Child With Redness In Private Parts

My daughter had a terrible red rash covering her private parts when she was little. She was eating more meat and her urine sitting in her diapers was to strong for her sensitive skin. If you daughter is still in diapers, start potty training; introduce her to panties right away. She could also be allergic to the soap you are using on her underwear or in her bath. If she isn't, make sure you keep your toilets (or her potty) clean particularly if other children or adults use it. Earth clinic is loaded with natural cleanser advice that can be of use to you. I would certainly take her to her pediatrician first to rule out yeast, fungus, candida, herpes. If she were my daughter I would put her on a tsp of virgin coconut oil daily. But first, see her pediatrician right away and make sure no one outside of you is touching her and your hands are clean before you do. God bless her.

Have you taken your child to a doctor to diagnose this? If not, I hope you do. The first thing that comes to mind is possible sexual abuse, but there may be other conditions that can cause this.

Flora, I have several questions.. Has this child started having nightmares since the redness in her vagina & anal area started? Who has been watching or responsible for, or otherwise had access to this, child before you have noticed the redness? Has your daughter started acting scared of, or antagonistic toward someone that is close to her that she was fond of before the "off and on" redness started? This sounds like a nightmare that no parent wants to think about, but child molesting is more prevalent than we like to think it is and it usually is a family member or a very close friend of the family. Have you had her examined by a doctor when this redness appears? Ask your daughter if someone is hurting her? Please pull up information on symptoms of a child who is being sexually abused and see if it fits with your daughter. This information can be accessed on line. Just type "symptoms of child sexual abuse" in the search window. Since you only mention redness, not tearing or other tissue damage, is there a boy several years older than she is in the home, in a neighbors home, or a sitter's home?

P.S. Child sex abuse is more likely when the redness is only in vaginal/anal area. When the redness is pretty much all over the diaper area, try soda water wipes several times a day, but you might also think allergic reaction or contact dermatitis in this case. Baking soda cleansing should clear a candida infection and shouldn't hurt anything if it isn't. But I remember entering a small shop and the mother was changing her probably 6 months old daughter's diaper. Believe me when I say it looked "ouch raw". When I asked what she was doing for it, she told me that she had carried her to the doctor numemrous times but it kept coming back and at the present time she was using a diaper rash cream. After noticing that she was using commercial baby hygiene wipes, I inquired as to how long she had been using the wipes and if she had changed brands before the problem started. She had been using the same brand since birth. I suggested that she stop the wipes using only an all cotton wet wash cloth to clean her when changing diapers. Also suggested that she stop the diaper rash cream and use A&D ointment instead as it was more healing. After telling it might take a week or two to clear, it should start getting better quickly once she stopped the wipes if they were causing it. I then related a similar problem with my granddaughter and we used the same logical thinking & stopped the wipes, clearing the rash shortly. My daughter started trying a different wipe (don't remember for sure but think it was Walmart which was cheaper than the offending wipes were). Voila, no more problems!

I just wanted to share with you a remedy that was given to me from a herbalist when my daughter was still in diapers with the same problem. She told me to go to the store buy a garlic clove (can do organic one if preferred) cut into smaller pieces and boil it once cool get a cotton ball to clean the affected area. It may sting a little, but it will soon heal within a few days. That is what worked for us. Also try buying some organic vanilla yogurt (probiotic assistance) add 1/2 tsp of flaxseed oil along with her favorite cereal. It will help get rid of bad bacteria out of her system. Best Wishes to you both.