Eggs Cause Severe Diaper Rash? If Not, Then What?

Yes. A food allergy or a food intolerance can cause other problems like a yeast infection on his bottom. Each food allergy or intolerance presents different symptoms in every person. Because it can be difficult to quickly pin down which food is causing the problem, I recommend the using the elimination diet to determine if eggs is really the problem. I have detailed out the procedure below.

Day 1. Remove all eggs and egg products from your son's diet. The easiest way to do this is to stop feeding him all processed foods for a bit.

Day 2. Watch him for the next 4 days while on the egg-free diet; has the rash changed, disappeared, gotten worse? Track all of his changes in symptoms in a journal so you can see the overall trend over time.

Day 5. Introduce one cooked egg at breakfast and track the changes, if you don't see any symptoms, give another cooked egg for lunch, and track the changes again, if you don't see any symptoms, give a third cooked egg for dinner. On this day you don't want to give him any processed foods, only whole eggs, so you are testing just for eggs and not anything else that may be in the processed foods.

Day 6. Go back to the egg-free diet for the next 4 days and track your son's symptoms.

Here's the science behind the elimination diet: It takes four days for foods to be completely processed and eliminated from the body. So, you need to cleanse your son's body of the suspected allergen before you can test and get accurate results. Then you only test for one day and track all results for the next four days. Not all reactions are immediate, symptoms can appear anywhere between 20 minutes after ingesting the food and up to four days later. That's why keeping a journal is so important.

If after the elimination diet he still has the rash and it has not improved, you may want to look at other highly suspect foods. These include:

dairy
wheat
soy

Other less common foods that can cause reactions include the following, but are not limited to:

tomatoes (very acidic, especially home-grown tomatoes)
citrus
rice (unusual, but some people do react to this food)
garlic
strawberries

If you have any questions about the elimination diet please message me, I'm happy to help. Also, you might want to contact a pediatric allergist and see what they have to say about suspected food allergies or food intolerances.

Good luck.

C. J.

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sounds like a yeast rash...make an appointment for the child to be seen and ask the Dr. for some Nystatin cream. Daily baths seems too frequent..maybe every other day or so.

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It could be milk or orange juice. Since it got worse after eggs, you might try cutting eggs completely for a week or so and see what happens. The other ting might be if he is cutting any major teeth like molars. So many docs say teething doesn't cause diaper rash or fevers...all three of mine had some degree of diaper rash and fever issue when they were teething. I hope this helps!

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My son would get diaper rash like that every once in awhile. He maybe teething. I would try an oniment called Resinol, it works great on diaper rashes, and all sorts of other things. The only problem is that it is pink and if you get it on your clothes it stains. But it works great. I would usually clear up in 2 -3 days.

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Sounds like an allergy, but the ped would know for sure. But at least you have a child that likes different foods, my kids won't even touch eggs so who knows if they are allergic. :o)

What kind of diapers do you use. Babies can suddenly become highly sensitive to disposables. I would suggest trying the more "natural" diapers or cloth. I would recommend cloth more.

I never heard of eggs being a problem and I think if there was a food allergy there's be more areas reacting than just his behind.
Yeast and/or fungus infection would be my first thought (if he hasn't had diarrhea lately). See what the Dr has to say.
Do what you can to leave him un-diapered for a time every day.
I used to put a towel down in a dry bath tub and let my son play there for awhile.
Once he was walking I'd let him walk around the back yard (our whole back yard was privacy fenced) with just his shirt on to air out his behind.

Could it be an egg allergy if it is the eggs? I would get it checked out by the pediatrician - ask about eggs and see what they say. Could it be a fungal/yeast infection? Any medications he's taking right now? Eliminate eggs completely from his diet (including baked goods) and see what happens. You may need to eliminate other things from his diet one at a time for several days to figure out what's going on, then reintroduce one thing at time to see if the rash occurs again. But I would still talk with the pediatrician first.

It sounds like a possible yeast infection, maybe an allergy, even could be the fragrant scented soap or baby wipes. Let his bottom air out and take him to the Dr.

Have you tried an anti-fungal like Lotriman cream? It could be a yeasty diaper rash. If it is yeasty, the Lotriman will start helping right away... And it will not get better without some sort of treatmentt specific to the yeast (antibiotics, cortisone, diaper ointment, etc... won't cut it). If in doubt, you can always visit the pediatrician.

My daughter is allergic to eggs... Usually an allergic reaction is more acute and hivey... Typically the reaction is pretty soon after a child eats the offending food. However, food sensitivities and allergies can cause milder symptoms like eczema too so your question is a good one. It might be helpful to get the rash cleared up before feeding any more eggs and then do another test. Also, you could consider taking your child to an allergist for testing if you are concerned.

Sorry your little pumpkin is dealing with this. It sounds miserable.

Allergy in general. Too much juice. Too little air dry time. A yeast infection.

My DD gets a bad rash if she eats spicy food or apples. Took us a while to figure out the apples. I initially blamed a new toothpaste for her mouth rash. Poor kid can't have the apple pears, either. Too close to apple. Rash was back immediately.

If you think it's food, get him tested.

I never heard of eggs causing a diaper rash unless there was a known allergy.
Things that are acidic can cause it. My daughter got a rash every single time she teethed. (Extra acid from her extra saliva).
My daughter also developed an allergy to disposable diapers so those went out the window.
Keep the tushy as aired out and dried as much as possible. Keep cotton panties on as much as possible because they let hineys breathe. Never put anything on his tush without making sure his skin is completely dry.
Yeast infections can be harder to clear up.
Barrier creams can keep things from getting to the skin, but they can also hold bacteria in if you don't get it all off.
Eliminate one thing from his diet per day to see if you notice a difference.
My daughter was super easy to potty train because of her allergy to disposables and I rarely had a diaper of any kind on her. She hated the burning and happily sat on the potty.
I hope you find what works. Diaper rashes are so miserable.

It could be a combination of things he's ingested. But diaper rash is common. When warmer weather comes, let him have some time (LIMITED of course) without a diaper. The air helps.
Make a list of what he's eaten and you can always do a process of elimination thing to rule things out.
You might want to adjust what he eats. By that I mean keep to organic, unpasteurized milk (it's waaaaaay healthier!), and be careful of some ingredients, even in creams. Propylene glycol is not good to have in anything exCEPT antifreeze.

Citrus can also cause things like that, on kids bottoms.

Also a yeast infection.

I would take him to the Doctor.
Before it gets worse.