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Celiac-related Diaper Rash? Treatments?

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Our 2-1/2 DD has had bad diarrhea and pimply, red bump, extremely painful (can't sit) diaper rash for 10 days. Her twin brother was diagnosed with celiac 1 yr ago and has had significant growth and temperament improvement on a gluten-free diet since then. She had blood test 1 yr ago when brother was diagnosed, but had negative results (common I understand under age 5...her brother's blood work was also negative - only the biopsy confirmed his diagnosis.) We had her blood tested again this week and are awaiting the results. She was in 5th percentile for weight (now has lost some due to diarrhea). Her brother tested positive for one of the celiac genes, but she has not been genetically tested. My questions are: 1) Have others seen this type of rash in toddlers with celiac, 2) if so, how long on the gluten-free diet before improvements were seen and 3) what treatment has worked (we've tried oxistat, A&D, Boudreaux's Butt Paste, vaseline, steroids, Desitin) and nothing works, she's in a lot of pain. Obviously, potty training would help, but we started a little while ago and it was derailed when this started..... We were avoiding the biopsy with her until absolutely necessary, but it may be time, depending on blood work results. Thanks much.

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Try some coconut oil.

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hard to know if the rash is directly cuased by the gluten or by the diarhea. My dd had pimply rashes, we treated it with Bacitracin ointment. I love that stuff. We also used a solution of 1 T of baking soda disolved in 1 C of boiling water. I kept it with the diaper things and dipped my wipe in it before wiping a few times a day. It's an anitfungal treatment, but the pimples and sunburn sort of rash cn be caused by yeast. WE did both the wipe solution and the bacityracin ointment for a few day. it worked on her rashes most of the time. They did go away once we were completely off gluten and dairy.

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Our 2-1/2 DD has had bad diarrhea and pimply, red bump, extremely painful (can't sit) diaper rash for 10 days. Her twin brother was diagnosed with celiac 1 yr ago and has had significant growth and temperament improvement on a gluten-free diet since then. She had blood test 1 yr ago when brother was diagnosed, but had negative results (common I understand under age 5...her brother's blood work was also negative - only the biopsy confirmed his diagnosis.) We had her blood tested again this week and are awaiting the results. She was in 5th percentile for weight (now has lost some due to diarrhea). Her brother tested positive for one of the celiac genes, but she has not been genetically tested. My questions are: 1) Have others seen this type of rash in toddlers with celiac, 2) if so, how long on the gluten-free diet before improvements were seen and 3) what treatment has worked (we've tried oxistat, A&D, Boudreaux's Butt Paste, vaseline, steroids, Desitin) and nothing works, she's in a lot of pain. Obviously, potty training would help, but we started a little while ago and it was derailed when this started..... We were avoiding the biopsy with her until absolutely necessary, but it may be time, depending on blood work results. Thanks much.

make sure it is truely diaper rash. my son had the same thing. most times it was diaper rash. When it was, I used desitin original - the creamy stung him real bad. I also rinsed his bottom with water and used a very soft cloth to dry. I let him run around naked when I could to help it heal. It would go away in a couple of days. Other times when desitin did not work, I would first put on fungal cream (like for jock itch) and then desitin. i would use the fungal cream about 4 times a day (my son would have about 9 diarrheas a day) Your daughter may very well have yeast infection and this should help until you can get to the dr. My son is 2 1/2 also and when he gets gluten or sugar the first thing that appears is a red ring around his anus. good luck

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Have you taken her to the dr to have it looked at? Just to make sure it's not a yeast infection? My dd had a yeast infection once and it sounds like what you described. My son had HORRIBLE diaper rashes though from birth and more than once, they would bleed-but they looked more like acid burns, no pimples. He was always in the 10th percent for his height and weight until he was diagnosed. Since going gluten-free, there have been no more rashes except for the red ring around the anus when he gets glutened. Hope she feels better soon!!

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My two-year-old gets it as well. The only thing I have found that helps is a mixture of A&D, Mylanta (to neutralize the acid), and baby powder (just to thicken it to an easy-spread consistency). My son has problems with gluten, milk, soy, egg, and yeast. His rashes get so bad he can't sit down. You might need to rinse your child with water after a diaper change and pat it or let it air dry so all the acid gets washed off.

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