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Do colds cause nappy rash?
Posted: 30 January 2009 04:45 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Sorry if question a bit dim, but DS hasnt had rash for ages, then today its come up really bad. He has a stinking cold, so wondered if this irritates bottom?!!

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Posted: 30 January 2009 04:52 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Mmm, dont’ know really.  Could be that perhaps he’s feeling off colour and not driinking enough so his pee is a bit concentrated - hence the rash.

I bang on about this all the time,b ut I swear egg white is the bees knees.  Smear some over the red areas and within a few hours there will be a very marked improvement!  Coupled with silk liners if you have any for overnight nappy and by the morning it should be virtually gone - egg white won’t help bums where the skin has blistered, burst and is raw & bleeding unfortunately but it will stop it from getting worst. 

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Posted: 30 January 2009 04:52 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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IME it can do, mine rarely got nappy rash and the only time has been when they were teething or unwell.

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Posted: 30 January 2009 04:57 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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i think that colds/runny noses often go along with teething (teething lowers their immunity somebody told me?) and sore bums definitely go with teething..so working on that basis, yes having a cold could = teething which then = sore bum!

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