Nappy rash.
It is very common to see infants suffering from skin rash, sometimes in the groins but all over the body.But what is commonly passed off as nappy rash is not as innocent as the name suggests.It may not even begin from the groins .Where nappies are tied .It may occur at any place where the skin comes in contact with bacteria.
The skin of babies delivered by Caesarean Section is sterile at birth but it begins to pick up micro organisms immediately. The hiskin of babies born in the natural way aquiress skin bacteria even earlier, during the very process of birth . Bacteria are always present in the mother's birth canal and some of them inevitably rub off on to the infabts.
Some micro organisms are transferred to the infant's skin by the simple act of touching or holding it with dirty hands.Infected or dirty bed linen and unhygienic conditions in hospitals and homes ( such as using soiled towels , hair brushes, combs or clothes not washed properly.) all contribute to rash .An infant's skin is very delicate and catches infection very quickly and easily.
Signs, symptoms& treatment.
Initially, a tiny acne type rash appears on the part which is primarily infected.It looks like a small prickly heat rash which may disappear by cleaning the infant regularly.But sometimes this rash refuses to disappear on its own .In their anxiety, parents immediately start applying chemical skin medicines locally.Some infants do respond to this treatment and the rash may disappear ir be temporarily suppressed, but it recurs as soon as the local applications are stopped.
Various reactions of the skin
The skin of babies delivered by Caesarean Section is sterile at birth but it begins to pick up micro organisms immediately. The hiskin of babies born in the natural way aquiress skin bacteria even earlier, during the very process of birth . Bacteria are always present in the mother's birth canal and some of them inevitably rub off on to the infabts.
Some micro organisms are transferred to the infant's skin by the simple act of touching or holding it with dirty hands.Infected or dirty bed linen and unhygienic conditions in hospitals and homes ( such as using soiled towels , hair brushes, combs or clothes not washed properly.) all contribute to rash .An infant's skin is very delicate and catches infection very quickly and easily.
Signs, symptoms& treatment.
Initially, a tiny acne type rash appears on the part which is primarily infected.It looks like a small prickly heat rash which may disappear by cleaning the infant regularly.But sometimes this rash refuses to disappear on its own .In their anxiety, parents immediately start applying chemical skin medicines locally.Some infants do respond to this treatment and the rash may disappear ir be temporarily suppressed, but it recurs as soon as the local applications are stopped.
Various reactions of the skin
Conventional Treatment.
A number of things can happen when nappy rash is treated with local chemical skin medicines( ointments) or internal medicines.
The rash may disappear for good
It may be temporarily suppressed to come back with greater intensity.
The rash may not disappear, but the infant's body may react badly to the therapy and develop more rashes or
The rash will disappear, but some other ailment like cough , cold, diarrhoea and vomiting might develop.This in Homoeopathic language, is called supperession.
Experience has shown that time and again nappy rash turns into chronic rash , creating a lot of problems for the child.
Alternate Treatment.
As we know, an infant's skin and body are so delicate that strong medicines like antibiotics should be avoided for the first few months of life. Homoeopathic medicines have worked very well in skin conditions and children react to them most favaourably.
Prickly heat type rash.
Initially, the rash appears like one or two small red pimples.These begin to spread all over the body or In the groins . If the pimples are due to local infection, give a few doses of BELLADONNA 30 three pills four times a day.The pimples will disappear in a few days .
If the pimples appears in clusters, then give Arnica 30 three pills four times a day.
Some infants have a dry , dirty skin with rash on parts of the body , the child feels very uncomfortable and keeps crying, specially when bathed .He feels comfortable in a cool room .His palms , feet and head are very warm to the touch.SULPHURIODIDE 6 three pills four times a day , will help this condition.
A number of things can happen when nappy rash is treated with local chemical skin medicines( ointments) or internal medicines.
The rash may disappear for good
It may be temporarily suppressed to come back with greater intensity.
The rash may not disappear, but the infant's body may react badly to the therapy and develop more rashes or
The rash will disappear, but some other ailment like cough , cold, diarrhoea and vomiting might develop.This in Homoeopathic language, is called supperession.
Experience has shown that time and again nappy rash turns into chronic rash , creating a lot of problems for the child.
Alternate Treatment.
As we know, an infant's skin and body are so delicate that strong medicines like antibiotics should be avoided for the first few months of life. Homoeopathic medicines have worked very well in skin conditions and children react to them most favaourably.
Prickly heat type rash.
Initially, the rash appears like one or two small red pimples.These begin to spread all over the body or In the groins . If the pimples are due to local infection, give a few doses of BELLADONNA 30 three pills four times a day.The pimples will disappear in a few days .
If the pimples appears in clusters, then give Arnica 30 three pills four times a day.
Some infants have a dry , dirty skin with rash on parts of the body , the child feels very uncomfortable and keeps crying, specially when bathed .He feels comfortable in a cool room .His palms , feet and head are very warm to the touch.SULPHURIODIDE 6 three pills four times a day , will help this condition.
Chicken pox type rash
When the eruptions are like water blisters look like chicken pox, the treatment is as follows.
Kali Sulph 6 x When a thick , yellowish discharge erupts , give this medicine.3 pills four times a day.
Rhus tox 30 Given when there are multiple water blisters between the ties, the elbow or behind the knees. The child is extremely restless because of severe itching and keeps quite only when gently rubbed with a thin cloth on the affected area. This remedy is very helpful if the eruptions are a result of the keeping child for long periods are a result of keeping the child for long periods in wet nappies. Rhus tox 30 three pills Tds
Rash on the scalp.
Initially a few scaly eruptions appear , surrounded by Small vesicles which cause a lot of burning and itching, making the child V uncomfortable and cranky . If not treated correctly These eruptions multiple V quickly.The hair gets entangled due to thick discharge from the eruptions and after a week or so a crust may form on the scalp beneath which there is pus , resulting in fever . Mezerinum 30 three pills Tds .if this condition is not treated soon, the child might develop a few glands at the back of his neck and these may result in hair loss.
A case
He was a thin pale anaemic looking child with pus boils all over his body .there was not a millimetre of skin from these boils .His body was warm but his palms and feet were absolutely cold and wet due to perspiration. Though the body was hot , yet the moment his clothes were removed for me to examine him , he started crying loudly and stopped when he was wrapped up in cloth.
When the child was seven day old infant he had been given an injection of BCG .but after three or four days it turned septic, hence a local antibiotic ointment was applied but this did not help and a few more pus boils developed surrounding the old lesion The chess then put on a merry go round of antibiotics and all types of available creams . After s temporary respite more boils would erupt.
That is why when child was brought to me , there was not a single spot on his body Where there were no pus boils ! We homoeopaths have a drug called Thuja which has proved its efficacy as a body cleaner and removes the various toxic agents from the body . Thuja was given to the child initially, followed by Silicea 1 M three pills every two hrs . Silicea was given because the child's symptoms matched it.
The chess treated and checked regularly because such a lot of pus could have caused several complications.To my satisfaction, the child the child responded very speedlily . Thuja and Silicea brought about s fantastic recovery.The parents were worried about that there would be multiple marks remaining on the child's body , but expect for BCG.mark not a single scar was left behind.
This is not isolated case .There are a number of children who suffers from the mistakes of anxious parents .In their anxiety to cure the child they go in for strong medicines, little realising that these short cut can be very costly in the long run .
When the eruptions are like water blisters look like chicken pox, the treatment is as follows.
Kali Sulph 6 x When a thick , yellowish discharge erupts , give this medicine.3 pills four times a day.
Rhus tox 30 Given when there are multiple water blisters between the ties, the elbow or behind the knees. The child is extremely restless because of severe itching and keeps quite only when gently rubbed with a thin cloth on the affected area. This remedy is very helpful if the eruptions are a result of the keeping child for long periods are a result of keeping the child for long periods in wet nappies. Rhus tox 30 three pills Tds
Rash on the scalp.
Initially a few scaly eruptions appear , surrounded by Small vesicles which cause a lot of burning and itching, making the child V uncomfortable and cranky . If not treated correctly These eruptions multiple V quickly.The hair gets entangled due to thick discharge from the eruptions and after a week or so a crust may form on the scalp beneath which there is pus , resulting in fever . Mezerinum 30 three pills Tds .if this condition is not treated soon, the child might develop a few glands at the back of his neck and these may result in hair loss.
A case
He was a thin pale anaemic looking child with pus boils all over his body .there was not a millimetre of skin from these boils .His body was warm but his palms and feet were absolutely cold and wet due to perspiration. Though the body was hot , yet the moment his clothes were removed for me to examine him , he started crying loudly and stopped when he was wrapped up in cloth.
When the child was seven day old infant he had been given an injection of BCG .but after three or four days it turned septic, hence a local antibiotic ointment was applied but this did not help and a few more pus boils developed surrounding the old lesion The chess then put on a merry go round of antibiotics and all types of available creams . After s temporary respite more boils would erupt.
That is why when child was brought to me , there was not a single spot on his body Where there were no pus boils ! We homoeopaths have a drug called Thuja which has proved its efficacy as a body cleaner and removes the various toxic agents from the body . Thuja was given to the child initially, followed by Silicea 1 M three pills every two hrs . Silicea was given because the child's symptoms matched it.
The chess treated and checked regularly because such a lot of pus could have caused several complications.To my satisfaction, the child the child responded very speedlily . Thuja and Silicea brought about s fantastic recovery.The parents were worried about that there would be multiple marks remaining on the child's body , but expect for BCG.mark not a single scar was left behind.
This is not isolated case .There are a number of children who suffers from the mistakes of anxious parents .In their anxiety to cure the child they go in for strong medicines, little realising that these short cut can be very costly in the long run .
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