Here We Go Again, Baby W/ Rash Part 3

It could be an allergy to yeast in food. Try cutting it out of his diet, see if it helps.

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Hey S., get that allergy test. If you read the flyers that they give you after immunization shots, you'll see that if it was a reaction to it you would be in the hospital already. Yes there's crazy stuff in those shots but both my kids have had them and they're doing fine. Get the allergy thing tested. Do you guys have pets? There are so many things one can be allergic to. It could be that weird spelling additive in foods that you'll have to avoid. You've been doing the right thing... you're a good mommy. You'll just have to try the next thing to find out what's going on. Hang in there and Good Luck!

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I'd recommend that you see an allergist for children as soon as possible. He is very likely reacting to something either environmental or in his food. One of my daughter's has food allergies and it was always very puzzling when she was a baby and toddler. Rashes and reactions vary from time to time and it is hard to put your finger on exactly what is causing the problem. See an allergist who can help you narrow down the problem and determine if he is having an allergic reaction. Hang in there!

S.:
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how stressful! honestly, i would take him to an allergist and/or a dermatologist if the rash doesn't resolve in the next few days. we didn't start feeding our little one real food until 6 months old so maybe that is causing the rash. i think a dermatologist or allergist would be helpful if things don't get better!
good luck!!
S.

Oh, no I'm so sorry you little one can't shake this darn rash.
I understand they can test your blood for allergies unlike before when they would do all those little test things on a persons back and it would be uncomfortable, it's pretty new and really reliable. Gezzz, I don't know what to recommend it seems as if you have done everything possible to help this rash..is there any chance he can see a specialist instead of the ped???
I'd sure feel like asking for a referral if my insurance required one and have a second opinion just to be safe on what's up with him. My prayers are with you I sure hope your little one get better soon.

I would venture to say maybe its heat rash. When I was a child I used to get heat rash in my joints and my legs. for heat rash you just have to wait it out apply a strong hyrdocotrisone cream maybe one from the Dr. I would also take him to an allergest and have him tested , now they can just take a vial of blood and test the blood to tell them what they are allergic to.

It sounds like ecezma to me- if the steriod cream cleared it up on his chin, then that's what it could be. If you google ecezma in infants, you will come up with some good info. The rash is reddesh in color, typically is behind the legs (knees in particular), on the ankles, on the inside of the elbows, but can spread and be patchy in many other areas. The problem with ecezma is it does pop up when you least expect it and it can reoccur. Heat makes it worse, bathing helps it and keeping the skin well lubricated. I know this because my one year old daughter has it now. She has had it off and on for many months, but it is a little worse now. Best of luck to you, I hope you can get to the bottom of what it is! F.

If your dr. still doesn't give you a satisfactory answer I would request to see a dermetologist, a pediatric specialist if possible. Good luck!

Could it possibly be molluscum?

My baby developed a rash all over her body at 8 months old. Everyone asked me if it was my laundry detergent, and I'd say "of course not, I use Dreft." Guess what- it was the Dreft. I had no problems with the Target knock-off of Dreft, but when I switched to the real thing, the rash appeared. (I won't go into all the details, but trust me when I say it really was the Dreft. Really.) Doctor said it was "contact eczema" but couldn't tell me from what. My little girl still has problems with eczema, but not in the traditional ways- she gets a pimply rear end and nothing else. Doctor swears it's just eczema and prescribed a steroid ointment. Oh, and evidently it takes a WHILE for the steroid ointments to work. I kept complaining that the ointment wasn't doing anything, and they kept reassuring me that it took time.

Hey S.,
It sounded like yeast to begin with. This may be a stretch, but have you put sunscreen on him? My son had a skin reaction to most sunscreens until he was 7 or 8. I imagine he could get it from moisturizers also. Neutrogena sunscreen for sensitive skin was all I could use. It could be a food allergy and fairly easy to figure out, since he isn't eating much. Cut them all but one, and add each food one at a time. You need to get rid of the rash first though. Good luck..

S., you're fighting a losing battle until you get at the source. Could be a reaction to anything you have used on his body as well as something he has been given to eat. You keep changing things in the middle of a reaction and his body can't adjust that fast. Remember when you started baby foods and were supposed to add only one thing at a time? There's a reason. Absorption and reaction time for your systems to adjust to new things. Our skin is the largest organ in our body and it absorbs everything - good and bad. Steroid creams for babies are dangerous - doctors DON'T know what else to do even with all their training and knowledge of chemistry and anatomy. Steroids do more harm than they do good, especially for the long term, except in very rare situations and doctors dispense them like lollipops. There is one lotion that seems to work for any kind of skin reactions, rash, allergy, psoriasis, or eczema, so I would suggest you contact one of the ladies on this board, like me, that can refer you to the company to order it wholesale.
If you bought the “new” detergent at the grocery store, no matter what the label says, you probably are adding more and different toxins to his already inflamed skin. He’s in his clothes all day, sleeps on sheets and pillowcases all night and bathes and dries in the bath with them, not to mention his shampoo and soap and I could go on and on – think about it! Shouldn’t you use something non-toxic for that? I even wash my Dad’s bedding and clothes from the nursing home and they are disinfected and clean and smell good from a non-toxic detergent.
Additionally, signs of yeast in a baby (or anyone) can be determined by a whitish tongue – if his tongue is clear pink, the doctor’s probably right, but if it’s whitish, you do have a yeast problem. By the time it shows on the skin, it’s throughout the body, so you have to deal with it digestively. A product containing an antifungal cream can rid the skin of yeast symptoms until the digestive tract is fixed. Load him up with probiotics, internally – good flora (bacteria) that our body needs to digest our food. You need to stay on a regimen to rid his body for a while, probably months – takes about as long to rid as it did to develop.
I keep all these products in my home and medicine cabinet and never have to worry about anything that comes up – accident, swallowing chemicals, first aid, disinfecting, etc. There’s something for every problem that comes up and everything for daily use in our home, bath, laundry, and personal care – multi-use products that can save money and your family’s health.
Look at the dangers of vaccinations also. If the rash showed up after a shot, there could be a connection. They are very dangerous and not something you should just accept from a doctor’s schedule. And my advice, never have allergy tests! No need and such torture. You can do elimination tests yourself without harming your child at all.
I hope you and your doctor get a handle on this because it’s your baby’s health. I know my mother trusted doctors for years for my sister’s serious condition and later she figured out they did the opposite of what she needed, messed up her body in so many ways, and scared her about her adult health, when it could have been fixed so simply and early that her teen years would have been less traumatic. Doctors are not gods and they are less educated now than I think they were in the old days. They rely too much on pharmaceutical salespeople and technology so they have been dumbed down in their thinking and logic. You can disagree with me, but that is my personal opinion borne out by many years of experience with many illnesses and families. Get in touch if you are interested in more.

Hi S.,
I know your tired of this! Please check out this website for your baby's sake! www.childhoodshots.com. It is VERY possible that your child is having a reaction to the immunizations. Do you actually know what is in them??? You do have a choice in this matter! The website also offers a dvd that is full of years of research on this matter. It is a wonderful investment for your childs health. Best of luck to you guys!

Hello, I'm a grandmother of 10 wonderful grandchildren ranging in age from 22 years down to 2 years.

I don't always read the e-mails from MamaSource, but today I did.

I have just been reading about a condition called Candida which you might want to check out and also about how too much acid in our bodies can cause problems. Eating more alkaline forming foods (80%) rather then acid-forming foods (20%) can make a difference.

Also, putting diaper rash cream on the rash and covering it with baby powder that has corn starch in it should also help.

I hope this information is helpful.

Grandmother Joyce Street