My granddaughter has very frequent diaper rash. She is 15 months old and has loose bowels. I have looked for preventative measures on-line but only find suggestions regarding diaper change frequencies and such. Is there a diet suggestion that might cause her bowels to be less loose and caustic to her diaper area. Thank you.
T.
My son got rashes when we fed him something he was "allergic" to. We couldn't do shellfish until he was about 3 without any reaction. The stools would be soft too.
My grandson had the same thing whenever he ate yougert(sp). Try taking certain things out of his diet one at a time and adding them back to see what happens. Also write down every thing he eats and his reaction to each thing.
No diet suggestions, but we had one child that was very rashy and we used the hair dryer, it was our best tool. Use it on low or no heat to dry her bottom out for several minutes, several times a day. We used A&D, and sometimes put Desitin or Dr. Bodroaux Butt Paste very thickly, over it. When you use the hair dryer, you will actualy see the redness get better.
I would consult the pediatrician if her bowels are always loose to see if she has any food sensativities. They can check with a blood test.
M.
I have a couple of suggestions. One is she may have a dairy allergy, try her on soy milk. Also, for creams I love Aquafor and Balmex, those two are my staples and they work on everything! Good luck.
My daughter had extremely sensitive skin up until recently when she turned 3. We had to be careful with fruit intake, especially citrus fruit. Also fruit juice should just be TOTALLY AVOIDED - it is no different than drinking soda as far as sugar content and it's impact on insulin and blood sugar levels (even pure 100% juice). Stick to just water and milk, but mostly water. We also had to use the most gentle possible baby shampoos and washes - califorinia kids never gave her trouble. Also lotions if they have any alcohol in them, avoid them. Her skin is the healthiest when using Nature's Gate Colloidal Oatmeal lotion, which also helps my husbands extremely dry skin in the winter (his calves will crack open if he doesn't slather up every day). When she would break out and get red we used a concoction from the pharmacy here that is better than any of the diaper rash cremes I ever tried. It's in a cold cream base, has zinc oxide and hydrocorticoid (?I think) in it and it was a totally water proof barrier that would last and let her skin heal almost immediately. If you want the ingredients specifically email me and I'll call and get them. ____@____.com
Triple paste medicated ointment worked to prevent and clear-up persistent rash with my daughter. It is expensive but worth it.
Perhaps a probiotic would help.
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Well if she's eating a lot of acidic foods (citrus namely) that could be a big issue. She probably needs more fiber in her diet? Anything to help bulk it up like cereals, breads, bagels, crackers, etc. Does she eat a lot of fruit? That can cause loose stools and diaper rash too. Also, get her to eat yogurt more frequently. The bacteria in yogurt will help add it back into her system and keep her bowels from becoming loose.
try feeding her just plain yogurt..did wonders for my kids...
My daughter gets loose stools and diaper rash when teeth come in. I just changer her alllll the time so she's not in a dirty diaper. It gets better once the tooth comes in. Does your granddaughter have random fevers with it. That comes along with teeth coming in.
When my son had a diaper rash that wasn't a yeast infection I used the purple Desitin and alternated with A+D ointment. I also used Butt Paste with every diaper change and let him air dry for a few minutes. I think the cause was too much juice, even when I watered it down (he has no allergies). He just turned 3 and frequently has loose bowels (still). I now give him some herbel blueberry tea (decaf) with a little powdered sugar instead of the juice all the time. He doesn't want to drink water which would be best because I didn't start offering it to him until he was 2 ( wanted him to get the Vitamin C) and by than he started preferring the juice. Now I'm working on him drinking more water than juice (it's hard).
My son has this same problem and we had to eliminate all juice from his diet. This helped but still didn't cure it. he seems super sensitive to all fruit. We limit it and try to push cheese which seems to help also.
If she is drinking a lot of juice or eating a lot of citrus fruits such as oranges this could be your cause. Apples would be a better option and water down the juice.
As others have said make sure she is getting yogurt and breads. Limit fast foods all together. My son always has loose stools after eating any fast foods, and sometimes just deep fried foods. It's not all that good for them either.
Good luck!
You could try adding pre/pro-biotics to her diet...mix some of it with her cereal in the morning (you can get them at a natural foods store, like Whole Foods)--they will help her digestive system in general. Also, as it sounds like things are too acidy, do try to watch her diet as mentioned in other responses, but you could also add some gripe water to her bottle/milk/etc before bedtime--it has sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in it, which helps reduce acidity in the stomach. Other than that, use lots of Desitin or zinc oxide, but look for one with a higher percentage of zinc oxide (40%) for more protection.
Dairy was the culprit for my daughter when she experienced this. I used a mixture of desitin and Nystatin (prescription only) which was recommended by my FIL (he is a general practician) and it worked after we tried a whole bunch of other stuff. Also, a remedy that worked for a while was liquid acid reflux medicine (Mylanta or gaviscon) apllied directly to the rash prone area. It kills the acid that comes in contact with the skin from fecal matter (also recommended by my FIL). If it is a yeast base infection this will not work though.
