What is the best cure for a horrible diaper rash?

Question

i'm talking red all over blisters. Itching really really bad gone on for over a week. She is teething

Answer 1

cornstarch works really well, I always used cornstarch at the first sign of diaper rash and used until it was completely gone. but if diaper rash is blistering you might need to take the child to the dr.

Answer 2

It could be fungal. My pediatrician told me to get Lotrimin, an Athlete's Foot cream, to put on the rash first then cover it really well with Desitin, or Butt Paste, or whatever diaper rash ointment you use to help wick away moisture. I really like Desitin the best, it goes on thick and doesn't pee off as easy as some other ointments. I would read your wipes box and make sure you are using ones that have no alcohol or fragrances in them. That can help, too. I would say that if you haven't already been, call the doctor and let them take a look, don't forget Tuesday is a holiday so you might want to call first thing Monday or you could end up having to wait til the end of the week.

Answer 3

I just went through the same thing with my one month old son. When he came home from the hospital, I used a tiny amount of Johnson&Johnson diaper rash stuff on him at night so he wouldn't geta rash. He started getting a rash anyway, so I did what I thought I should. I put some A&D Ointment on it. It only got worse. So when we went in for his 1 month check-up a few days later, I had his doc take a look. She prescribed ZAB ointment. Now, with my 1st son, we had used the ZAB when he had an allergic reaction to diapers, worked like a charm.
With the new baby though, I put the ZAB on him like she said, the next morning I went to change him, and his rash was bleeding, pretty badly. So I called the doc(freaked out, of course). She called him in a prescription for Silver sulpha-something. Can't remember the name, but it's usually used on really bad burns. It cleared his up (a small amount) after only using it one time.
What she said his problem could be is an allergy to something in almost every diaper rash ointment out there: Zinc Oxide. Not sure if that's what it is, but there's only 3 ingredients in the ZAB. So now, if he gets a diaper rash,she gave me the OK to use the silver stuff(you only put it on them 2 times a day) and at every diaper change, let him get some air and lay around naked. When we put another diaper on him, we just use a small amount of Vaseline.
Every kid is different, so take her to the doctor and have them look at it. I know, it's so hard seeing your child in any discomfort. Hope everything goes well and your little ones' rash goes away.

Answer 4

I would have your doctor check to make sure it isn't a yeast infection. If it is a diaper rash, then amazingly enough this is the best cure: cornstarch mixed with vasoline. Yup, actually use your fingers to mix the dry cornstarch into the vasoline. Keep it in a margarine container and apply liberally at each diaper change. My son had a diaper rash so bad when he was teething that I took him to the emergency department. The nurse there recommended it and within 24 hours I saw improvement.

Answer 5

Check the child's mouth for white milky looking FUNGUS. If it is a yeast infection he/she might also have Thrush. Thrush gets bad really fast. If it is in fact only diaper rash I recommend using Dr. Smiths Diaper cream. It is a little costly but, worth every penny. My son has NEVER had a diaper rash. Finally, UM HELLO take the child to the doctor at the first sign of something that might even be a tiny bit painful/uncomfortable. A child should not have to suffer for even a minute with even something as common as diaper rash.

Answer 6

Any sort of zinc cream is the best as it stay's on the rash when they wet. Ask your chemist. The urine stings the rash, making them irritable. Leave the diaper off for a while, doesn't matter if they have an accident, it can be cleaned up. If you had a nasty rash down there, u would not want a wet or dirty diaper on!! let the little one's bottom get some fresh air.

Answer 7

If you have an iron skillet, brown some plain old flour, just like you would brown hamburger. Let it cool down, and use on baby's bottom. My mom used to do it to me and my brothers, and I've used it on my children. Only a cast iron skillet browns the flour well enough. You can store what flour you don't use in a tight sealed container.
If no skillet, the next best thing I've found over the counter at Wal-Mart is a Vaseline product made especially for babies and diaper rash.

Good luck, I know how awful teething diaper rash can be.

Answer 8

Not to sound rude, but God has never cured any disease nor caused any disease. Man however has created disease and cured it. It's all nature and the universe. It's all coincidence and random chance that things happen to us. If God did exist and willed you to not have limbs then why would he give your limbs back? Everything can be explained with science. Just because we don't know how something works right now doesn't mean we won't know in the future and maybe some day in the future we will learn to develop new working limbs for people. To answer your question in the context of religion the best way I could understand God's decisions is that he is actually a 12 year old boy with Asperger's and no concept of consequences.

Answer 9

1st... stop using store-bought baby wipes--just go with a soft washcloth and plain water when changing, & hose her off (in the sink or tub) for the dirty ones.

2nd... You need to identify what is causing the rash. Like has been said, might be a yeast infection. Also, my son had that type of raw blistery rash when he had even the tiniest bit of citrus in his system (orange juice, lemonade, etc).

3rd... If you can't get Boudreaux's Butt Paste (gotta love the name...), another good one is Dr. Smith's Diaper Ointment. With the blistering, though, she will object greatly to having anything put on it at first. BTW, If there's even a possibility that it's a yeast infection, the last thing you want to use is cornstarch (will make it WORSE).

Answer 10

A & D,thick layer, let her go diaperless (you are trying to keep the area very dry, just keep her outside or on a blanket you don't care about). OTHERWISE, CHANGE THE DIAPER EVERY 15 MINUTES. She may have a bad yeast infection, take her to dr. If you can't afford dr., get some foot fungus medicine (works on yeast infections on baby's was recommended by my pediatrician for my infant daughter) such as Micotin (sp) and apply that under the A & D. Ask the pharmacist (free). She may also be allergic to something and when she poos, it's affecting her bottom. Try cutting out dairy, eggs, see if this helps. Applesauce did this to my daughter's bottom. Cut out the A & D if it's not working.

Answer 11

You know what? One of my kids had HORRIBLE diaper rash. I have 7 kids and never had issues with it. This was not diaper rash. The pediatrician put the child on antibiotics because it was a yeast infection so go to the doc and let him/her take a look at it if it is HORRIBLE