Fungus: Preschooler
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Has Anyone Heard of a Toddler Getting Athlete's Foot?!
Asked by A.K. from Missoula
on January 13, 2009
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Hello! I love this site and the mothers who make it such a great resource! So here I am again...my two year old daughter appears to have athlete's foot. Her dad has be...
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- Toddler?! How about a newborn??? And they share it! I never had it my life and then I got it from my newborn. I had no idea what it was, and we were hanging out wi...
- After fighting foot fungus for years, my dad heard of a cure that he loves... Vick's Vapor Rub. He puts it on clean dry feet at night before bed and has the nicest fe...
- Athlete's foot is a fungus issue. VERY stubborn. The first thing I would do is get your daughter (and your husband) on a very high quality probiotic (you can get t...
Has Anyone Used Diflucan for Child's Toe Fungus?
Asked by S.L. from Harrisburg
on May 10, 2010
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Hi,
My 4 year old has had two toe nails that have been thick, yellow and flaky for over a year. It started out as athlete's foot and we used an anitfungal cream reco...
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- Hi, S.: That med is powerful. Had you thought about getting some T-Tree Oil and putting it on the toe or there's a toe fungus oil in a bottle that you can put on th...
- Hi there I would avoid using strong medication prescription strength for a child's toe fungus as it can cause liver damage. I would stick to home remedies on this one....
- Hi S., I have taken Diflucan myself for yeast issues, but not for toe fungus. Have you tried giving him probiotics and applying either Grapefruit Seed Extract and/ o...
Fungus on Daughter's Scalp - Don't Want to Use Nasty Med
Asked by S.L. from Grand Junction
on November 11, 2010
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Hi ladies!
My 3 year old daughter has a 1/2 inch bald patch on her head. I took her to the doc, and it's a fungus (like ringworm). It's been there about a month and d...
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- try apple cider vinegar.....it works on foot fungus. Vicks Vapor Rub worked on my mom's toenail fungus. Good Luck!
- i'm a bit on the fence. since your doctor knows your preferences, yet prescribed a systemic antifungal, i would venture that OTC ointments, et al will not work. fun...
- I have been going to a herbalist by the name of Mary Beth Arends. She treats children and adults for all kinds of infections and other health issues using herbal medi...
My 3 Month Old Has Fungus on One of Her Nails!
Asked by L.K. from Los Angeles
on July 16, 2008
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Somehow my 3 month old managed to get a fungus on her nail. It's on her index finger on the left hand. And now that her hands are in her mouth all the time, so is th...
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- L., I have had fungus under my fake nails before and I use Fung Off. Its a topical solution that can be found at the beauty supply store. Good luck
- Hi L.: I know this will sound weird, but dab some listerine (yes, the mouthwash listerine) on it a couple of times a day and that may help. My 14 month old daughte...
- Try Tea Tree Oil http://www.google.com/search?q=does+tea+tree+oil++help+fingernail+fungus&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Signs of UTI in 4 Year Old
Asked by B.G. from Birmingham
on August 3, 2009
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Ok, my 4 year old daughter just got back from a week with my husband's dad & stepmother. Besides the normal amount of whining because she's been getting her way for a...
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- She doesn't necessarily have to have a fever to have a UTI. I would take her to the doctor and let them get a urine sample.
- You don't need a fever to have a UTI. And this definitely sounds like one. Give her sugar-free cranberry juice or a cranberry supplement, d-mannose, live-culture s...
- Hey B., I wouldn't wait for a fever. Your little one has a bladder or UTI infection based on what you are describing. Waiitng for a fever could result in an upper...
Help! 4 Year Old Has Hip Pain!
Asked by J.A. from Eau Claire
on January 16, 2010
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My 4 year old nephew has been suffering from hip pain for almost 2 weeks now, also limps. My sister has visited the doctor's office and the emergency room almost every...
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- Well I have read all the posts and yes a Chiro. may help if not take him to a Childrens Hospital, they know how to work with children the best. Good luck!
- I don't want to sound alarmist but I co-worker of mine (age 34) had horrendous hip pain that confounded doctors for weeks. He hadn't injuried himself and wasn't an ath...
- definetely chiropractor! could be as easy as a pinched nerve, but check it out.
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 ...
Almost 3 Year Old Girl with Itchy Bottom
Asked by C.D. from Sioux Falls
on March 30, 2009
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Hello-
I am the mother of an almost 3 year old girl that has been complaining about her bottom itching for 2 months now. It is right between her two butt cheeks go...
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- I'm sure this is obvious and your MD would have said something... But my 3 1/2 yr old has problems wiping herself. Sometimes the smallest amount of poop or even bits ...
- hi my name is okema and am the mother of 2 little girls. with my 2nd daughter who is 2 we have had a lot of diarper area problems. my daughter has had several yeast...
- My husband unfortunately has an incontinence problem and uses depends and has the same issue. The itching is caused by moisture being trapped and causing the skin the...
Pain in Heel of Foot
Asked by A.R. from Miami
on January 27, 2010
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Hi I have had pain in my foot when ever I walk for 5 days. I work all night I am a cashier and all i do is walk at work and i have a 4 year old at home all day so i d...
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- It could be a bone spur, which they would shave off, or a planters wart which they would cut out. Both are caused by pressure to the feet. My husband had a planters wa...
- I have had the same problem for months but have not gone to the doctor yet. It started when I began to exercise. It kills my feet when I take walks. I had some r...
- I had something similar. And I had done nothing noticeable as far as injuring my foot.. no falls, no stepping in holes, no anything that I could recall. The Dr. diag...
3 Year Old with Peeling Skin on Toes
Asked by V.M. from Denver
on May 7, 2010
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Hello,
I have a 3 year old son who has peeling skin all over his toes and both feet. It looks like a bunch of blisters. At first I thought it might be athlete's foo...
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- Hi.....I'd just call your doctor to run it by them. My son had this problem but on his fingers and palms and it was from strep and had to be treated with an antibiotic...
- My almost three year old son had the same thing. I thought it might be athlete's foot (most likely swimming pool area) and looked online for some options. I bought L...
- My son has had this for years. It's much worse in the warmer months. My son's doctor told me they can't get athlete's foot till their hormones come in. He recomende...
