Very often in a child up to a year after diarrhea on the pope there is irritation. The delicate skin under the action of a loose stool instantly becomes inflamed and turns red. Fighting this phenomenon is possible and necessary. There are several ways to prevent the development of a dangerous complication. What to do in order to eliminate irritation on the pope after diarrhea?
Consider how to deal with redness:
- If you have the first signs of irritation in an infant, try to change diapers more often.
- Before each change of clothes it is important to arrange air baths, allow the child to stay naked for 15-20 minutes, during which time the damp skin is slightly dried.
- If the redness is fresh, if the redness is light, the usual talc powder will help dry the baby's skin. In more neglected cases, with strong signs of diarrhea irritation, zinc oxide is used. They are sold in a pharmacy, but they can only be bought with a doctor's prescription.
- In the presence of redness that occurs during diarrhea, doctors recommend that during bathing add decoctions of marigold or string. And after each washing, give the baby chamomile baths. To do this, dried flowers are boiled and boiled until infused. The broth is filtered, diluted before washing with warm water in the basin. In it, the child's ass sinks after every diarrhea. Camomile well soothes the skin, the decoction from it has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, so the redness very quickly passes. Baths of chamomile are especially shown to girls. They will protect against irritation of the mucous membranes of the genital organs.
- Well help cream, which is based on the vitamin "B".It is always worthwhile to keep at hand Bepanten or Desitin. They also effectively remove redness, but during their use it is not necessary to wear diapers. If there is such a need, then the indicated creams are replaced by other means that remove irritation from diarrhea. In any pharmacy today, the diaper formulations are sold, during diarrhea they must be applied especially thickly.
- In the event that irritation appeared not only on the priest, but also spread further, on the genitals, wash the child with a soda solution. It is prepared as follows: a teaspoon of powder is stirred in a glass of warm boiled water.
- As additional agents in the fight against irritation, doctors recommend the use of Drapolen cream. But after its application, the skin is additionally supplemented with starch. Without a starch of starch, the cream of Malavtilin is used. It is prescribed if redness from diarrhea is spread over the genitals of the child.
There are actually a lot of funds, but it is important not to allow serious complications. Therefore, during diarrhea, the child should completely abandon diapers and use the first three items as preventive measures.