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Skin irritation/Rash
Asked by P.E. from Tampa
on August 16, 2006
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My 22 month old son has a rash that is on the fold of his leg where his diaper attaches and it is spreading up on his stomach. It is also on his bottom and on the back...
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- it sounds to me that your son has a yeast infection. my son had the same type of rash for about a week and when it wouldn't clear up with diaper cream or powder i fina...
- Hi, my daughter had something similiar she gets it when she eats something acidy, and she also got it when I was giving her orajel for her teeth. If it is red at first...
- Hi P., Sounds like what my daughter had last Summer while she was still in a diaper. If so, it's fungal and can be treated w/ athlete's foot cream. I showed the rash...
Child's Skin Irritation
Asked by A.N. from Kansas City
on April 7, 2009
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My daughter is just potty trained (yeah!!) and has been wearing underwear exclusivly (except at night) for 2 weeks. The last several days her booty has been red and ch...
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- My daughter had the same problem. I used St. Ives collagen lotion and let her soak in an oatmeal bath and it cleared up.
- My middle son hardly ever had a rash with diapers or anything else until we put him in underwear. Then the underwear rash started and it was the only area that he eve...
- You might have already thought of this, but if there are tags on the underwear, they might be irritating her skin. OR, when my son went from diapers to underwear, h...
Little White Bumps on My Son's Body...
Asked by S.S. from Minneapolis
on May 10, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
This isn't an urgent issue (or I'd be at the doctor), but I am curious to know if this sounds familiar to anyone. In the past couple of days, my 5yo son ha...
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- I would take him to just to find out what it really is. It is very possible that it could b e "hand, foot & mouth disease." Check his mouth out since he already has ...
- I agree with Amanda. It sounds very much like contagious mollescum. It is very common in children. When my boys had it they just let it run its course (which can tak...
- My son had it and it lasted a couple of years. It didn't spread to anyone else though. The doctor said the biggest time you would need to be concerned about spreadin...
Hand, Foot, Mouth
Asked by L.P. from Sacramento
on July 26, 2008
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My 6 year old has hand, foot, mouth disease. Anyone have ANY suggestions on how to handle his pain? Bad sores on his throat. Using Tylenol and Motrin which helps bu...
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- My 4 year old had this last year. She woke up with a a rash on her belly. Within an hour it was all over her body. Then it would slowly dissapear. That would happen re...
- Dear L., I'd like to talk to you on the phone,sorry, but I prefer phone, call me any time 944-46-75 or 835-20-57. A..
- My 10 month old just recovered from this! Any chance you live in Natomas?? haha Her throat bothered her and she sounded scratchy for about 7 days. What helped the ...
Hand Foot Mouth Disease
Asked by T.D. from Tampa
on January 10, 2008
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Hi all- My son was exposed to hand foot mouth last week by a little girl that he was playing with and has ended up getting it. I took him to the DR on Tues and they ...
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- my son had that at about the same age as your child is now. It was very hard and frustrating time. My doctor suggested using a mixture of benadryl and mylanta (1/2 and...
- T., This hand foot and mouth is so miserable for the little people. We got through it with motrin and Popsicles. Hope he feels better soon. K. J
- My husband had this, but luckily my son did not get it. Him not eating much is to be expected and he can recover from that just fine. Him not drinking is a big probl...
Rash
Asked by N.H. from Pittsburgh
on July 16, 2009
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I have a rash that is on both sides of my body starting under my armpits. What is strange is that it is symetrical on both sides, and only in those areas. It is kind...
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- Off the top of my head, reading your discription of the feeling and placement of the rash I want to say it might be shingles. It usually only shows up on one side tho...
- Is your rash horizontal, following along your ribs? It may be shigles. It hurts very badly, looks almost like bad pimples. Taking L-Lysine (an amino acid) can help tre...
- What do you use for deodorant? Could you have gotten really really sweaty so that it ran down from your armpits and you had an allergic reaction? Witch hazel and...
Kawasaki Disease
Asked by S.G. from Cincinnati
on October 12, 2009
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My son had kawasaki at 2 years old. He is now 6. Within the last 4 weeks we have gone thru all of the same things again with him. Red tounge,fever,rash peeing hands...
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- Our son had Kawasaki also at 2 years old but luckily nothing after that. He's in college now. However, we did follow up and still do with a cardiologist. My only ad...
- I don't know what to tell you But my daughter used to get the peeling of the hands and feet and we started using Melaleuca children's Vitamins and their Renew Lotion a...
- Could be hand, foot & mouth. My daughter got it this past spring. It's a pretty common virus. Puts a rash on their extremities & blisters on their tongue. If he ha...
9 Month Old Has a Diaper Rash
Asked by M.B. from Atlanta
on January 11, 2011
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hi ladies. My little girl has her first diaper rash. It's on her front side and really itchy. I have been trying to wipe her and dry her off and let her air out a bi...
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- Please don't use Lotrimin or Cortisone or Benadryl on a vagina. They aren't meant to be used on mucosal tissues. If you see bumps/pustules then it is probably fung...
- no cortisone or anything else, let her have plain water baths, use vaseline at night, and make sure she's really dry before you diaper her. Its a part of teething. Dia...
- Two different plans of attack. They were ideas given to me from an old physician and they worked for my family. 1) If it is fungal, use Lotrimin cream (like for athl...
Shangles
Asked by F.E. from Green Bay
on October 22, 2011
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I have been diagnosed with shingles by 3 different doctors but I am still not convinced that I have them. My rash, which is next to my armpit near the breast. is very...
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- If I were you, I'd ask for a blood test. They can test for shingles through blood work. Then you would know for sure. That's an easy answer to your question. I'd...
- it might not be shingles at all. Check out dariers disease. I have it, have had it since my first pregnancy and it flares up now and then, usually in the summer. It...
- It sounds like shingles to me, if it's not treated it can cause damage to other parts of your body. If it's not healing call the doc, well one of them at least, and te...
Canker Sore
Asked by K.K. from Phoenix
on October 4, 2008
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I am hoping for some help. I will occaisionally get a canker sore in my mouth, usually I can associate it with eating too many sweets. However I got one a few days ago...
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- for me and my family we use warm water mixed with about a tablespoon of salt. swish around your mouth for about a minute then rinse. do this a couple of times a day ...
- I have to say the only thing to help me is collidial silver. I just put a little on the sore and it goes away fast. You could try tea tree oil which I know works for s...
- I have been getting canker sores since I was a kid. They're awful! I agree with the other ladies that recommended Kanka. It works really well. To help it make a better...
