What is Diaper Rash?

Quoted from Mayoclinic. Com----- You start to change your baby's diaper, and there it is — a patchwork of bright red skin on your baby's bottom. Don't panic.

You're likely seeing diaper rash, a common form of inflamed skin (dermatitis). Most infants develop a diaper rash at some time. Diaper rash may be more common after solid foods are added to your baby's diet, when breast-feeding mothers eat certain foods or when your baby is taking antibiotics.

Other factors that can lead to diaper rash include continuously wet or infrequently changed diapers, diarrhea, and using plastic pants to cover diapers. Diaper rash can alarm parents and annoy babies, but most cases disappear after a few days with simple home treatments. ----end quote.

Generally speaking, diaper rash is a red, basically flat irritation to the skin in the diaper area. This most common form of diaper rash is caused by the combination of moisture, chafing, and acidic chemicals in urine and stool. It occurs most often between the ages of 8 and 12 months, when changes in a baby’s diet change the chemical composition of her urine and feces.

Younger babies seem less prone to diaper rash when they are breast-fed rather than formula-fed, and when the breastfeeding mother doesn’t overdo acidic foods. Babies wearing cloth diapers may be more at risk of diaper rash, since absorbent gels in disposable diapers minimize the skin’s contact with urine. But some diaper rashes aren’t so simple.

Bacterial diaper rash results when the “regular” rash becomes infected. Fungal diaper rash is the handiwork of the intestinal yeast Candida albicans, and sometimes springs up when antibiotic medications create an imbalance of bacteria and yeast in the intestines. You may be ... more.

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