My 1 year old has had loose stools lately -- which caused a diaper rash. His poor little tush is raw and Desitin cream nor Butt Paste is helping. Are there any other suggestions?
Well, something I did was the Aveeno Oatmeal packets. Wash the bottom
then, fill the tub with a little warm water and sprinke the Aveeno and have him/her play then rinse. Also, if you go to Publix or Kroger there is another
cream called "Flanders" ....if memory serves me correctly. I just know you
have to ask the Pharmacist for it. Don't know why, but it works! It's this
gray gritty cream. Try it! Good luck!
If it's been going on for a while, I'd take him to the Dr. When my daughter was that age she had that, ended up being a bacterial thing and needed a script for a cream. Cleared up within 24 hrs, even though she'd had it for over a week.
How long has he had it? I only ask because diaper rash can turn into a Yest infection real quick. They look the same but neither desitin or butt past, which I love, will work on it. If it has been more than a week you may want to call the Pediatrician, mine has given me a prescription and told me some over the counter meds to use.
Hi Sc,
when my kids would get rashes that bad my dr. told me to go to pharmacy and ask for flangers . It is for diaper rashes . It works!.. it is brown and goes on thick . Just one app. of it the rash was gone. it is about 7.00 for it but works.
Hi SC. Here are some tips that helped us at that stage:
1. Wash with warm water the tush after each BM. You can use cetaphil gentle cleanser if you want.
2. Use weleda tushy paste. it is the best. densitin also did not work with us. i even used weleda on body rashes at times when nothing else worked.
HTH. Jilly
I swear by Weleda Calendula Diaper Care Cream. It's in an orange box. I believe both Target and Babies R Us sells it. Most natural foods stores will, as well. It's very gentle, but works amazingly fast! It seems a little expensive (around $12.00), but a little goes a long way. We've had ours for over 6 months now and there is still much of it left! Good luck!
try triple paste....you can find it at some drug stores like a rexall. it was our lifesaver with bad diaper rashes.
We used Bag Balm for any of those problems, and my son's diaper rash never got beyond "slightly pink". My aunt swore by it, and I have to say, I really think it is amazing!
I agree with the previous poster, but it's called Flanders Buttocks Ointment. It's the best on the market, and with a kid with food allergies, I have tried them all. It can be hard to find, so I would consult their website to find the nearest store that carries it in your area.
http://www.flandersbuttocksointment.com/
Aquaphor is the best thing to use.
Arbonne diaper ointment made with on natural herbs and botanicals. Great stuff stays on but easy to wipe off when the time comes. All of the products have no fillers so they last much longer than over the counter products. If you would like more information please let me know and I will give you my web site address.
Kay
Hydrocortizone 1% is the best! Even works on open wound areas, then once more controlled, on to Desitin.
I would recommend, for first day or two, don't wipe area -- if you can, rinse off and then patt dry with moist then dry paper towels (Viva are bomb! treat area like a newborn = no chemical residue and no added "rub" to area) or regular towels or washcloths. Then Hydrocortizone, then wipes without fragrance or moist Vivas, then regular treatment with Desitin.
Will be gone in 3-5 days tops following the above:)
A&D is all I ever use. It has vitamins A and D in it, hence the name, and with regular use keeps diaper rash away and also doesn't sting when applied to red and irritated areas.
If there are sores, you can try neosporin. Then put a cream to help keep the poop on the skin, like bag balm. Also, if he is teething (that caused the acidic poop in my son) try some probiotic - it helped my son.
Add 1 tablespoon of Moisturil Oil to warm water and let your son sit or lay in the warm water. Then apply Melagel Topical Ointment to his bottom. At each diaper change apply Melagel and Moisturil. These products are made from natural ingredients. I use these and other products every day.
I LOVE the Burt's Bees "Baby Bee" diaper ointment.
GOOD stuff and worth the price.
Next, make sure his diaper rash is not nor turns into, a yeast infection rash. THAT... will not go away with usual diaper creams. You then have to apply a yeast cream (the kind women use from the drugstore), and one that has "Clotrimazole" in it.
Also, rinse off his tush... with warm water after any poop. And dry completely BEFORE you put on any diaper cream.
all the best,
Susan
Aquaphor worked really well on my son.
We have found that a mixture of 1/2 zinc cream (like Desitin) and 1/2 plain petroleum jelly (vasoline) works wonders on a raw bottom. Hope it works!
