Help with persistent nappy rash !

[deesse]

I am totally gobsmacked at how fantastic bubhub & you all are in easing this new mums paranoia & answering all my questions..
Muchas Gracias XXX

Anyway the point is this pesky rash thats been on the poor little month old's bot bot for over a fortnight now .... I just cant shift it .... tried all the cream recommendations .... paw paw.....sudo..... zinc castor oil....bepanthen ....to no avail!!!

The problem area is only around the anus & is small red lumps & looks quite inflamed..... hasn't spead over the couple of weeks .... but doesn't seem to improve either????

I am worried it might be thrush/candida as the creams haven't got rid of it in the 4 to 5 days as they say they should......

What do you all think ????

Thanks for your wisened info .....

[little_fish]

If you have any irritated broken skin around there it very quickly picks up fungal infections. Just rub on a tiny bit of Canestan or similar, and it should clear up quickly.

[carleena]

I bought an antifungal nappy rash cream and it worked a treat. Also used curash powder to make sure she was completely dry after each nappy change

[bada]

For a bub that young I'd definitely run it by your GP first. Good luck.

[JabberJaw]

Daktozin, its a thick zinc based anti fungal. Sounds like its a fungal infection now. Its about $18 for a big tube and worth every cent

[Amara]

Desitin from the chemist will get rid of nappy rash. Its zinc based but much stronger than sudocream. My son's doc recommended it.

[Uniquey]

Daktozin, its a thick zinc based anti fungal. Sounds like its a fungal infection now. Its about $18 for a big tube and worth every cent

with trying the Daktozin, (make sure it's the 'nappy rash' Daktozin as there's 2 types). It's pricey, but it's the only 'over the counter' cream that has worked a treat on my dd's rash once it's become fungal (as I think is the case with your little one).

Failing that, you could go a bit stronger and use a 1% strength hydrocortisone cream, but you must use that sparingly and only on the affected areas.

Good luck, I hope it clears up soon for your little one.

[Myztik]

I use Resolve Plus when any of my boys have ended up with a fungal rash (the doctor put me onto it) and it has cleared it within 2 nappy changes. It is a 1% hydrocortisone so like the PP said, use sparingly.

[kingyo]

Big thumbs up for the Daktozin (or similar zinc cream based anti fungal cream).
DD had a persistent rash a while ago and after a couple of goes at using it for a week and it still reoccurring I used it for 3 weeks straight and it did the job. I also went anti-fungal crazy and used Canestan rinse in her nappy wash and even her clothes for a week. Plus anything else that her bare botty would touch (bunny rug for nappy free time, change table cover etc). Havent seen it again since!

[kar]

Canestan worked for us after months of on again off again nappy rash.
I know this makes no sense but we used the generic version for months and it didn't fix it, the actual canes tan worked really fast.