Eczema in Diaper Area

Has the pediatrician definitely ruled out a yeast infection? You might also google food allergies.

I feel bad for the little guy! Good luck with the solutions suggested by the others.

My son, who is now 3, has sever excema and has had it since he was 2 mos. old. The best thing that worked for him was vaseline and lots of it. Please do not use Eucerin, it burns-I too have Excema and have tried it. Anyway, the doctor recommended the vaseline for his diaper area and face because we didn't want to use steroids etc. and it worked wonders. We did use it daily though, it just helped as a preventative. HTH

Have you looked into Melaleuca products? They have a cream called Renew that is great on Eczema. They are very well known for helping babies with this problem. Their whole line of products do not have the harsh chemicals that store products use. They are safe for the whole family. I use the baby shampoo soap and cream on my daughter and the house cleaners and laudry line through out the house. They are cheaper and better for your health.

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Vanessa P.

For diaper rash, use Welleda Diaper Care. It is, by far, the best diaper rash cream you can buy. I think you can now get it at Walgreens. I always purchased mine online or at Whole Foods.
For the excema, get the Avon Moisture Therapy lotion. I don't know why it works, but it does. My daughter constantly had an excema patch below her belly button from the nickel backs of jeans snaps (even after painting the backs with nail polish). A friend told me to try the Avon lotion and three days later the patch was gone.

Good luck!

My daughter suffered with eczema that was spreading so fast, I tried everything, noththing worked. I found a food supplement that cleared it up and now as a 16 year old not a single acne, she has beautiful skin and a total well being.

Let me know if you want information. This is natural and very safe.

Hello K.,
My daughter had diaper rash, and my son had eczema on his face, I got rid of both by totally cutting out milk and sugar and using Arbonne products for babies. I don't know which helped more, but my dandruff disappeared when I used their shampoo. You can go to Arbonne website and see what they have now --my children are 10 and 11 now and very healthy.
H.

My son had very bad eczema. It was on his legs, arms, hands and especially the places it is known to be-behind the knees and in the areas the arm bends-behind the elbows. Eczema is a disease of dry skin that can be caused by anything-food allergies, irritation, not enough essential fatty acids etc. Our doctor explained that the reason it was in those places on his body is because they were not moist places like the diaper area and that is why when he had it almost everywhere it was conspicuously NOT in the diaper area. First you should make sure it is actually eczema before you treat it with anything. We got rid of our son's eczema with a natural non-steroid creme called Florasone from Whole Foods. It worked wonders when nothing else did(non steroid options). But I don't think it's likely to develop eczema in the diaper area and not in the other areas I named. Our son got diaper rash when we used huggies diapers-we switched back to pampers used Desitin and it went away. Are you sure it's not diaper rash? Diaper rash creme helps keep the area dry so it would make eczema worse. Unless it's eczema caused by irritation from the diapers-maybe the chlorine used to bleach the diapers. The expensive diapers at whole foods (that sometime go on sale less than regular diapers) are made without those harsh chemicals for less irritation and exposure to harsh chemicals. Hope this helps.

K.,

My 6 year old has eczema. I use the Arbonne baby line and has taken the eczema all the way away.

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I wish you well.

Take care and God bless!

M.

My daughter was getting a rash in her diaper area and it wouldn't go away. My doctor recommended vaseline and that has helped. At night or after a bath I use Desetin. I also switched her baby wipes to the Pampers for sensitive skin.

We thought our baby had eczema and tried everything...but it turned out to be a yeast infection. You should consult your doctor to determine what it is for sure. Now that we have the Rx cream...he is just fine.

Vaseline, vaseline, vaseline! No need to go out and buy expensive or exclusive home base products either!

My daughter had the same problem and still does at 2.5. I was told to use cortizone cream and eucerine lotion. It did get so bad at one point that we had to use a very expensive steroid, but if we keep it under control, then we are good with just the 2 products. Also, they say Dove soap is the very best for this problem. Make his baths as short as possible during flare ups. And DON'T let him scratch! It can get infected if he breaks the skin. Good luck and I know how had this can be!

I do not know if this will help if it is Exzema, but if it is not this might help. Try giving him a bath with a small amount of white vinegar in the water. My daughter has always suffered with this, and I finally got her to a deratologist and that is what she suggested. We use it everyday. I hope it helps.

So far, the only 2 combinations that have worked for us are: Washing with Aquaphor Baby Wash and then using Eucerin w/Aquaphor over it. (I know there was a post that says it burns, but this is working for us). The other was using CA Baby Baby wash and then using a Calendula ointment from Market Street.

Well my nephew has the same problem with eczema and my sister in law found out it was an allergy to the detergent they used. She changed detergents and would not let her mother in law do laundry at her house for the kids and he cleared up quickly. You may have to do an allergy screen on him at some point to find out what is causing your son's skin issues.

I hope he gets better!