Child's handicaps: preventive measures and treatment

You carefully take care of your child, but still there are times when redness appears on his skin? This is the first symptom of a child's diaper rash. The main cause is excessive 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, hips and underarms). The most famous type of diaper rash in a child is a diaper (children's 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 the child. It arises from the presence of Candida albicans in the intestine . Increases the likelihood of such problems, a tight diaper, diarrhea, allergic reactions to soap, powder, some food, lack of air baths, synthetic or incorrectly selected clothes.

Preventive measures

• Try to change diaper or diaper more often. Fatigue in an infant is due to their rare or untimely change.
• Daily leave the baby for a while undressed. Give him the opportunity to take air baths.
• Eliminate allergenic foods from food . If your baby is breastfed, then stick to the maternal diet and exclude from the diet products that cause allergies. Well, if on artificial, then try another brand of the mixture or its hypoallergenic variety.
• Buy clothes only from natural fabrics. No synthetics! Wear a child in accordance with the season and weather conditions. Do not wrap it, because because of this, it will begin to sweat, and there will be diaper rash.
• After bathing, do not rub, but soak the delicate skin of the baby in problem areas.
• For a child prone to diaper rash, wear a diaper less often (only for a walk and when going to a pediatrician).
• After changing diapers, always wash the baby.

How to treat diaper rash in a child?

First of all, when treating this kind of disease rely on various creams, ointments and powders. At the earliest stage of redness, you can do on your own. To disinfect and lightly dry the baby's skin, add a weak solution of manganese when bathing. But remember that diaper rash is different, that's why you need your own treatment for everyone. If it's a fungal, then use an antifungal cream, and with a bacterial one - antibacterial. To reduce scuffing, you can apply a softening protective ointment from the first days of life. Very well removes the irritations of the calendula solution (lubricate the problem areas 2 times a day). With a wetting diaper rash, the baby is well suited cream with zinc oxide, calendula and chamomile. The composition of this ointment quickly removes irritation, has a soothing and wound healing effect. Well, if your efforts do not bring the desired result, and the skin of the crumbs still remains reddened, it is necessary to consult a doctor.