Diaper Rash - Copperas Cove, TX

I had the same problem with my child and it ended up being a strep infection in the bottom (perianal strep). I had never heard of it before. The desitin made it worse and the pain was horrible. They ended up treating it with antibiotics, but my other two kids got it and it was hard to get rid of!! Make sure that your doctor does a culture of her bottom and test for strep. The only comfort was oatmeal baths and benedryl. You can find the oatmeal baths at CVS or the grocery store.
Good luck!

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K.-

Hello! We use this butt paste that you can only get from North Side McKinney Pharmacy. They make it their at it beats out all that we have tried and we have tried everything. Also, we use Renew lotion on top of that and it helps keep his bottom from getting other rashes as well as breaking out. Hope this helps e-mail me at ____@____.com if you want to know more about the Renew lotion as I would love to talk to you about it!

Have a great Friday!
M.

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Hello sorry to hear about your little girl, i also used desitin and it did no good so my aunt told me about an ointment she use to use on her kids. the ointment is called A+D, i used it in the mornin and by bed time the rash was gone. well i hope it works for your lil one also.. hope she gets better soon. god bless

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Hi K.!
This JUST HAPPENED about a couple of weeks ago to my son. I called the nurse at my pediatrician and she told me just the thing! She said that after the child has diarrhea for a few days, the sloughing of the colon causes a secondary yeast infection on the skin in the diaper area. Here is what she told me to do:
Get an antifungal cream like athlete's foot cream, and mix it in a separate tupperware container with the Desitin Original (the Desitin Creamy doesn't stay on the skin well enough for this problem). Then apply the mixture to the skin liberally. Also, during this time, do not wipe the skin at all, put her in the bath and rinse gently with water at each diaper change (a pain, I know, but necessary because they are hurting so much).
After I did this, the diaper rash had improved a lot in 24 hours, and was almost gone in a couple of days! This was after almost 2 weeks of diaper rash that would not respond to anything I had tried.
Oh, and several other people have recommended Butt Paste, which I also use and tried for this, but Butt Paste will not cure the yeast infection, which is what is going on here with your daughter, because of the diarrhea.
Good luck!

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K., I had the same issue with both my oldest children...the only thing that ever helped at all is the powdered Faultless Starch...the non scented box. Put it in a clean sock and use it to powder their little bottoms between diaper changes. My son was so bad that he had blisters but the white starch forms a shield between their skin and moisture. I used it by the handfull at first, then went to the sock treatment. I hope it works for those sweet little ones.

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Hi K., I agree with Sandy. Your daughter needs probiotics. My doctor recomended Culturell. I got mine at Walmart and opened one capsule into my sons cereal each morning. It will help with the diarhea and the yeast. Hope your little girl is better soon.

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sometimes when a person is on antibiotics it wipes out the good things in your system, too. often this can result in a yeast infection. diarrhea can be brought on by antibiotics as well. It is possible your daughter may have the beginnings of a yeast infection? On a child it usually appears as an external rash. You can try spreading plain yogurt on the affected area as a short term remedy, or an antifungal that is normally used to combat athletes foot will work. Lotrimin is a brand name, but any clotrimazole cream will do the trick. Hope this helps!

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It's likely a yeast infection. You can try Lotrimin AF. Put it on a couple times a day. In our experience, if it's yeast, it should clear up pretty quickly -- often the redness would go away in a day, then would be totally gone by 3 days.
Also, if it's irritating to have wetness against her bottom, you can coat her skin with something like vaseline after you put the Lotrimin on. I know some people prefer Aquaphor or Eucerin to plain vaseline, but Aquaphor and Eucerin both contain lanolin, which my daughter is sensitive to. Her skin would get MUCH worse because of the reaction to the lanolin.

As far as wipes, you may have already tried this, but regular baby wipes can sting on a diaper rash or yeast infection. Use Kleenex Viva paper towels until her bottom clears up. I would keep a roll of paper towels near the changing table, and some sort of bowl or container. Fill the container with luke warm water and use the towels as wipes.

Hope she gets better soon!

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I'm sure your baby received a lot of antibiotics. I think you should cure diaper rash inside too. Probiotic could help. We started with this
http://store.natren.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRO...
Now we are taking this
http://www.country-life.com/moreinfo.cfm?Category=9&P...
We bought it in Sprouts.
And yeast (candida) can give rash too. I nurse my baby. I'm taking grapefruit seeds extract and he receives this supplement with my milk.
http://www.pureliquidgold.com/
I'm taking in pills.

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My fist baby was hospitalized for a nasty stomach virus when she was only 3 months old, and she got the bad diaper rash. A&D ointmennt was suggested by the hospital and it worked wonderfully. I was also told that if that did not work, to use liquid Maalox. It did work, but Maalox was such and unusual sounding remedy that it stuck out in my mind.

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it sounds like a case of infant yeast infection from all of the antibiotics that she may have been on for ear infections. Our pediatrician said you can get perscription stuff but that he recommended that you get the straight Lotromin cream and apply that. It always worked for us.

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Hi,
Vusion is the thing!!!
You can ask for a prescription for it. My little girl had a diaper rash due to a severe milk allergy. Boudreauxs and Dr. Smiths couldn't touch it, nor desitin. It is the best.

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Hello My daughter got open blisters on her bottom from having giardia that she contracted from one of her little friends that contracted it from the water at a water park...anyyway, we tried EVERYTHING. I like :
* bagbalm- its in a green can you get it in the pet dept. at walmart.
* Triple paste- alittle expensive but works really well.
* Water blocker skin cream. This cream will do anything and it's all natural.You get it at www.honeyguyproducts.com and it is made of bees wax.This is all I use because we have recently found out my daughter is allergic to llanolin(which is found in all diaper creams)They also have a natural bug repellant, it works good too.
Well hope I have helped.
J.

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If the rash is due to the irritation of the diarrhea, I use corn starch for my daughter. Just a light rub of the powder to help keep things dry helps.

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Butt Paste and Burt's Bees Baby Powder.

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Hi K.,

If Desitin isn't working it is probably a yeast infection. A good indicator is if it is bright red. Yeast can also cause congestion in the ear that antibiotics will not be able to eliminate. In fact, antiobiotics kill off the natually occuring bacteria in her digestive tract that can actually cause a yeast infection or make a current infection worse. The other thing that could cause it is allergies. She may be sensitive to her diapers or wipes. My daughter was allergic to several types of diapers. A way to determine which condition is involved is through muscle testing. I am a chiropractor and I can use applied kinesiology or muscle testing to test your daughter. We can determine if it is yeast, allergies or something else. If you are interested in more information please don't hesitate to call me at ###-###-####. Thanks!

Dr. Sandra S.

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It sounds wierd, but my babysitter uses tea bags. My daughter had such a bad diaper rash that she was bleeding and had blisters from diarrhea! Even though we changed them immediately, it was still so horrible. YOu could see a difference in the redness the first day and by the end of the second day it was almost completely gone!

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I second the Lotramin AF (Anti-fungal). My daughter is completely allergic to zinc oxide which is in every butt thing they make. The dr finally recommended this and she doesn't have any more issues. It was a godsend to us!

GL!

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K.,
I have never been a fan of anything other than Balmex. It worked like a charm on my baby & I would buy it in bulk if I could. I hope you can find some relief for you & your baby.
God Bless.
A.

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Boudreaux's Butt Paste

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Girl the boudreaux butt paste has been around for years. My mom told me to use it or borafax which I don't see around anymore, but it works well the boudreaux is my next best fav. It works so much quicker and better than desitin. I tryed desitin before when they were out of boudreaux and I went right back out and found some boudreaux it clears them so fast. Plus give frequent baths even if you just have her sit in a small pool of water, makes them feel alot better. Wipes can irritate them the cool water is much better. Keep her changed the urine and poop just makes you that much more uncomfortable. When your stomach is tore up like that there is more acid in your stool and it really tears up their skin. Good luck.

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cornstarch baby powder works great on my daughter who has very sensitive skin.

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Try Boudreaux Butt Paste - funny name, but it's awesome! I am not sure about Walmart but I know they have it at Target.

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Hi K.,
My son got an ear infection, and developed a nasty case of diaper rash because he was on antibiotics. My doctor told me to use lotrimin AF (it's an over the counter anti fungal).It cleared up within 1 day.

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diaper rash cream from arbonne is amazing... you will not regret having it around. its acutally recomended by many drs..... my girlfriend just had a baby that has been sick and in the childrens hostpital,,, they game him something and she said arbonne worked better and she is so happy.... you can get it 35 percent off for 29.00 for one year if you want. if not you can just buy it the first time retale.... www.athomebusiness.myarbonne.com its in the baby line xoxo L.

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If it's not a yeast infection try this at night in addition to the Boudreaux's (which is great)during the day:

Make a paste of corn starch and Mylanta (not the minty kind!!). Apply it to the diaper rash on the last diaper of the night - really layer it on, we used to smear it on the diaper as well. We usually saw relief the next day after one application, but sometimes it took a couple of nights for the rash to totally resolve. It works because the Mylanta neutralizes the acids in the urine so they don't irritate the skin, and the cornstarch helps keep her dry.

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Dr Smith's Diaper Rash Cream is the MIRACLE diaper rash cream!!! I PROMISE!!! I've used it on both my kids. IT IS AMAZING!!!

BE BLESSED!!

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Wow! You've got tons of suggestions. If it is yeast, I would bathe my kids in a bathtub with baking soda in it and then do the Lotramin and some kind of barrier. I don't think anyone has mentioned Bag Balm. I use it often and think it is a miracle worker. You may think it is weird though. You have to buy it at a feed store. He-He. WORKS:-)

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BABY BOTTOM BUTTER!!!!

There is something called that at certain pharmacies. I know down here in Southeast Texas it is at Kings Pharmacy. It looks like a brownish clay but IT WORKS!!! My daughter went through the same and I was scared she would get yet another staff infection down there and my doctor recommended this diaper rash cream. I couldn't believe how quick it cleared it up. Now we keep these really inexpensive bottles of Diaper rash cream everywhere from the diaper bag to my room to her room to the grandparents house. Check it out ...

http://www.fullcirclebaby.com/catalog.php?catalog=301

I think it was even cheaper at the pharmacy and of course there was no shipping. My packaging looked a little different though maybe they changed it.

Good luck I have been there and I know this works.

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Her diaper rash is most likely a yeast infection due to the antibiotics that I assume she has been taking. Your Pedi should give you advice on how to treat it. Monistat cream always worked for my son. I know this sounds strange but letting her run around the house without a diaper and expose the area to air also really helps.

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I have used Dr.Smith's 9can find at HEB) and have had great success. My daughter has sensitive skin w/some ecezema- Dr. Smith's seems to REALLy help her-

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Have you tried Arbonne's diaper rash cream? It is wonderful... a little pricey but wonderful. Also, wal-mart has a generic cream just called "diaper rash" and it is loaded w/zinc, so it works real good a little thick though. You could try giving her an oatmeal bath...that should help soothe her... I hope she starts feeling better

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My daughter had a diaper rash that turned very very serious and all the normal treatments did not take care of the problem. If by some chance all the other advice you have been given does not work, consider this. The best thing for a rash is to let the bottom air out. You might have to let her go without a diaper as much as possible. You can do this at nap time - put some towels and/or a big pad underneath her and just let her go without. When you change her, clean her without using wipes - or at least get the Pampers sensitive wipes. Then cover her with Aquaphor. You can have 2 layers; if you think it might be a yeast infection you can use the lotrimin and then cover it all with Aquaphor - that keeps the urine away from the skin. Also cut down on citrus fruit; no applejuice, applesauce etc., as that makes the rash worse. The diarrhea may be making the rash worse, so you need to deal with the diarrhea. If she has been on antibiotics, those may have killed off all the "good" bacteria in her tummy. If so, talk to your doctor about getting some phobiotics to re-introduce the bacteria into her system. They sell it at Whole Foods in powder form and you can sprinkle a little in her food each day. That may help the diarrhea which will help to ease the rash. If you have an area of your house with no carpet, consider letting her run around with no diaper as much as possible, even if it means a big mess for you to clean up - the more air, the less rash. Good luck and god bless; I know your pain. My daughter would literally scream and cry if we had to clean her bottoms; we would have to physically restrain her so that we could clean her up. It's heartbreaking. But she did get better and it's all gone now.

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Boudreaux's Butt Paste....it's the best, and you can find it at any drug store, Wal-Mart, etc!!!

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When my children were small, my doctor would prescribe Lotrimin which used to be prescription only. In my opinion, this stuff is great. You can find it at the store where the foot products are located. Good luck!

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My Mom has always taken some flour and browned it in a skillet. Dark brown. Then sprinkle it on the baby every time you change their diaper. It is an old fashion cure that works perfectly. Make sure you cool the flour off before you put in on the baby. You can keep it in a dry container as it will not go bad.
Gloria

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Hi, K.! The doctor can prescribe a cream for a yeast infection. Call the nurse ASAP and tell them you want a prescription before the weekend is here. It clears up in a few days, as long as you put that on at least 3 times a day.
And, Butt Paste works well, too. However, since it is at such a bad stage already, I would go with the prescription. Next time, when you see the rash start, try the Butt Paste because it works really well.
And, did you know they have something for the diarrhea? When my 9 month old was going through that, the doctor told me to go to the pharmacy and ask them for "Lactinex" granules. You just mix it up in their food. Just FYI Good luck! Please keep us posted!

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A rash that bad/persistent sounds like it could be a yeast infection. My younger daughter had a stubborn rash like that and my pediatrician said to use Lotrimin AF in addition to the diaper rash cream (apply the Lotrimin first) to help clear it up.

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When my girls had a diaper rash that bad... I let them go without the diaper while they were up. I know this makes a lot more work for you as far as clean up but the fresh air and letting it dry out some makes a world of difference. Also I used Butt paste instead of Destin. You can get it right at Wal Mart. I loved that stuff. Hope this helps.

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Aquaphor - I use that for everything! Nothing else ever has ever worked for me....it's made by Eucerine....kinda pricey - but OH SO WORTH IT!

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Good morning

Have you tried womens yeast infection cream? I used it on my boys. Diaper rash is an external yeast infection. Try on a small spot first and see what happens.

Good luck
D.

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If it is a yeast infection do Lotrimn (not sure how to spell) and if not, I use only DR. SMITH'S Diaper Ointment. IT IS WONDERFUL. WE use to have blistery type problems and this stuff healed it in one application. A little price...(7-8 dollars) but worth every cent. I buy it at walmart.

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