and the infection went away, then it came back again, so I just started using A&D ointment with zinc oxide in it. Works wonders. Desitin and Aveno butt paste didn't work. Also, to help stop the diareha my pediatrician told me that gatorade was fine... to push foods with rice and yellow vegetables (squashes and such). Thankfully, everything like this must eventually subside. Good Luck!

Butt Paste. Its on the baby aisle in the baby section. It works so well. And it works on everything. Hives, rashes, diaper rash, yeast infection. My daughter used to get bad diaper rashes because I had no idea she was allergic to Pampers. But I used to use Butt Paste and the rash was gone in days. I love that stuff. I suggest you try it.

Yeast infections are really common in babies. Have you introduced yogurt to him yet? It is a good natural combat to them, even for grown weman. Also, you can use any over the counter yeast infection cream that you would use for yourself. When my son was in diapers, all I could use was zinc... it's in the sunburn section, it's the stuff snowboarders/skiers use on their nose as sunblock. It worked great.

Hi, My son is 21 months old and had the same yeast infection on and off for 6 months. I used atlietes foot cream and a and d otiment like the kind u get from tattoo shops. Also lots of water and let him be without a diaper as much as u can. thats what works for me. the diarea i'm not sure about cuz of your sons age. i will feed mine binding foods like cheese,apples and others like them.

i hope this helps some?

My grandson had the opposite problem at that age. He was very constipated and screamed everytime he had a bowel movement. The pediatrician told us to not give him cheese, more than 24 oz/day of milk, bread, pasta, bananas and applesauce because they were constipating. I'd try giving him all of those.

And for diarrhea stay away from fresh fruits, fruit juices, dried fruits such as raisins, whole wheat bread, graham crackers, beans, lentils.

Does he take formula or are you breast feeding? Lactose, which is found in milk, intolerance will cause diarrhea. I think the only way to find out if a baby is lactose interant is to take them off formulas that contain milk. My granddaughter had to have such a formula. She didn't tolerate those with soy either. I don't remember the name of her formula but it is in the same place at the grocery store as the "regular" formula.

After reading other responses I can add more info. My grandfather was a dairy farmer and my father passed on the suggestion of using Bag Balm for dry skin. I wonder if it's the same as Corona.

And a comment on putting vaseline on the diaper to keep it from absorbing the medicine. The vaseline will also keep the diaper from obsorbing urine.

Hi there. My name is K. and I had this similar situation with my first son. Nothing the dr. prescribed (ointment) would help the rash go away. Finally, another dr. we went to told me to try this cream called Corona. It is actually for cow utters and horses hooves, etc.. I know it sounds crazy, but it worked like a charm. I still swear by this stuff. At the time, I lived in Texas and you could buy it at Walmart. I don't know if they have it out here or not. I would try anything to find some because it works. Also, try feeding him the Yo Baby yogurts to help with the diarreah. Maybe not too much fruits or juices too. Those sometimes keeps the diarreah lingering. Just an idea! Good luck.

K.
West Sacramento, CA

the only advice I have is switch from pedialite to gatorade my daughter was sick and the dr. gave us pedialite to get her hydrated well the diareah kept going and so I read the label and it has artificial sweetners in it which can actually cause diareah so if you switch to gatorade it has sugar instead which is much better when it comes to digestion.

Hi M.,

Yes I have used nystatin a few times. My girls have gotten yeast infections. It will slowly go away, it may take a couple weeks. My Dr recommended me to use the nystatin as perscribed, but in between the times I put that on then rotate with a ointment like A&D or butt paste. So the baby has continuos protection from wetness or diahrea. Has your son been diagnosed with the Rota Virus. They can test it through their stool. Its just a virus, but what can make it worse or pro long it is their formula. The virus feeds off dairy. So I would ask your Dr. A simple switch in formula that is Lactose free helps until its out of their systems. Hope this helps a little.

Take Care,
T. Q

Does your son have that virus going around? The virus consists of vomiting and diarrhea. My 1 year old has it and it is awful. We are giving her jello in a bottle. That is helping lessen the diarrhea at times. We also give pedialyte clear with apple juice. She has had yeast infections too. Yeast grow in warm moist places. I have found changing her more and bathing her more fights those. Also, her diaper size needed to be changed once. She went from 3 to 4 in a month or so. We have just let our child eat when she wants to, when hungry. The DR said that it was normal for her to want to eat less when sick. However, we were trying to ween her from the bottle, but cannot while she is sick. The Dr also said sorbets are helpful too. Hope this helps...

K