Yeast Infection or Impetigo: Child
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Help with Impetigo
Asked by M.B. from San Francisco
on May 31, 2009
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my 18 month keeps getting impetigo around his mouth. I don't understand why it keeps coming back. I bleach his toys and scrub his pacifier and sippy cup and bottle. ...
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- Hi M., When I was a teenager was diagnosed with impetigo. I would only get the sores around my mouth and mostly just below the corners of my mouth. In my 20's I w...
- Have him checked for Strep throat. Impetigo is a common infection with strep and if it is undiagnosed it will keep coming back. Also, the cats and your hygeine aroun...
- Impetigo is really hard to deal with. My older son got it when he was about 5. We eventually had to treat it with antibiotics, after we couldn't get rid of it, and a y...
Diaper Rash with Yeast Infection
Asked by M.C. from New York
on March 19, 2008
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My one year old daughter got a yeast infection about a week and a half ago and she is at a in-home daycare all day. I wish she can walk around without her diaper on ho...
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- Have you tried Boudreaux's (spelling?) Butt Paste? It works really well on rashes. It was developed by a pharmacist in Lousiana and it has all "natural" ingredients....
- Hi M. My name is Sandy, I know only to much unfortunately about yeast infections. I first want to suggest to you not to use petroleum jelly, because it is not water ...
- i used to soak my son in the sink/tub with warm water and baking soda. he used to have bleeding sores this seemed to comfort him and i used corn starch afterwards ...
My 5 Year Old Has Excema
Asked by A.G. from Wichita
on February 19, 2008
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My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that she has scratches all over her face. She was reffered to a determatologist. He gave me so...
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- A., I feel for you and your little one, my little girl is 5 now and we have fought this for years!! It got to the point she had a big bald spot on her head I was so sc...
- My neighbors child have horrible excema and I finally convinced her to go to Children's Mercy and see a determatolist and within a few weeks of seeing the doctor she h...
- Two things A....my daughter had that all her life....I took her to Children's hospital..they helped her...they said they make newer things constantly..at the time they...
Diaper Rash Vs. Yeast Infection
Asked by M.O. from Denver
on January 3, 2009
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My 14 mo. old daughter has never had a diaper rash before now. She has had diarrhea for the past 24 hours or so. I know that this can cause a diaper rash. Since she...
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- My doctor told us to treat possible yeast infection with Lamisil (athlete's foot medication). That made me nervous, but I checked the books, and yes, that is a common ...
- Yeast rash is often associated with diarrhea. Go to Walmart and get a tube of clotrimazole. You can buy it without a precription. This is the same type of cream that y...
- I think it's very common for a diaper rash to turn into a yeast infection. My kids had them from time to time and my pediatrician told me to put Lotrimin (I think I s...
Rash Around Mouth That Looks like Impetigo but Isn't
Asked by T.P. from Denver
on April 27, 2008
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My 11 month old daughter has had a rash around her mouth that has spread to under her nose. It initially looked like Impetigo and her ped put her a topical antiobiotic...
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- Hi T.! My 8 mos old son had a pimply rash for a while too - it was patchy red in places with little bumps, some of them white. It looked a little like eczema and a l...
- Hi T., Coconut oil works well on skin issues. K. Loidolt Author, Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living
- Hi T., My youngest had horrible skin problems and eventually got eczema really bad. It started on his face then ended up in several places on his body. I tried everyt...
Diaper Rash
Asked by M.D. from Cleveland
on September 27, 2008
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My son is about 4 weeks post op and was on antibiotics for two weeks he now has a diaper rash that wont seem to go away. I'm wondering if it could be a yeast infectio...
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- My daughter who is 9 months had a diaper rash that woudln't go away. It developed after she was on antibiotics. I took her to the doctors and they found out that is ...
- My pediatrician just told me to use an over the counter vaginal yeast infection cream instead of diaper rash cream for a few days for my premature daughter's yeast inf...
- Since he has been on antibiotics it could be a yeast infection, you might want to call you doctor to see if they recomend anything or they might want to see him...good...
Diaper Rash
Asked by K.K. from Detroit
on April 4, 2008
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Does anyone have suggestions how to treat very bad diaper rash?
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- You should see your doctor. It may not be diaper rash at all. Babies can get yeast infections, boys and girls and it looks alot like diaper rash. My nephew use to g...
- if you cant clear up a diaper rash in a day or so with over the counter creams.. then you should go to the dr. a nice warm bath will help clean and soothe her sore ...
- You definately want to see the doctor to make sure it isn't a yeast infection. They are really painful and can get infected if not treated right away. Diaper rashes...
Yeast Rash?
Asked by K.S. from Houston
on March 10, 2008
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So he has a diaper rash and it is not the normal kind and it won't go away. It looks kind of scaley and has definate edges. I don't know what to do about it. Again ...
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- Lotrimin will help clear it up if it is a yeast infection (which it does sound like). Also - go commando! Get a little air on that tush! Diapers are warm, wet plac...
- Are you breastfeeding? If so then eat live culture yogurt. I had to eat some with each of my kids in order to keep the yeast at bay. You can also put lotrimin cream on...
- Air and sunlight are the best - but it doesn't look as though there will be sunshine coming through your central Texas windows today. If it is warm enough in your hou...
Diaper Rash
Asked by D.H. from Miami
on April 2, 2008
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I read all the responses to the diaper rash questions previously asked and have a couple of questions. My newborn (13 days old) already has diaper rash. Around her a...
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- My daughter had diaper rash when she was a baby what i did was everytime she did #1 or #2, i would wash her bottom in luke warm water and pat dried the area and then i...
- I like balmex much better and it smells better, let her sit in some warm water in the tub when you are cleaning so it easier to wipe off. Keep putting the cream on her...
- It is normal for the cream to stick that is the whole idea is to keep the poop from touching the skin. Don't worry about getting all the desitin off each time she poo...
Diaper Rash
Asked by A.W. from Fort Wayne
on January 1, 2011
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my 2wk old son has really bad diaper rash what can i use? desitin it not working?
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- I agree that these products may be useful for a standard diaper rash but what your child has may be fungal and you would need to see a Dr. and get a script for that. ...
- Burt's Bees. Even after washing my daughter in a bath she would still have some of it on her. If it can withstand that, it can hold up in pee and poop.
- I don't recommend Desitin. I never liked diaper creams because they are so thick and hard to wipe off. It takes lots of wiping to get off diaper cream, which just agg...
