Eczema & Hives: Preschooler, Lotrimin
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4 Year Old Complaining About His Feet
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on October 24, 2009
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My 4 year old son has been complaining that his toes/feet hurt for the last couple of months. His big toes on both feet seem to have some peeling skin right above the...
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- Are you sure that the pain is related to the peeling skin? My daughter has dry peeling skin on her feet, I use Aquaphor or Vitamin A & D ointment at night, when she is...
- How are his hands? Check his mouth for blisters too. It could be Hand, foot and mouth disease. Good Luck!
- That's really weird. My son gets eczema on his toes, and it peels and he says it hurts, but not anything like that kind of pain. I'd give the ped a call and see if he ...
My 4 Year Old Daughter Has a Rash with Raised Bumps on Her Bottom.
Asked by M.S. from Austin
on April 8, 2009
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My 4 year old daughter has a rash with raised bumps on her bottom. She says it does not itch but there are even bumps around her bottom hole? It looks horrible, any ad...
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- Check her hands, feet and mouth area for the same thing. It may be a virus of hand, foot, & mouth desease. As our granddaughter's Dr. told us it should be called han...
- could be impetigo. this is common and probably requires a trip to the doc for prescription. If it is impetigo than it is contagous and will spread if you break the bum...
- Hello, worried mom Soak her in 1 spoon of baking soda and air dry. Don't rub off just pat down. Maybe 2 times a day. My daughter would get that because her bottom ...
4 Year Old Potty Trained W/diaper Rash????
Asked by S.X. from Chicago
on December 19, 2009
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My son has allergies and sensitve skin.
He has gotten some pretty nastey diaper rashes in the past.
He's been potty trained for almost 2 years.
But frequently he co...
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- Try a cream for a fungal infection, like Lotrimin (Yes you can get a fungal infection anywhere it is moist, like down there). One of my children had something very mu...
- The symptoms sound like a food allergy; it would be worth doing some research, in my opinion. www.allergykids.com is a good starting point. Hope this helps. Poor littl...
- My son used to get a reaction like this to orange juice. Also Charmin toilet paper has too much perfume in it for us to tolerate. A & D ointment helps heal chafed skin...
4 Year Old Daughter W/recurring Vaginitis
Asked by D. from New York
on January 15, 2008
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on and off (mostly on) for the past 6 months, my daughter's vagina is irritated, red and odorous. we've been (per the dr.) giving her vinegar baths, putting lotrimin ...
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- I treated my daughter - also 4 years old - with probiotics, assuming that she had a systemic yeast issue (as I did several years ago). We used ThreeLac, which is avai...
- Avoid sugar. Try organic plain yogurt, smooth on area, can be left on over night then wash off in am. Look for a product called BioK in health store, it's in the ref...
- Wash vagina with regular strong tea or chamomile tea, and always let air dry after towel drying. We also use permanganese - they are little red crystals you can get ...
4Yr Old Daughter Having Problems with Her Private Area
Asked by K.R. from Syracuse
on September 27, 2010
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I was wondering if anyone had a daughter have problems with her private area? Mine tells me it burns all the time. I have taken her to the Dr. and the tell me that is ...
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- Is she red in this area? My daughter experiences the same thing but you can tell that she hasn't wiped properly. Also if you daughter has a BM and doesn't wipe properl...
- After you get the active skin irritation under control (vaseline, etc.), you can add about a cup of white vinegar to her bathwater. It won't sting. Try it in your ow...
- My daughter says her vagina hurts often. Usually if I let her do the bath and don't check to make sure she is washing it well. We do not use soap when it is sore and t...
Son with Red Itchy Bumps
Asked by J.S. from St. Louis
on February 26, 2008
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My 5 year old son has been itching his bottom for a couple of days. This morning he woke up with little red bumps all over his bottom and upper legs. I put some hydr...
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- I don't want to scare you, but I had a friend whose son had similar symptoms and it turned out to be parasites living in colon. You can't see them during the day...the...
- My son gets these, and his are from allergies. He gets them either on his arm, back or back of his legs. Normally he won't get them till around April/May but this ye...
- It either sounds like chicken pox, hives, or dry skin. I would ask your childs physician about it.
Suggestions on Daughter Who Has Hirschsprungs Disease Now Has Chronic Diarrhea
Asked by W.J. from Louisville
on March 20, 2008
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My 3 y/o daughter has hirschsprungs disease. She had corrective surgery. She now can have bowel movements but it is always diarrhea. It has been 2 years since surgery ...
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- Dear W. J. I am a mom of a 2yr.old little boy name Mason, he actually is trying to help me write this response. Anyway he has severe Eczema which is obviously no where...
- I would try going gluten free for a month and see what happens to her stool, it has changed our lives and healed my sons diarrhea after four and half years of sufferin...
- Chronic diarrhea can be a sign of Celiac Disease -- which is an intolerance to gluten which is found in wheat, barley and rye. Often children with other allergies have...
3 Yr. Old Vaginal Itching
Asked by J.P. from Salt Lake City
on August 25, 2008
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My daughter has had vaginal itching off and on for about a month. I took her to the doc. a few weeks ago and the doc said that it was probably due to bubble baths or p...
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- Have her tested for a yeast infection. My daughter actually got strep infection down there when she was four and it took me speaking up for them to test her again. ...
- I would suggest using toddler wipes when she goes to the bathroom instead of toilet paper. If the doctor doesn't find an infection or something that has a treatment, a...
- My doctor suggested for my girls to have them soak in a vinegar bath. Put about a 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of vinegar in their bath water and let them soak in it. He told ...
How to dry up a ringworm in a toddler's mouth?
Asked by M.C. from Tuscaloosa
on March 10, 2008
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if anyone knows anything to dry up a ringworm it would help my daughter,,she sucks her hair and now has a ringworm onn her mouth,,is there anything i can get over the ...
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- I have 2 boys and they have gotten them in the past. We always use althlete foot medicine. Lamisil is what we use for ringworms. You can put it on a q-tip to apply to...
- for the head ringworm buy some betadine and some nizoral (medicated shampoo). dab betadine on ringworm and let sit for 2-3 minutes. wash off then wash hair in nizoral...
- lol, thats just chapped lips from so much moisture , carmex handles it or vaseline.secondly try to stop her from sucking her hair , i seen an article a while back that...
Going Ringworm CRAZY!!
Asked by C.W. from Las Vegas
on January 15, 2011
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My 2 year old daughter got ringworm a month ago... I bought the $20 cream that's like the size of my cat's toe and it didn't work, it faded but not before spreading to...
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- Ringworm is caused by the exact same fungus as athletes' foot (and most women's yeast infections, if I recall). What were you using? If it wasn't athlete's foot cream,...
- Ringworm if not caught early can take a month or longer to go away. The anti fungal cream you need is the kind used for athletes foot. You can get a tube at walmart ...
- Go to the doctor and get a prescription. Have you called and spoken with a nurse? I've had it and with a cream prescription, it went away.
