Does baking soda help yeast diaper rash?

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asked Nov 12, 2023 in Baby/Newborn by 33hardyears (1,950 points)
Does baking soda help yeast diaper rash?

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answered 1 day ago by Kgarfield (18,210 points)
Baking soda does help with a yeast diaper rash.

You can give your baby a bath in a baking soda bath which can also help relieve any of the symptoms of the yeast diaper rash.

Baking soda is alkaline and can help to neutralize the acidic environment which yeast thrives in and can soothe the diaper rash and reduce inflammation.

Although baking soda should not be applied directly to the baby's skin as the baking soda can disrupt the baby's natural pH balance and could cause further irritation.

Baking soda baths though are safe and effective for treating yeast diaper rashes and other diaper rashes as well.

A fungal diaper rash will look like a rash with deep red or purple raised patches of skin and there is often bumps or tiny fluid filled pimples.

The symptoms of a fungal diaper rash will also appear in the diaper area in the folds of the skin, which includes the genitals, buttocks, upper thigh and groin area.

A baby can get a yeast infection diaper rash when there's little to no air circulation to the skin.

Urine and poop touching the baby's skin for too long such as overnight can also cause a baby to get a yeast infection diaper rash.

Yeast infection diaper rashes result from yeast that is a type of fungus which thrives in warm and moist environments.

A diaper that is wet or poopy is a perfect environment for the yeast fungus to thrive and grow in.

The yeast that causes fungal diaper rash is called Candida albicans which can occur naturally or even during or after taking antibiotics.

The most common yeast diaper rashes are fungal, irritant contact and seborrheic dermatitis yeast diaper rash.

Irritant contact dermatitis diaper rash is caused by the skin rubbing against a wet and soiled diaper.

certain foods can also lead to a yeast infection diaper rash or diaper rashes in general when the food is digested and then when the baby poops as a result of the food being digested.

The certain foods which can lead to yeast infection diaper rashes and diaper rashes in general are raisins, grapes, pineapple, strawberries, tomatoes and tomato based products which include foods like spaghetti sauce and citrus fruits and juices.

To get rid of a yeast infection diaper rash you should treat it using some antifungal medication which can take around 2 weeks or so for the yeast infection diaper rash to clear up.

You can also treat the yeast infection diaper rash with some diaper rash creams.

Keep the diaper area clean and allow some diaper free time for your baby or toddler and change diapers more frequently.

You can also use some antifungal creams for the baby's or toddlers diaper rash when it's a yeast infection diaper rash.

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