HORRIBLE Diaper Rash

Triple Paste diaper cream (available over the counter - I think Freddy's even has it) will take care of the rash overnight.

My daughter who is 2 years old had a bad rash and I tried everything to no avail. What finally worked was giving her probiotics and her little bum is doing great. You can find them at a health or vitamine store and the powder kind can just be put in her drink. Good luck!

what kind of diapers are you using they could be irritating the rash. My nieces daughter used to get nasty rashes and they were caused by yeast infections. My children use t get rashes from the diapers i used so has my grandchildren, we have also gotten rashes from laundry detergent and had to wash first time with soap and a second time without soap to get the soap out.
Good Luck
Paula

There is a cream called Resinol. Rite aid will order it for you or you can order it online. Its a miracle cure. My daughter used to get bleeding blisters minutes after wetting or dirtying a diaper. This is the only thing that worked. Works as a preventative too. Only draw back... its a peach/tan color and it stains anything it touches. Fine for inside the diaper but be careful where you wipe your hand :) Good luck

My daughter had a similar problem with horrible rashes and my pediatrician gave me this "recipe". It worked WONDERFULLY and I have recommended it to multiple other moms. It has worked great for them as well. It works quickly and soothes as well. After it heals, I have found that Bag Balm works very well to prevent rashes. I have also used it as a rash is healing along with the recipe below. (switching between them every other diaper change) Bag Balm is usually near the Vaseline (I believe Fred Meyer carries it.) or you can find it at farm supply stores like Wilco Farm Stores. It's a square green box with red flowers and a picture of a cow on it. :-)

Here's the recipe.
In equal parts mix these three ingredients:

Hydrocortisone Cream (regular strength)

Miconazole Cream (this is found in the athlete's foot section of your local store)

Polysporin (not Neosporin - some children are allergic to Neosporin.)

Hope this helps and things heal up quickly!

When my son had a really bad diaper rash, our pediatrician prescribed University of Washington Diaper Balm. It really helped more than anything else we'd ever used. It's a combination of several things. Just letting the bottom get as much air as possible should help, too. Now that it's warming up, that should be a little easier.

I know it's awfully worrying. It's hard to look at that tender little skin in that condition. My son got it SO badly for a while. It got much better after he finally went poop on the potty. (for the longest time he'd only go pee on the potty! I thought it was so strange, I'd try to "talk him into it" for pooping, especially with his rash....lol. "Honey, your bottom will feel SO much better if you go poop on the potty". I'm trying to reason with a 3 year old!! Right!! But one day, he just did it, and didn't look back. :)

I know you've had just a ton of responses on this, but if you read nothing else, please read this. My son has chronic kidney disease, is awaiting a transplant and is on high powered antibiotics daily. Consequently, he only ever has loose, diarrhea-like stools. When his antibiotics change, diaper rashes will get distinctly worse, to the point where he has wounds opening up and bleeding all the time. After trying too many remedies to even mention, including triple-antibiotics, nystatins, vaseline, keeping it dry, vaseline over diaper rash ointment, etc.. I talked to our Pediatrician and she gave us a prescription for a compound medication which is: Colestipol in Aquaphor. It is a pasty/ointment that the pharmacist has to make up, but it is cheap and I swear to you, his sores heal up overnight. EVERY TIME. When I talked to the pharmacist at Doernbecher, she said everyone who comes in with a prescription for that compound med calls it the "Miracle Diaper Rash Ointment"

And believe me. It is. I don't use anything else. In fact, I put it on him if he hasn't had a movement yet that day to protect his bum. The medication cuts the acidity of the diarrhea/stool/urine and the aquaphor coats and protects the skin.

It is truly a wonder!

I have always used Bordeaux's Butt Paste.

Hi Kim,
My daughter gets terrible diaper rash on occasion. I used A&D Ointment everyday on her bottom and it keeps the rash away. If she gets a rash I use the A&D Diaper Cream. This cream is soothing and doesn't burn when I put it on a really bad rash, some of the other creams do.
You can get this stuff from diapers.com or at Fred Meyer.
Take care,
T.

I called the doctor last month about a diaper rash also and she suggested bag balm, it comes in that green square tin. It is about $8 at Walgreens. I used it that evening and night and the very next day it was gone. And I mean gone. You could see the discoloration from where the blisters were but that's it. SO I am a believer. You might want to give it a try.

Kim,

my third daughter was born with an intestinal disorder that required a temporary colostomy. When they reconnected her, the diaper rash was worse than anything I have ever seen(literally bleeding sores). The gastroenterologist gave me this recipe, and it worked really well. Eucerin creme mixed with an equal part of liquid maalox(or mylanta). The eucerin is very thick and protective, while the maalox neutralizes the acidity of the bowel movement. You will need to use it with every diaper change, but within a few days,you will see a great improvement. The Eucerin is a little expensive,and I don't know if mixing with A&D or zinc oxide would work as well. I never tried because the one jar of Eucerin lasted through the healing period(2-3 months total). Hope this helps.

SJC

Hi K.,
It sounds like it could be more than just diaper rash. Girls are prone to yeast infections. I would call the advice nurse and ask her for their opinion. She might need a little antibiotic is all.

It could have become a yeast infection. My daughter has had a couple, and after the first application of OTC yeast cream (miconazole or clotrimazole) it already started to heal.
Good luck!

It helps to have Vaseline on the bottom after diaper changes to keep of new moisture from peeing and pooping. I think it works way better then diaper rash creams.

Hi K....
For what it's worth...my grandmother swore by scorched corn starch. You put a cup of corn starch in a pre heated skillet and stir constantly until it turns brown. Apply like baby powder when changing...also castor oil applied at bath time helps...(wrinkles hate castor oil as much as we do...try some on your face and neck about 20 min before showering).. and be sure there's NO talc in the baby powder.

Good Luck
C. (Gr-Granny)

put goldenseal root powder in with the diaper balm or cream whatever you are using. a little pinch goes a long way. here is a website you can buy it from.

http://www.dragonherbarium.com/#

good luck

S.

Dear K.,
Hello! I'm a mother of twin girls who are 11 months old. One of them gets the same diaper rash too! It just breaks my heart! I use Desitin as my baby's pediatrician prescribed. The first time I tried this the diaper rash was gone within 24 hours! This last time it's been going on for two weeks! I did the same thing I did the first time. So I called the pediatrician again and asked if I could use Neosporin on the wound. They said yes! The only thing is they said I had to put vaseline over that to seal it so the acidity of the urine and the poop wouldn't be able to get to the skin again. Well, I didn't have vaseline at the time so I put on the Neosporin and sealed it with the Desitin instead. It's been working! The rash is almost completely gone as of today! I am so relieved. So give that a try. Plus I combined that with keeping her diaper off for a little while to air out the wound. I hope this helps. Oooh, and, once the wound seems to be closed up or has a hard exterior don't be afraid to give her a bath. I know I was. But once her diaper rash was a little crusted over I gave her a bath and then let her play naked for a while. I think that, me not bathing her every other day, which was the norm for us, kept the wounds from healing too. Their skin is so sensitive! Good luck.

Both of my daughter's had terrible rashes whenever they were teething. And, if I remember correctly.......those rashes all started at about 12 months. See if this is tied together. We got a special cream from our Dr. that contained Zinc Oxide and it was an answer to prayer for us. The cream was a custom combination that our Dr.(in Bellevue, WA) would prescribe the local compound pharmacy to mix up. Some "miracle" balm. If you're local, you might head over to Ped Associates and talk to someone there.

Over the counter, the closest thing we found to that was BALMEX. We would use this with great success when we ran out of the prescription. A & D only seemed to make the rash worse....oozing and wet...not good.

The milk sensitivity is a tough one at this age. We ended up on non-fat milk & products with my two (but they were older when their sensitivity kicked in). Have you tried soy milk? Some kids don't mind it.

Hang in there.
:)

Hey there Kim,
The first thing I would like to suggest to you about the milk issue, is that you should probably take your daughter to the doctor and see is she is having an allergic reaction to the milk....she may need to be put of a soy-based or rice-based milk. Second, the one thing I use on the bottoms of my kids and the kiddos that I watch is 'Bag Balm'. I have found it at Bi-Mart and I'm sure that you can find it at a local feed store also. It works much better than anything that I have used and I have used it all!! :) But what it sounds like to me is that she may have a yeast infection on her bottom which is fairly common in young ones her age. If it does turn out to be a yeast infection, then your doctor may suggest a prescription or something OTC like an Athlete's foot cream, which works also. So, that's it for suggestions and I hope that it heals up and that your daughter doesn't have food allergies also. And I hope that this is helpful for you!

Hi K.,

My sons had the same thing. My pediatrician recommended their own butt paste concoction that worked fabulously for us. Use equal parts Lotrimin, hydrocortisone cream, Desitin and Bactroban (by prescription).

One of my sons still has scars on his bottom a year and a half later so I know how hard this is.

C.

Just a thought - but it might be a yeast infection. Our daughter had a similar rash to what you're describing and we took her to the doctor who confirmed it as being a REALLY bad case of yeast infection. Once she got her topical cream and some naked time she was feeling like herself within a few days.

I hope this helps :)

~S.

It sounds like it's time to go to the Dr. Dr. Hillary Knapp is really nice and gentle. My daugher loves her. I highly recommend her. She is at Sunset pediatrics. Has your daughter been eating strawberries? Sometimes, kids get rashes from that, too.

I know you had a ton of responses, but here is just one more. A couple of things to try: Put her on a probiotic that is formulated for the little ones, like bifidous (sp?) or primadopholous (sp?). Just go to the health food store and ask, they will be able to direct you. I found that I liked the powder best. I started my little guy on it when he was 2 weeks old for reflux and acidic poops/pees. Worked wonders to neutralize his system. I just finger fed it or he sucked it off my nipple while nursing.

Next, get some bag balm in the square green container. It is a lanolin product, but gives such a better barrier than anything else out there. You can then mix some powdered probiotic into a little and smear it on. It will help with any yeast issues on the bum.

When I had my little ones ingest the probiotic and put it on the bum (you can just sprinkle some on the bum, too) the diaper rash would start healing in a day. By three days it was completely gone.

Good luck to you and your little one.
D.

Just to ease her discomfort try giving her a bath with water and baking soda. It will ease the sting of the rash. Berts Bees makes a all natural diaper cream that is fabulous. If it continues to get bad I would seek the doctor for a prescription cream to help clear it up. good luck

Sounds like it could be a Yeast Rash. I would take her to the doctor because if it is then it wont get better with normal diaper rash creams.

After you wipe her, make sure that she is completely dry and then apply pure cornstarch. Sprinkle it on as if it is baby powder. My mother in law told me about this when my oldest daughter had a rash that was bleeding when you wiped her. After two changes of putting the cornstarch on it was completely gone. I have used that on all three of my girls!!! Hope this helps you!!! Take Care, S.

Bag balm works well, as does Burts Bees diaper rash cream.

first i would put her in a bath with baking soda. let her butt soak for as long as she will let you you. then let the area dry really good and put Lansolin (spelling) it is the stuff in the purple tube that you use on your nipples for breast feeding to heal the cracking and such that can happen. this suff is amazing. it will help her body to heal while having a water proof barrier to protect the area. it is really good to have around the house for cuts and scrapes and burns. Also triple paste works good to protect the area, but I like the other stuff better.

leave diapers off as much as possible, should be easier now that the weather is warmer. this would be a good time to learn more about "elimination communication," get a little potty for her to use and teach her some sign language. and you could even be glad that she responded to the cow's milk this way, since cow's milk is harmful to all human beings, and by eliminating all forms of it now from the whole family's diet, you will be saving yourselves from lots of health problems in the future (see notmilk.com). as far as the rash itself, you could use something gentle like coconut oil to soothe the skin, but by mostly just leaving diapers off and keeping the area clean and dry, it should clear up soon. i would just use water for cleaning, not any kind of soap.

When our daughter has bad diaper rash the only thing that helps it heal is Butt Paste-you can find it at Target. The other diaper rash creams didn't seem to help.

Hi K., my daughter had horrible diaper rash starting at about 1 month of age and lasting for a couple of months. It sounds about the same as your daughter's--cracked, red, and bleeding. I have tried every cream in the book, even some perscribed by my pediatrician. So anyway I feel that I am pretty good at fighting diaper rash when my daughter of 17 months gets an outbreak. I found that the best cure is as much time out of the diaper as possible. Then I put cornstarch (not a fan of baby powder) on her bottom to dry everything out and on top of the cornstarch I apply Butt Paste or A&D ointment,(not the cream but the clear ointment), I use the two creams interchangably. I have found that this method really works well. I have passed my method on to two of my friends with new babies and they have both said that this has worked really well on their babies when a rash starts. The cornstarch or baby powder is the key I think because you really want the diaper area to be as dry as possible. I hope this helps and I know it is tough I have been there myself.

Calendula Oil!!! Mix with a little olive oil or Vitamin E Oil and, if your daughter's bum is anything like my daughter's bum, she'll be cured in no time! (I tried 7 different lotions and ointments and pastes to no avail and this worked every time).

Ditto on the Doc... sounds like a fungal infection.

Btw...if you use baby powder, stop. It's not talcum anymore, it's cornstarch (aka pure sugar), which is food for yeast and other fungus. Boys can sometimes get away with using it, but for girls...Oy! Even for boys, trust me on this one, they can get yeast infections on their scrotums, poor things.

One trick in the meantime, and while she's healing, is tylenol. Orally, obviously. But make sure to take her in to get an antifungal cream. It's also possible for the blisters and cracks to pick up a secondary infection, so they'll probably give you a bacitracin-type in addition to the lotrimin.

Well, the excessive bowel movements may have caused the diaper rash or not. Using an anti-fungal cream may work better than what you're trying now. Creams/ointments that are used for jock itch or yeast infections. Call your pediatrician's office and ask the nurse for an over the counter suggestion. A change in diet can trigger a change in bowel movements. If she's not breaking out all over it may not be a milk allergy. Have her checked by your pediatrician for cow's milk sensitivity. Don't make assumptions that will limit her food choices if not necessary. I wish you well!!!

So I did not have time to read all the other advice but here is mine. My son, now 3 1/2, had horrible diaper rash adn the ony way to combat it as to use monistat yeast treatment cream. My daughter, now 11 months, has been combating this with teething. My friend who was a nurse for 20+ years told me they used to have a prescription for something called Strub's cream. She sked her doc what was in it, and he told her equal parts of Hydrocortisone cream, Anti-Fungal (foot cream), and zinc oxid baby cream. Mix them all together in a little tub and then use it each time and top it with a corn startch powder. It is alot to put on, but it totally works for me! After the rash stats to die down I have been putting just the corn startch powder on with every diaper change. You can get all the ingredients and powder for less than $15 at Wal Mart, or maybe under $10. Good Luck!

I don't know if you have ever heard of Arbonne, or know anyone who sells it. I don't sell it myself, but was given the Arbonne diaper rash cream as a gift and there has been NOTHING that it hasn't cleared up for us and friends of mine that have used it. I even used it when my son had horrible baby acne at about two weeks of age and it worked! While I do believe that rashes are usually diet related - it seems that you already have that covered. This would just be something to offer quick relief. I sure hope your babies bottom feels better soon! Take Care -

Sounds to me like your little one may have candida or yeast.
My little one had that and the MD had a magic cream that killed the external candida but also I now know that the external rash also means there is inflammation on the inside also.
I know of some folks who have given their little aloe to soothe the inflammation. Having said that though most aloe
causes diarrhea or a purging effect. Not really wanted in this case. I do know of an aloe that does not cause that. I do not want to create an infommercial so just email me if you want more info on which one that is.

I hope she is feeling better soon.

Really the magic diaper cream we used to get from Kaiser was amazing.

M.

This can be so hard on both kiddo and parents! My daughter would get such bad diaper rash that it would bleed almost every time she had a bowel movement. I took her to doctor after doctor, and finally found someone to explain what was happening. It wasn't dairy; my little girl was not able to digest fruits with an edible seed. Meaning strawberries, kiwi, bananas, and even grapes. We had to watch baby food labels VERY closely (either banana or grape is in just about everything!) and it finally cleared up for good. By the time she was 2 1/2, her body could process them.

So all that to say, make sure it's the dairy and enlist any recommendations of your kiddo's PCP. :-)

Not sure if anyone else has said this but I always used Aquaphore(spelling?). You can find it with the lotions and ointments at the store. I have 3 boys, they are 5,10 and 11 now but that always worked better for us than anything else, hope it helps you too! I love that stuff.

M. C.

A diaper rash is a lot like a yeast infection so you need to heal their system. Yogurt usually helps my nephew. If you are worried about milk allergy you could mix asadophilous (sorry about spelling) into food. Also a good yogurt to start with is yobaby because it has more active cultures than yoplait. It helped us make the transition to cows milk smoother.
Also give a little more time without a diaper. Let her play in the tub after its drained.

Sounds like a yeast related rash. Use plain yogurt. Just wash it off with warm water, and then pat dry, and let air dry as well if possible. Put the yogurt on just like you would rash cream, especially overnight.

I had the same problem with my daughter when she was in diapers. She now all grown up. I had to buy a different brand because she was alergic to the perfume in the diaper. And you can also try a little baking soda in her diaper and put her in the tub with baking soda in the water.

This is going to sound wierd...but totally works! Burn flour in a frying pan on the stove until it is brown. Don't use any oils or butter just simply put the flour in the pan and brown. Then sprinkle on the rash. It will heal up in no time.

K.,

My 2 year old daughter sometimes gets bad diaper rashes like your little one. We're talking blisters, blood, and open sores the size of dimes on her poor little butt.

One thing that helped early on was switching wipes from normal to sensitive skin. The other life saver is the Desitin Creamy Overnight Formula. It is, like the name says, creamy and easy to apply. It doesn't have the stink of the regular Desitin. When her diaper rashes get horrible I slather it on as thick as I can, being extra careful to cover the open sores. And apply it every diaper change until she's clear again. It's usually cleared up in a week or less this way.

Hope this helps,
Melissa

HI there! It sounds like it may have developed into a yeast infection - pretty common. You can use over-the-counter Clotrimazole (like Lotrimin) on it, plus a little hydrocortisone. We've had to do that in the past, and it worked really quickly. The pharmacist should be able to point you in the right direction. Good luck! Also, has she had any strawberries or raspberrries lately? We discovered that my daughter was sensitive to those "seedy" fruits - they make her poop a lot and then get a terribly sore bum. Just a thought!

First of all, get the area dry with each changing. If you don't, the ointments & creams will just seal the moisture in and make her miserable. Cornstarch--no good, feeds the yeast infection. Baby powder--no good, studies show it's carcinogenic. So pat dry, then use a hairdryer on cool setting. We had the EXACT same problem as you early on, but have used the hairdryer w/o creams or powders for 2.5 years now with no recurring rashes.

Second, yes cut all dairy and soy. If you're breastfeeding, cut it from your diet also. It tooks us months to figure out that our problem was casein (milk protein) intolerance, which causes lesions in the bowels, among other things--ouch! This means look out for any ingredients that are dairy, soy, or casein-related: milk, whey, soybean oil, sodium caseinate, butter, margarine. Most babies sensitive to casein are also sensitive to soy, so if you're using formula, get one that's non-dairy and non-soy. It takes about 2 weeks for the casein to clear out of her system (and yours, if you're breastfeeding).

YES!!....Stop the Zinc oxide! She may be allergic to it! My kids and i all are. all 4 of my kids as soon as u touched a diaper rash with it their rash would b 10 times worse. which means we also have to be very careful with sunscreen because most have it in it. u would be best to stick with plain regular a&d, vaseline, or bag balm. another thing to look at is: Is it a normal rash or is it yeast rash cause if its yeasty you will need an antifungal creme and/or a trip to the doctor. Also u may want to talk to her dr and see what type of allergy tests for common foods are available. i dont know what kind of milk you went to using and all the details but i know with mine they all had soy formula as babies and then i weaned then on to 2% milk because they couldnt handle the whole and we haven't had any problems so far. any questions from me just message. Its frustrating but u will figure it out. good luck B.

Some things that have worked for me:

1. I got a shower filter when my daughter was a baby (for other reasons), but decided to fill her baby tub with the filtered water for kicks. Her diaper rashes immediately disappeared. I think the harshness of the chemicals in treated tapwater (like chlorine) were not helping. Now is she gets a rash I just bathe her in filtered water along with whatever other stuff I do, and the rash is virtually gone by morning.

2. The diaper ointment called "triple paste" has proved better than any others by far, for me. You can't get it everywhere, but Fred Meyer has it and Babies R Us.

3. Try to find a way to regulate her pooping. My daughter had the same problem and also reacted to cow's milk at first - in her case it was constipation, and it took me waaay too long to take enough steps to help her into a more normal pattern (by the way, I introduced cow's milk again when she was a little older - just a few months - and she was fine with it. She just needed more time, so I wouldn't go dairy-free forever unless she continues to react badly as she gets older).

BAG BALM! My daughter went through a horrible period of diaper rash and Bag Balm worked like a charm!

I too wondered it if could be a yeast rash. My suggestion is to use plain yogurt, I think it will help. I know it sounds weird but, it doesn't have the chemicals of anti-fungals. Good Luck

You can buy antifungal cream over the counter. There are two types. One is sdvertised being for athletes foot. The other is the ones women use for a yeast infection.

You can also buy antibiotic cream over the counter.

You could call your daugther's doctor for advice and ask him if using these products is the way to go.

K.-
My daughter too suddenly got redness and painful diaper rash, and we couldn't find a trigger. So we had to try many different things (which also cost us huge dollars). Here is what worked for us...

When the redness breaks out a little soak in a warm bath with baking soda 1-2 tablespoons for about 20 min.( you can do this multiple times a day if needed) This seems to take the sting out and provide a little comfort. Be sure to let her air dry.

Diaper(s): well first we let her run around without one on right after the bath to make sure she gets nice and dry. Then we use the 7th generation diapers when break out are bad, and the huggies crusiers which has a softer mesh to the padding.

**Also now this was key for us...
we only use vaseline on her and we lube her up, down each side fold and in the bottom area(provides protective barrier from the sting on the urine or BM, and it is bengin no additives). Wipes:well we stopped using all commercial wipes at the urging of our pediatrician. He suggested just damp paper towels, and at first it was a pain but it has made a big difference.

GOOD LUCK, I hope this is of some help to you. I felt very powerless sepecially when my daughter would cry and touch her diaper and say "owie mommy". So I began trying everything to get her relief. You are not alone.
All the best,
J

I was reading this morning and noticed your note. You are exactly right about wheat and dairy in the diet causing this response. Trying almond or rice milk and reducing anything with wheat might be a good place to start. I am hopeful by now that you have found a solution but if not your local natural food store might have a clay poultice that would work. A & D ointment might not be letting the skin breathe and dry out enough. There is a product called butt creme that works well too. Ask at your local health food store and get in and see a naturopath for testing. This sensitivity will be a long term thing for your daughter but the symptoms can be addressed now. Good luck!