People.com readers help Brad Pitt with his diaper rash problem

I had a friend who's infant had the most horrific diaper rash I'd ever seen - practically burning holes in the infant's bottom. In the end it turned out to be a form of lactose intolerance.

Since the baby was nursing exclusively, once the mom cut dairy out of her diet, the rash disappeared. And every time she even put butter on her toast, the rash returned.

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ALLERGY TESTING!!!!!!
acid poops, diarrhea, liquid poop, rancy poops, .... can be linked to food allergies and intolerences.

Poop is ONLY what comes in, so adapting the food income to control the poop outcome seems more than logical! (and guess what? once the food is controled, there is no more need for ointments and creams - altho we still have them for those rare days of teething, or plain virus)

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Triple Paste. It's available behind the counter at your pharmacy (may need to be ordered) but it's not a prescription. No doctor's Rx needed.

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If she has thrush that can cause the worst yeast infection/rash on the bottom and all the butt paste in the world won`t help. Miconazole will though.

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Lotrimin (antifungal cream, used for jock itch and athlete's foot). A little smear will clear it up in 24-48 hours - at least it has 100% of the time on my twin girls.

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Hey, anyone have help for eczema? My son gets horrible flare ups that come and go. We took him off milk for a while but nothing changed (I honestly think there's something at my in-laws house) but any help would be appreciated.

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Flanders Buttocks Ointment and Lotrimin cream work for us.

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We used Resinol whenever my daughter would get horrible bleeding diaper rashes from antibiotics. It is a first-aid cream that smells like bandaids, at least to me. You can request it at your pharmacy, OTC, but it probably needs to be ordered.

Meg, for excema, we use Aveeno colloidal oatmeal bath and cream daily. For flare-ups, we use Vanicream, which was recommended by my daughter's allergist. It can be found at the pharmacy, OTC, but may have to be ordered. We also have prescription Elidel for the nasty flare-ups, but I can't use it under her eye, which is where she sometimes get a nasty excema rash. Both my children have excema, and I swear by these products.

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Very frequent baths, Desitin ointment after the bath, and a cloth diaper-- changed frequently.

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Here, here to the suggestions for antifungals. I have a tube of clotrimazole (canesten) in my diaper basket and if it doesn't work I grab the miconozole (Monistat) out of my bathroom.

Of course, it could also be oral thrush, teething or lactose problems. All will cause rashes.

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If it's not yeast or some such nastiness, a baking soda bath might help. A handful of baking soda in warm water, let them sit in it for a few minutes, then air dry. Follow up with a libral smearing of diaper cream of your choice, and all is well again in butt-land.
At least, that always worked for my boys.

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Sudocreme!!! works everytime!!

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Mix equal parts aquaphor and maalox. 'nuff said. Diaper rash gone.

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Definitely check into allergies - changing mom's diet if breastfeeding, maybe switching formulas if she is not.

I would give baby a sitz bath with baking soda at EVERY change, dry with a hair dryer set on low. Going diaper-free is very helpful. If she is breastfeeding, expressing breastmilk onto the rash helps.

If she is using diaper rash cream, it can be easier on baby's bottom to slather the cream on the diaper instead of baby's bottom. As soon as baby sits in the diaper, the cream is spread around without as much pain.

If she is not using cloth diapers, it can often make the difference. A prefold pinned loosely can be almost as good as going diaper free. No plastic pants over top so there is lots of good airflow.

Poor babies - I hope they find an answer soon!

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If you get the yeastie beastie rash (which for me at least starts as several small spots -- like acne almost) breastmilk will work if you catch it right at the start. Otherwise up the ante to whatever people use for yeast infections/jock itch or athlete's foot in your neck of the woods. In Canada that's canestan. FYI an anti-fungal is part of the triple cream as far as I know.

If your baby has been in a diaper for awhile for whatever reason (it happens) once you take the diaper off put them in a bath with baking soda. This will help neutrilize the acids that break down the skin. It will also help prevent bacteria and yeast from growing.

I also can not say enough about Sudocream(Mostly just available in England) it is a zinc based cream. Seriously, I don't know what the heck is up with penetan I hear desitan is the same), the skin has to be completely dry, it hurts them when you spread it on because it is so thick and it causes the skin to peel off if your baby has sensitive skin (Yes, grandma I should have listened to you the first time)

And of course, naked butt time. Naked butt time cures all. If it is warm outside just hang out in the yard naked. Also babies *generally* do not pee in their sleep so if they are just going down for a nap and you can watch them sleep you can usually catch any pee as they are waking. Or just put them somewhere with plastic underneath (cheap tablecloth/shower curtain) and a towel and do a lot of laundry ;)

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I'll add a vote for Sudocreme. It has cleared up anything and everything in the diaper region, so much so that we now simply use a thin layer at every change. We have not had a hint diaper rash in over a year (since starting the "every change" procedure). Having emigrated to the US, we now have my in-laws bring a few tubs over on each of their biannual visits. Sudocreme - absolute magic.

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Boudreaux's Butt Paste doesn't work as well as Desitin. But the best cure of all is keeping Baby's skin dry, that means changing diapers more frequently and even letting Baby go diaperless with lots of fresh air! (Don't try this one over carpet)

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I LOVE Desitan! I would just slather some on and by morning it is GONE. Doc said for REALLY bad ones to mix a TINY bit of yeast infection cream with it or see a doc because of the possiblity of a yeast infection!

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I am a mother of 5, and my one son had a terrible rash that I could not clear up. Our Peditrician recommended Caldesene Protecting Powder, which you can buy over the counter at the pharmacy. It contains Zinc Oxide, and treats and prevents diaper rash. Just shake it into your hand & rub on baby's bottom, keeping the powder away from baby's face. It was a miracle worker for us & we also discovered that he was allergic to the brand name diposable diapers that had extra absorbers & chemicals in them. We changed to cloth diapers when at home & when we took him place we bought plain generic diposable diapers with none of the extra absorbers & chemicals in them & he had no more problems.

Also My friends little daughter had a serve diaper rash & it was bleeding & the baby couldn't sleep for being so sore. She had used ever cream & ointment available, we suggested the Caldesene Powder & the next morning it was almost gone, and within two days it was completely clear.

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I had diaper rash when I was young.The solution was not to use diapers from the mart.
You have to use woolen diapers,the ones you can wash with your clothes.You need no salve.That´s all.

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