Bad diaper rash

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There is a good bacteria that helps with digestion and diaper rashes. It is found in yogurt but if your child is picky like mine, she may not eat it. So, go to any pharmacy and ask for "good bacteria packets". They are non-prescription and I think the brand we buy is Beni-bac, they keep them in the refrigerator. All you do is pour a packet in their bottle or sippy cup of milk. These little packs would clear my daughter's rash up in just a day or so. I learned about this treatment for diaper rashes from my daughter's daycare provider and it has been a life saver.

Hope this helps.

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NO DOUBT ABOUT IT...A&D OINTMENT (NOT THE CREAM). It's very thick and sticks on like Vaseline, but it works better than Vaseline because it's medicated. Lather it on after every diaper change and bowel movement.

It may hurt a little when you first put it on, but that's simply because ANYTHING you put on your daughter will make her feel sore when she's in that condition. The soreness goes away fast.

Regarding baths, baking soda may help because it has the salt effect, which heals skin.

Regarding some suggesting your daughter eat yogurt, this may work for some children, but pay attention to how it may effect your own child, because yogurt can give some children looser bowel movements (like my children). If your daughter will eat cheese, that may help slow down the bowel movements. String cheese is popular with kids. Like anything though, make sure not to give your child too much yogurt or cheese, because if it's not your child's norm, overdoing it can also have an adverse effect and upset her stomach (causing more bowel movements).

Make sure NOT to give your daughter anything acidic to drink, like fruit juices. Water is the best thing for them to drink. If you can't get her to drink water, sometimes simply adding ice cubes will attract children. If she refuses water, then Pedialyte is a good choice too. Also, keep her away from eating rich foods for the time being, which may upset her stomach (like red & white sauces or desserts). Keep food bland, like crackers or Cheerios for snacks.

I would be careful about letting your daughter run around without a diaper on. As long as their rash infected skin is covered and soothed by something like A&D Ointment, they should be fine and extra air won't be necessary. You don't want to take the chance of spreading dropped feces germs to yourself, to other children, or possibly even reinfecting your daughter at a later date. You may not know if you step in it or touch it since it will be on the floor or ground somewhere.

Good luck, and let us know what ends up working for your daughter!

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My son just got over an ear infection (augmentin was prescribed as the antibiotic) and he had a horrible rash. The doc said to use Lotramin AF every time I changed his diaper (his bottom and whole diaper area was bright red!). The rash got better almost immediately. You might want to try the Lotramin AF, as I have tried others, but none work as fast as this one. Warm washcloths are better than baby wipes on a sore bottom as well. Also, you could leave off the diaper for a while after every change, and add a little baking soda to a shallow bath to let her sit in anytime.
Hope she feels better real soon!
Laura
PS...Yogurt was also advised by the doc to help from the inside out...if you go that route, make sure you get yogurt with active yeast cultures. Most do have this, but not the Gogurt type ones.

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Dear Angie,

Sorry to hear about you baby's rash...that is terrible. If she is continuing to have the diarrhea please ask your pediatrician if you may use an product such as Lactinex powder in her food to replenish the good bacteria in her colon. Lactinex is available over the counter, it is kept refridgerated, just ask your pharmacist (Walgreens usually has it). Otherwise, you can give her yogurt to eat which will also help replenish the good bacteria in her colon which was destroyed by the antibiotic - leading to the diarrhea.

Next, the more you can keep her out of diapers and her botton open to air the better. Spending the day without a diaper might make a big difference, if you have the time to stay in a room with vinyl floors (for accidents) and have your daughter in and out of the tub often. It is best to use the fungal cream that the physician ordered so as not to accidentally use a product which might cause the fungus to grow more easily. Ask your pediatrician if you may use children's Motrin for her pain, if she is not responding well to the Tylenol.

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Try a burn cream silvadene. I'm sure if it is over the counter. You may need to get a perscription. This has worked for diaper rash in the past. I'm not sure of the spelling, but it sounds like I spelled it.

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I am a mother of two girls 7 and 5 with very sensitive skin. They both have had ear infections and bladder reflux which meant quite a few antibiotics. We use a product called Aquaphor. It can usually be found in pharmacies next to the the Noxema. It has the texture and look of vasaline and works wonders. My second child had a hideous rash in her first week. The doctor kept telling me to use a zinc based product. By the time I switched to Aquaphor, it was a bloody mess. I switched at the urging of seasoned grandmother. It started soothing her immediately and cleared up completely in a couple of days. I use it on them whether I think it is a yeast or mere rash problem. Good luck.

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Angi,
Hands down I would use Arbonne's baby diaper rash cream. My sis has kids with VERY sensitive skin and they have had horrible diaper rash problems including bleeding and chaffing. She used the baby diaper rash cream and loved it. It works great for many other issues dealing with sensitive skin as well. If you would like a sample of it, let me know.
Best of luck,
Melinda
801.589.4284 (cell)

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My son has Hirschsprung's Disease and has had a couple surgeries which causes extreme bloody, painful rashes on the bottom...I use a cream called Ilex, it works wonderful. I was referred to this by other mothers which kids have the same problems as mine almost 5 years ago. I purchase it at Freeland Brown Pharmacy and I think it cost around $10.00 tube. I would call ahead 743-4491 and see if they have it in stock as I purcahsed in June and they had only 1 tube so it is a product that sales.

Jackie

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Hi Angi,

Sorry to hear about the rash. That is so awful. My sons all had terrible diarrhea when they were cutting teeth and had diaper rash that bad. My youngest is now 12, so I don't know if you can get it anymore, but I used plain zinc oxide. I used to slather it on really thick to keep the urine and feces from touching the rash as much as possible. Call your pharmacy and see if they still carry it. A friend of mine swore by a product called "Udder Balm" don't know if you can still get it or not either. Something else you could try, if the others aren't available is plain Argo cornstarch, sounds bizarre I know, but it does help.

Take care!

Amy :)

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My daughter recently had a bad diaper rash during teething, and the things that finally helped were: Dr. Smith's diaper cream at every diaper change and with a layer of vaseline over it at bedtime, which is expensive but well worth it (it contains zinc, as well as lanolin, which is soothing); plenty of air-dry time after diaper changes when possible; lots of yogurt (I mix yobaby half and half with plain, full-fat stonifield farm yogurt for less sugar); and using cotton balls dipped in warm water instead of baby wipes for diaper changes. Good luck!

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For all of my kids I used a product called Super Dooper Diaper Doo-silly name, great product.

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try the old "corn starch" Just spinkle it on...I am a grandmother and I had to use it with my children and grandchildren this happend to them. Just remember to keep the dry as possible, everytime she wets you have to change her imnmediately. You may want to try to see if she will eat some yogurt also, my friends tell me they eat it when they get a yeast infection and it helps it. I really am not sure about that by I am sure about the corn starch.

Good Luck

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Angi-Try Maalox (you know the liquid stuff for indigestion). Just gently use it as a lotion on her bottom. Don't rub it in all the way-you basically want to keep a layer on the skin. Let it air dry and put on her diaper. Maalox's job is to fight acid which it what is causing the diaper rash in your little one. I hope this helps! Good luck!

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my peditrician said to let our baby have some naked baby time to let the air get to the rash to dry it out. Also Resinol medicated ointment. They sell it at Wal-Mart but you have to ask for it in the pharmacy or at Drug Mart. It works great!!!

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Angi,

My daughter used to have horrible diaper rash when on antibiotics for ear infections. Sometimes it was so severe it was like open sores, the zinc oxide creams made it worse. Then I read about "Bag Balm" it comes in a large square green tin can. You will usually find it with the other hand lotions and creams, not in the baby aisle. Make sure you look high and low, it's usually not on a middle shelf. It contains 100% Lanolin, Petrolatum, and a antispetic. Yes, it was originally made for cows udders but this stuff WORKS and it is FAST.

I included a user review from epinions.com for you to check out.

http://www.epinions.com/content_83957223044

It is relatively inexpensive. It is slightly malodorous but compared to the pain your child is in what's a little odor? I always had luck finding it at OSCO and I noticed the local walmart had it in the pet section.

I know, I know...it sounds unbelievable but I have a can of this stuff in every room and every diaper bag in my house. I won't buy any other kind of diaper rash ointment. Also to use it in conjunction with the the steroid prescription ointment you can use the RX first and let it dry. Let your baby air dry. Then smear a thick layer of bag balm over the top before diapering. One more think I always rinsed my daughter's bottom or let her sit in a luke warm bath after a BM and before diapering her back up.

Good luck! Feel free to send me a private message if I can be more help.

Rebecca
Good Luck!

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Let me guess, is it Augmentin? That is the strongest antibiotic and my son was on it when he was a baby and it looked like someone took a match to his groin area; his rash was awful. I think I called the Dr. and had him switch the medication. I think it's crazy to have the child that miserable on top of the illness that he/she is already dealing with. I don't remember if I useed a special ointment. I think I used Desitin most of the time. My son is thirteen now so it's a bit difficult to remember back that far at times! Good Luck to you!

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I used to think that this was an old wives tale but i worked for US! Get some flour and just put it in a pan alone and brown it! It takes a while on the stove over medium heat but it does turn brown and when it cools put some of it in her diaper! It Works well and then let her just not wear a diaper. Air works well too. The Flour will help with the redness. Hope this helps!!!

Alicia

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Hi. My daughter is 3 years old now but she got really bad diaper rashes when she was little. The creams & the anti fungal stuff never really worked. My mom told me to use vasaline & it did wonders. The vasaline really keeps the stuff off of the child's bottom. My daughter had over 12 ear infections in one year. She finally got tubes but in a year ago the past April.She has only has one or two small ear infections since. Well I hope I have helped you out.

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the most wonderful thing for a diaper rash is milk of magnesia. my 8mth old son has a very sensitive bottom and I tried everything. My older neighbor told me to give it a try and it worked wonders. get a small bottle to try it out put it on a cotton ball and put it on her bottom. (make sure it is the original) The rash should start clearing up that day.

good luck

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Hi Angi! It sounds like your question about Diaper rash has been well answered - my gma always used vasaline and cornstarch on my son. Worked every time.

As far as the ear infections go, you should consider chiropractic. My daughter had ear infections as a baby and chiropractic always worked extremely well. We also used Garlic oil, which you can find at the health food store. They are usually in the children's section and they're called "Ear Drops".

I hope this helps
Good luck!