Thrush - North Anson,ME

I can echo what Rachel H and Amy P said. Anything that throws off the balance of bacteria and yeast in the body, particularly the gastrointestinal tract, can cause an overgrowth. Also, using baby powder in the diaper area can cause yeast - it looks like a diaper rash but it is specifically yeast. So don't use this, and when you change your daughter, try to let her bottom air out a little before you put on the new diaper. If she's an active child and won't sit still to air dry, you can try a blowdryer set on low as long as the noise doesn't bother her.

The thrush treatment may prevent the diaper rash at this point, but I think the doctor was just giving you a head's up that it could occur.

Did she give you something else for her mouth? I thought Nystatin was for yeast infections in the diaper area. But I'm no doctor, thats just what they gave me when my babies had yeast infections in the diaper area.

It has to do with the Thrush itself... thrush, is an ORAL yeast infection that is in the mouth.
The yeast infection, can also cause diaper rashes... for which an over the counter women's yeast cream with Clotrimazole will work. That is what our Ped suggests. And it has helped our kids, when they get a yeast infection rash down there.

You have to treat it, for the Thrush, with Nystatin.. yes. That is for oral Thrush.
If she does not have the diaper rash yeast infection, then fine.
It does not necessarily occur in both places.... but it can.

ALSO, if you are breastfeeding... you ALSO have to get treated, there is a cream for your nipples... or it WILL recur and not go away.
You AND your baby, has to be treated at the same time. Otherwise, it can go back and forth, not going away.

all the best,
Susan

The diaper rash is not a side effect of the medicine. Your baby can get what appears to be a diaper rash, but is really a yeast infection in the crack area and sometimes vaginal area. There is a rx cream for that.

there is also something called gentian violet which is very messy but works awesome for the mouth and nipples! I had a hell of a time getting rid of the yeast, several doses of diflucan and nystatin did nothing for us. The gentian violet cleared it right up. Swab baby's mouth and your nipples, let air dry. Wear clothes you don't care if they get stained. It's kinda hard to find. I had a call a few pharmacies. Google gentian violet or Dr. Jack Newman. He also has the components for all purpose nipple ointment. My doctor had never heard of it, but I just took copy of paper in. Good luck. Also, another little trick, is to expose your nipples to sunlight. Lay in a sunspot in your house and let the suns rays shine on your nipples (obviously inconspiciously so the neighbors can't see :) Read this on a breastfeeding site a while back.

BTW, candida is the yeast. It's called thrush when in the mouth. When you go to the site, look for candida protocol.

http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=...

HI. I am also treating my 6 week old daughter for thrush. We started on Nystatin as well and did 2 treatments of that. That first time we did 3 doses for 5 days, but then the thrush came back. The next time we gave her 3 doses a day for 5 days and treated my nipples as well. If you are breastfeeding, the thrush can be passed back and forth between you and your child. We also were told to not just put the medicine in her mouth, but to rub the Nystatin on the infected areas as well. We were also using Nystatin cream to treat her diaper rush which is another part of thrush. (Not all babies get the diaper rash,but since thrush is a yeast infection, it can also show up as diaper rash.) Unfortunately the thrush came back again. Now we are using Diflucan, which is a medicine given once a day instead of just a topical treatment. This is working really, really well and the thrush is finally clearing up.

Thrush is an oral yeast infection, so perhaps the Dr. said to monitor for a yeasty diaper rash. If she doesnt have one yet, and she's starting nystatin she probably won't get one at all.

Thrush is caused by an overgrowth of candida yeast. All yeasts grow in warm dark places, so a diaper rash (or vaginitis) can commonly occur at the same time. If that's not the case, then that is a good thing! Yeast occurs naturally in the gi tract, but other bacteria residing there usually keeps it in check. There are several things that can cause an overgrowth, the most common being broad spectrum antibiotic use. Other causes are white sugar, white flour, dairy, msg, chlorine, nitrates, vinegar (except apple cider vinegar), meats raised on antibiotics, some fruits - particularly melons, yeast (bread yeast, brewers yeast, etc).

You don't mention if you are breast feeding or if either of you have been on antibiotics recently. Probiotics would be a huge help right now. They can be found in the refrigerator section of any health food store and there are slightly different formulas available for infants. While drugs like nystatin and diflucan will work, eventually the yeast residing in your body will become resistant so it's always good to know other ways of dealing with it.
Good luck!