Children's diaper rash: prevention and treatment measures

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

You carefully care for your child, but still there are times when redness appears on his skin? This is the first symptom of diaper rash in a child. The main reason is excess moisture or increased sweating. All this accompanies the development of all kinds of bacterial and fungal infections. Such a disease appears, as a rule, in those places where the skin of children is the most sensitive and tender (on the buttocks, genitals, thighs and armpits).

The most famous type of diaper rash in a baby is diaper rash (baby dermatitis). With this symptom, the skin becomes red, dry and slightly coarsened. And if the area of the buttocks or thighs has become glossy and smooth, then these are signs of fungal diaper rash in a child. It occurs due to the presence of Candida albicans in the intestines. A tight diaper, diarrhea, allergic reactions to soap, powder, certain foods, lack of air baths, synthetic or ill-fitting clothes increase the likelihood of these types of problems.

Prevention measures

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  Try to change your diaper or diaper more often. Diaper rash in an infant occurs due to their rare or untimely change.

• Leave baby naked for a while every day. Let him take air baths.
• Eliminate allergenic foods from your diet. If your baby is breastfed, then stick to the maternal diet and exclude foods that cause allergies from the diet. Well, if on artificial, then try another brand of the mixture or its hypoallergenic variety.
• Buy clothes only from natural fabrics. No synthetics! Dress your child according to the season and weather conditions. Do not wrap him up, because this will cause him to sweat, and diaper rash will appear.
• After bathing, do not rub, but pat the delicate skin of the baby in problem areas.
• Child prone to diaper rash, wear a diaper less often (only for a walk and when going to the pediatrician).
• Be sure to wash your baby after changing diapers.

How to treat diaper rash in a child?

First of all, in the treatment of this kind of disease, they rely on various creams, ointments and powders. At the earliest stage of redness, you can do it on your own. For disinfection and easy drying of the baby's skin, add a weak solution of manganese when bathing. But remember that diaper rash is different, so each needs its own treatment. If it is fungal, then use an antifungal cream, and if it is bacterial -antibacterial. To reduce abrasions, you can apply a softening protective ointment from the first days of life. Calendula solution removes irritations very well (lubricate problem areas 2 times a day). With weeping diaper rash in a child, a cream with zinc oxide, calendula and chamomile is well suited. The composition of such an ointment quickly relieves irritation, has a calming and wound-healing effect. Well, if your efforts do not bring the desired result, and the skin of the crumbs still remains reddened, you should definitely consult a doctor.