Causes of red bottom in infants and young children

There are many reasons for babies' red buttocks. You need to pay attention to issues such as diet. Change diapers regularly to give the buttocks space to breathe. Wash the baby frequently and wipe with a soft tissue after defecation. Because the baby's skin is very tender and more easily hurt, it can generally heal in two to three days with careful care. Pay attention to the baby's diet. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should also pay attention to the diet. The care of the baby's buttocks must be gentle, and the baby's diaper must be changed regularly.

1. Diaper rash mostly occurs in babies under one year old, and is usually most severe when they are 7 to 9 months old. Because the types of food that babies start to eat gradually increase during this period, the urine and feces excreted become more irritating to the skin of the buttocks. The chance of diaper rash is greater, especially when there is diarrhea or feces remain in the diaper overnight, or when the baby or breastfeeding mother uses antibiotics.

2. Reasons;

1. Diaper infection

If a diaper that has been used for defecation is not changed in time, the moisture of urine and the ammonia generated by urine will irritate the skin and cause redness. The digestive enzymes in feces can also damage the skin. Damaged skin is prone to the growth of fungi such as white mold. Once this happens, not only will the buttocks become red, but they may also swell. In severe cases, the skin will feel a pricking pain. Infections caused by Candida albicans are more likely to occur in the crotch, sexual organs, navel, etc.

2. Eating habits

It’s not that certain foods will directly cause diaper rash, but rather that certain characteristics of foods will make the baby more likely to develop diaper rash. For example, if you eat too much certain fruits, your urine and feces will be more acidic, causing greater irritation to your buttocks. Sometimes diapers that are not rinsed clean can easily cause diaper rash. For example, detergents, bleaches and other ingredients left on the diapers can irritate the skin and cause inflammation.

Parents don't need to be nervous if their baby has a red butt. Just take good care of the baby. Wash the baby's butt clean. Do not use diapers if the baby can urinate during the day. Give the baby's butt some breathing space. I hope these opinions and the above opinions can provide parents with a reference. The baby's skin is very tender, so you can use some powder on the baby so that the baby's butt will not have a red butt or eczema.