Nappy Rash

[Megsnz]

My 21mth old son has quite bad nappy rash at the moment and I was hoping someone could give me some ideas to get rid of it.
He has had it for about 2wks I use zinc and Caster oil, have tried their cream for their ezema. He also goes out of nappies and into underpants or nothing.

[Megsnz]

Thanks we are going to take him to the doctor early next week and see what they say

[shell_86]

Paw Paw ointment, it is excellent and it's natural! just go to chemist or near health food section in supermarket, it's in a red pot, useful for lots of other ailments too!! for a pretty bad rash it may take about 3 days to clear using pawpaw ointment. [Edited on 28/01/2010]

[melissaem]

If it's being hanging around that long and not responding to normal zinc treatments it's best to get a GP to have a look. My DS has stubborn nappy rash once that I just couldn't get rid of and the GP diagnosed it as a fungal infection (it was very red with little spots).
I found the best cream for normal nappy rash is Sudocrem and Daktozin nappy rash cream for any nappy rash that looks fungal.

Good luck, I hope your DS feels better soon :)

[topsey]

All three of my girls had terrible nappy rash to the point there skin would crack and bleed, then a nurse put me on to Calmosepine, they use it on patients in the hospitals. you can buy it from any chemist for about $11.00 for a tube, it is very thick and you only need a little. But I swear buy it!!

[LuvMyBubba]

Bepanthen works well, i tried this after few other creams and found this was the best,hav been using since then.

[Jakob&AbbiesMummy]

I swear by Vaseline. It coats the affected area and doesn't allow any more acid (from poos and wees) onto the rash therefore clearing it more quickly.

Used Vaseline with both my children and worked a treat. Good luck, it's not nice seeing them with red bottoms!

[fraggle29]

I to have been onto calmosepine. It is a zinc base with a cooling agent.

[topsey]

Oh I only use facewashers instead of wipes they are more gentle!

[RileysMummy08]

I swear by Daktozin. Its an anti fungus cream thats zinc based. So you dont need to use two different creams. It also stays on well and its nice and thick.
I tried all the other mentioned creams over time and this one we found the best. It clears it up within a couple of days and really soothes the pain and discomfort.
All the other creams and ointments would work sometimes but not others and this one I have found to be very trustworthy!

[Jakob&AbbiesMummy]

I chose Vaseline because there are no added chemical agents in it. The zinc based creams definately do work quickly however Vaseline is safer and may take a day more or 2 to heal.

[duscha]

We took our daughter to doc's and he gave us a prescription for Hydrozol ointment. He also took a swab to make sure there was no infection. Took about a week to clear up.

[Lemma]

My wee man had rather severe nappy rash when he started teething at 6 months. Everytime he had a bowel motion he would scream the house down in agony. We have tried just about everything, and after numerous visits to the doctor, we were prescribed MIH Creme. It's a steroid cream that you apply thinly twice a day, then a good layer of zinc & castor oil cream over that. We would also use a cornstarch talc powder or straight corn flour. We found the best thing for cleaning him was warm water and cotton squares. Just dab the rash rather than wipe. Baby wipes even sensitive ones, tend to make the rash flare up. Hope this helps

[lblf]

i went to the docs cause my chid had it bad he gave me hydrozole it was gone in 2 days

[lau22a]

My son had what I thought was a nappy rash, and as someone mentioned earler, it turned out to be a fungal infection. I tried all the nappy rash creams including Daktozin, and then finally my Doctor said try changing to cloth nappies. I did and the infection cleared up within days, without the aid of any creams.
Inner Health Plus powder in his milk also helped.

Hope this helps. Good Luck - its never nice seeing your little one suffer.

[Kylie60]

Hi I swear by Corn Flour it works wonders and it clears it up really quickly, you will notice a bigger difference over night, just sprinkler over the the rash.

[melissaem]

Megsnz, on 15 January 2010 - 10:33 PM, said:

My 21mth old son has quite bad nappy rash at the moment and I was hoping someone could give me some ideas to get rid of it.
He has had it for about 2wks I use zinc and Caster oil, have tried their cream for their ezema. He also goes out of nappies and into underpants or nothing.

We found Daktozin nappy rash cream amazing for fungal type nappy rash (very red, sore and sometimes a bit spotty). It's very thick but stays on really well when putting a nappy back on (you'd need to use a nappy if you're going to use it). If that doesn't help clear it up the GP visit sounds like a good idea.

[lovemylittlemen]

Cornflour works best on my son. Just the no name brand version from the supermarket.

[us3girls]

we have also been prescribed hydrozole makes a difference after the first use and cleared up within 2 days. the larger dose needs a prescription but there is a smaller dose (smaller tube) that you can get from the chemist without a prescription and it works just aswell.