My DH had a 'never ending, never healing, bleeding' cold sore for about 3 weeks. I rang my NP who suggested the same thing. he put it on his lips before bed, and within 24 hours it was all gone.
Well, we are still going from July with the bad nappy rash.
I've used the opsite, and tegaderm, and an assortment of creams, and cortisone, and still can't get it to clear up. The opsite was good, but as her poos are still bfed and watery, after each poo it would be underneath it, so i would have to change it over. Even doing that it wouldn't heal it 100%, and the few times i've got all the sores healed, the backside is still red and sore looking, and will break open at the slightest thing.
Will try the baking soda also.
Has anyone found this kind of chronic bad nappy rash is caused by food allergies?? I'm hoping its something easy, as i have severe eczema and i'm praying it's not that.
Yael,
I use a cream called Covitol, and I only use it for extreme occasions. It stinks like fish (it has cod liver oil in it) but I find it to work really quickly. I apply it really thick over the entire area and then I use Curash powder over the top. By the morning, most of the rash is settled and by the second day it is completly gone.
Is she eating any solids? Or do you think it cold be somethign your eating and transferring through b/f?
I hope you find something that works soon.
PS I read in a health mag the other day about a brand Elixr8 (i think). Apparantley these creams are fab for kids with a range of skin conditions. Might want to google it.
Both my DD's would get really nasty nappy rash if they or I ate certain foods (while bf'ing). Our main triggers were strawberries, tomatoes, mandarines, oranges, nectarines... I still find that their little bums look burned after eating these foods and one of them is toilet trained. Problem is they love these foods, I just have to be careful of how much they eat.
I have heard about strawberries doing that to little bums!
Yael - its an over the counter cream (ring your pharmacy first to make sure they have it). If you cant find it in your area, let me know and I'll send you one. I have a couple of spare tubes.
Nope the bicarb didn't work, looks a little better, but dried as opposed to clearing. We're trying a nappy free day today - after the plumber has gone will go and get cornflour and covitol if I can find it. If neither of those work, then I'll try Beatrix's opsite flexifix, I'd have the same issue as Yael being that her poos are like soup.
At least with no nappy she isn't screaming when weeing or pooing, so maybe the bicarb did help a little, but not enough.
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the bicarb didn't work, looks a little better, but dried as opposed to clearing. We're trying a nappy free day today - after the plumber has gone will go and get cornflour and covitol if I can find it. If neither of those work, then I'll try Beatrix's opsite flexifix, I'd have the same issue as Yael being that her poos are like soup.
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