Yeast Infection/diaper Rash

Two things that I found to be so helpful w/dealing with this were lotromin (foot fungus cream worked wonders) & bag balm - sold at feed stores but walmart had it in their pet dept - it's in a green square tin - that was great too.

Good luck!

Every time I tried to use the seventh generation diapers my daughter would get a horrible rash. We used g diapers for a long time but now that she is a year they are not absorbent enough. I really wanted to use something that's good for the environment but not too terribly inconvenient, and we did for a long time, but it just isn't working anymore. Now we have to use the regular disposables. I also have a friend whose daughter had horrible yeast infections and as soon as she switched from seventh generation they went away. It might be worth a shot.

hi R., i am copy/pasting a recent response of mine to the same question ----->
ok, i have battled this many times. i actually found that the nystatin made it worse, and vusion didnt do a thing. it definitely sounds like yeast, and yeast needs specific treatment. i always had the best luck with lotrimin AF. its over the counter. i have also found that overall, less is more. here is what i do, and it works for me. bathe her in plain water with a handful (more if its a full tub) of baking soda in the water. let her sit a while. no soap or shampoo of any kind, and dont rinse. if you can manage to rinse her hair without rinsing her butt, thats fine, but dont worry about it if you cant get her hair, it makes no difference to leave the baking soda in her hair. then let her dry very very very well. put on the lotrimin. if you can pat on triple paste over it, thats fine, but i really prefer to put on the lotrimin alone because i feel like the paste rubs it off. let her have the lotrimin alone for an hour or 3, then load on triple paste. use the lotrimin twice daily, otherwise triple paste. and NO WIPES of any kind. ever. get soft paper towels, bounty makes really soft ones, they are in a pink package. plain water. if you need something extra for the messy diapers, use some vaseline or mineral oil, or you can use california baby calming diaper area spray, its expensive but you only use a touch and it smells great and is all natural oils. use sparingly, any oil/petrol based products will keep her wet, which you dont want (i know some people said to use vaseline, which is fine for every day, i like using it myself, i feel like there are less chemicals and perfumes in it, but not for yeast. the moisture is not your friend when it's yeast). you want to wipe it off well but not irritate her. by the way, i have found something i like better than triple paste, its called pinxave, very hard to find (i found it online). it works awesome on any kind of irritation (not yeast), works overnight, it is a real barrier and not oil based. it is very drying though, so not good on dry skin. not in place of the lotrimin, but maybe in place of the triple paste if you dont like triple paste for some reason.
diet-wise, try to increase her yogurt but decrease her sugar. yeast thrives in wet and in sugar. most yogurt has a lot of sugar, read the labels. you are better off with plain if you can get away with it, if not, maybe put in a little something else, real fruit, or at least cut the fruity yogurt with half plain. best of luck to you.

I know when my son had a yeast infection/diaper rash it was from his thrush and it ran through his entire digestive tract from his mouth to his butt. Did your son have thrush. If so, he may need to take nystantin oral suspension. That was the only thing that worked for us.

Considering pasteurized cow's milk is a completely abnormal food for humans that creates an acidic environment and mucous in the body, I really don't see how it would be possible to get rid of this while using it. If you really want him to be itch-free why not take the advice of the naturopath? I don't understand your logic here at all. Milk is the underlying cause of most skin conditions and is the fastest way for most people to get rid of things like acne and psoriasis! www. not milk .com explains a lot of things that you should be aware of. If your son could read, he wouldn't be using milk!

Yeast is an INTERNAL problem and must be dealt with internally. This means diet! There are no shortcuts. At 18 months the skin is very permeable and whatever toxins you put on his skin will be absorbed and further create an acidic environment. Yeast will not thrive when the body is alkaline.

Stop using applesauce too. Feed him foods like greens, organic meat, organic eggs (if he's not allergic),veggies, chia, millet, organic brown rice in small quantities which will not make yeast grown. Sugar and dairy and grains will make it grow rapidly. My daughter had thrush once and within 2 days it was completely gone after giving her garlic tincture 3 times a day.

Cloth diapers are not only much more comfortable but chemical-free so long as you use a non-perfumed laundry detergent. Yes, they will get wet but it's better than plastic next to the skin and you will need to change them more but he could be out of diapers pretty soon so it's not a long time to have to put up with it.

All the best and hope to see a post from you about the results!

I know you have already gotten a ton of advice. Just wondering if you have tried vusion? It is a diaper rash cream with yeast stuff in it. My daughter had a horrible I mean her skin coming off rash for 3 months and so much advice and trying things by the pediatricians and then finally one gave me a sample of the vusion and it finally started working. Hope this could help you as well.

Two months is a long time for a yeast infection. Unfortunately, giving probiotics does not lessen the amount of candida in his system and the more foods he eats that convert to sugar or that have sugar (take a look at all the sugar he gets from milk alone....) are only feeding the bad bacteria/yeast/candida. You can't get results without changing sameness. You could use a gentle homeopathic to rid of the yeast while lessening his intake of sugar. Good luck. PS. The AMA doesn't recognize candida and all the harmful side effects. I'd go back to your naturopath and explore a homeopathic. Good Luck. R.

my little piece of advice would be to try Balmex "skin protectant".... not the diaper rash cream. I use the skin protectant on my 11mo old at every diaper changing and she's NEVER had a diaper rash. My aunt who was a Labor & Delivery nurse for 20+ years recommended it. I'll also used it on any red areas where the diaper has rubbed on her skin... works wonderfully.

I have nothing to offer on the yeast infection.. sorry

The same issue has occurred with our daughter, usually brought on my diarrhea when she's teething. Our doctor had us clean her with wet soap-free disposable wash cloths with each changing instead of using wipes. We cleaned her really well each time, allowed her tush to air dry, then 3-4 times a day we put a thin layer of anti-fungal cream (like Lotrimin) mixed with 1% cortisone (put an equal amount of each in the palm of your hand and mix it together) on the affected area. Let that dry and then put a layer of diaper rash cream over it (we found that Butt Paste worked the best). It took a solid week for it to clear up and it's sort of time-consuming because it takes a while for each layer to dry, but it did the trick for us each time.

Hi R.,

I second the previous post about Lotrimin and Triple Paste.

The Nystatin never worked for my boys, whose yeast infections were often so bad that their poor tushes were blistered and oozing. The only thing that ever worked for us was alternating between a thin layer of Lotrimin and a coating of triple paste with each diaper change.

Best of luck to you and your little guy!

LOL...I loved your first paragraph...lol.

I have no advice for you but maybe if you water down the milk a little, it might ease up.

Nanc

R.,

He may have the milk allergy/sensitivity - don't knock it entirely out of his ball park just because it is a convenient food for him.

Maybe you could try 3 days on soy - if he's not allergic - and see how that goes? Just cut out cheese (to avoid buying more than soy).

Love your analogy to your pediatrician. I believe you are correct on that assumptioN!

Pasteurization kills a lot of nutrients. NYS doesn't allow the sale of raw milk - cow or goat.

And totally forgot - there are two things we have done for our son's rash: we went to cloth diapers with fleece linings (we made our own fleece linings :D and we could only use water to clean his little butt with instead of the wipies.

Before we went cloth, we used our pediatrician's recipe: wipe with water and soft cloth only. For the open rash, use stomahesive powder. It's what surgeons use on open wounds to allow the medicine to stick and keep the bandages from doing so.
THen we used TRIPLE PASTE (CVS/BRU/grocery store). Put it on there like CUPCAKE FROSTING. Each diaper change.

Then corn starch baby powder. Keeps the meds from sticking to the diaper.

Good luck!
M.

I have found that yeast does not like aloe vera. It works much better for external itching than the OTC medication. I like Herbal Aloe Force that has a lot of other medicinal herbs in it. The link is www.herbalanswers.com. Good luck!

I had a similar problem. We use the 7th generation regularly, but honestly during the rash I tried huggies, and overnight huggies, and it really helped. Also, 'Triple Paste' really helped better than the other diaper creams, which you can get most places like bru or target. Mostly, I let her be naked like 4 hours out of the day, I didn't care if she had accidents, I just wanted her to be comfortable, and I put her in the tub before bed just to clean the area, then let her play for an hour after to dry out well. This all helped, but mostly was the triple paste and having her naked so much. If it's that bad, I would consider asking your doctor for oral meds.

Garlic oil on my daughter's yeast infection worked really well! And it's really easy to make yourself. Check cut up quite a few cloves of garlic, and simmer in olive oil for at least 1/2 an hour. Let it cool, bottle & apply to the yeast infection.

Take your son's diaper off and let the air get to his skin as much as possible. It may mean cleaning up a lot of mess, but maybe you could go outside if it is warm. Air is the best medicine

For the rash, try what my wife & I used on our 2 girls, now 3 & 6. Put some baking flour into a small pot & cook over low heat until it turns a light brown. Let it cool, & store it in a covered container. To apply, wipe with sensitive wipes, let air dry for a minute, then sprinkle the flour on baby's bottom like regular baby powder.
As for possible cause, check for possible food allergies. Stop giving regular milk for a week. If nothing improves, then it's not the milk, & you can try eliminating other foods the same way until you find out what makes the rash go away. My 3 yr old has a reaction to strawberries, & this is how we tested.
It could also just be teething. The 3 yr old went through a couple of bad rashes just from teething.
Definitely find another doctor. 2 months is too long to deal with this.

Lotrimin AF cream is what our pediatrician recommends for yeast. It worked right away for us.

go see a dermatologist!!! sounds like you should switch pediatricians too!

Poor thing. I think he may need something oral as well to help get rid of the yeast. Yeast grows in warm wet places so going diaper free is the best idea. Target sells cloth training underwear that are very thick in the crotch area which might be a little less messy for when he is going diaper free. As far as changing his diet maybe just try it for a few days and see if there is any improvement. If nothing changes then you will have your answer and no major changes will have to happen. Good luck I hope he gets relief soon!!!!

Hi R.
When my daughter had a yeast infection in the fall, it was horrendous and seemed to have blossomed over night. She also cut her first tooth, had diarrhea and a cold all at the same time.....UGH!
Anyway, the first time I used the Nystatin, she screamed and I called the pediatrician who said to mix it with equal parts of Desitin and to use it with each diaper change. That seemed to do the trick. Perhaps using it with each diaper change would be better for your little one.
I am so sorry your baby is so uncomfortable. I know that I would be climbing the walls to have a yeast infection for a few hours let alone 2 weeks!!!
It is amazing the attitudes Dr's have when a child has something....just because babies cannot express themselves, Dr's think they are not uncomfortable.
P.S. also, any sign that things are getting a little red and irritated now, I just mix the Nystatin with the Desitin and right away it will resolve.
Good luck and I hope your baby is better!
P.

Hi R., my daughter had a yeast diaper rash at 1 month old. I never knew babies could get them too. Either way, per our pediatrician, we mixed lotrimin with diaper cream and applied a thin coat after every changing. We washed her bottom at least 2 twice a day and let her air dry about 5 minutes before applying the "paste". We noticed improvement after a couple of days. The doctor told us to continue with the regiment for at least 2 weeks, even if it looked like it went away because yeast tends to stay hidden. I hope that helps your son.

Two boys of mine had that problem whereas the other one didn't and it was all new when it started with my second one and know better now and dealt with it better with my third child. I know that it's painful because I had yeast infection on my nipple when my son had thrush (and trying to nurse with it, OUCH!) and it's PAINFUL...so what I have learned is to change their diapers about 2 to 3 hours and make sure he gets a bath or at least be cleaned up with soap and water on there and be very gentle with that area. Whenever you clean it and before putting diaper and cream on it let the butt airdry. And I have come to LOVE Desitin and it has been great since nothing else worked for them. I was consistant about constantly changing and cleaning and smother the whole buttocks with Desitin and they were fine after a while, not always right away but they did do fine. The itching in the vaginia, yeah, that is not so good either. I find that yogurt is great and is he able to eat anything like crackers? I have learned from my mom that Jewish crackers are great because there is no yeast in them and from her experience she ate them and the yeast went away. Do something for him and you may have to put your foot down and say to the pediatrician "Look he's very uncomfortable and I need help with this situation". Also, let's see what other mothers have done that is natural to get the yeast out of his system. Let us know what happened and if you want to get more information aor comments or questions let me know and I'll do my best to help out.