home remedies for red bum?

Cunning Stunt · 13-05-2015 7:15pm #1

Hi all,
as the title suggests - anyone got any tips?

Our little lad had a dose of the runs today and the stuff must have been like acid because his bum is red raw ad the skin is actually broken in parts - like skint.
It looks very painful.
We have put some of the good cream we have on him, but if that doesn't work, whats our alternatives?
Thanks in advance

seventeen sheep · 13-05-2015 7:20pm

Bepanthan and coconut oil are the ones that work best for us - fortunately we rarely need to use them, we've been very lucky!

lazygal · 13-05-2015 7:22pm

Lots of nappy free time. Let it air out.

theLuggage · 13-05-2015 7:42pm

Air is best - make sure there is no cream etc on it when airing. I found loads of caldesene lotion and then sprinkle the caldesene powder on top of the lotion very good. It formed a gooey paste layer, you would need oil on cotton wool to help wipe it off but I found the raw skin was protected and healed faster. Don't wipe it off with wipes or water, oil is best.

bp · 13-05-2015 7:53pm

Baking soda in the bath.

cyning · 13-05-2015 8:07pm

Orabase and vaseline mixed together is my go to... And metanium cream from uk.

For home remedies cornflour is supposed to be good.

Penny Dreadful · 13-05-2015 8:18pm

cyning wrote: »

Orabase and vaseline mixed together is my go to... And metanium cream from uk.

For home remedies cornflour is supposed to be good.

I cannot endorse orabase and Vaseline enough. Clean your baby's bottom with cotton wool and olive oil and then lash the orabase and Vaseline on in a thick layer.
It forms a seal against the acid from the urine.
When the skin starts to heal it will heal almost in front of your eyes.

My little one had a tummy bug just after Christmas and with a dirty nappy every 5 minutes one day the poor baby had really red raw skin. My sister suggested this as she used it on her 3 and it worked a treat.

cyning · 13-05-2015 8:43pm

My little girl gets bleeding nappy rash it's horrendous... It's the only thing for it. It's a complete barrier so really helps.

Staplor · 13-05-2015 8:45pm

Lanolin, expensive but awesome

kitten_k · 13-05-2015 9:13pm

We swear by Canestan Nappy Rash Cream.

galah · 13-05-2015 9:49pm

Think it depends on the child as well. Our first responded very well to bepanthen and a german discounter nappy cream (and not a german discounter with stores in ireland, oh no. Available in germany only, imported by loving grandparents at the expense of their luggage allowance....:rolleyes:)

For number two, only sudocreme and caldescene spray seem to work ( just as well we dont have pots and pots of above mentioned german nappy cream lying around :mad:).

I've heard good things about weleda, and la roche, but these are rather expensive.

ThisRegard · 14-05-2015 10:09am

We swear by Burts Bees nappy ointment. Our son used to get exactly like yours, he'd cry when he knew you were going to change him as he knew he was sore. Once the Burts Bees was on it would sooth him, create a good barrier and heal it pretty quickly.

Cunning Stunt · 14-05-2015 5:49pm

Thanks all for the responses. Its looking better today and we have been giving him nappy free time as well.

allthedoyles · 14-05-2015 5:52pm

We always used Sudocream as it not just heals but cools the skin fast.

Bepanthan is fastest healer I've seen

Neyite · 14-05-2015 10:49pm

La roche for us was the biggest swindle, it didnt do a bit of good whatsoever.

I think its a trial and error for every different bum. I've used sudocrem, bepanthen, vasogen, caldesene. A friend swears by a paste made of baking soda and water. Luckily we've never had it so bad that skin was broken, though the spots in the nappy area during the chicken pox hurt a lot.