constant little girls' thrush

[janpa]

DD, aged 5, constantly gets thrush. It's not like the thrush you get when you're older, but a bright red oval going around her bits & anus. We have been to the doctor a few times about it, where we are told it's thrush and given more Timodine. It goes away after being treated once or twice, but then after a few weeks she cries when weeing, I check & it's back. I treat it, it goes away and then after a few weeks ... need I go on? Obviously it's treated quickly and easily, but should she be getting it so often? How can I prevent it from happening? I have now decided to write down every time she gets it so I can accurately tell the dr how often it happens, but don't know if it's worth even doing that if they just say the same thing again. Advice please.

We are the same in this house with our DD. We don't use any bath products/soap that can irritate the area, and it doesn't seem to match tight clothing/underwear etc. Just random.

I am trying to teach her to wipe her bottom away from her vagina, I am thinking she's wiping forwards and introducing bacteria to the area, which occasionally flairs up.

Not nice at all.

Has she been on antibiotics in recent months? You could try giving her probiotics to add some good bacteria to the system (orally obviously).

Another thing that usually works on fungal infections is zinc supplement, again, orally.

I am far from a dr... So please nobody run me down for saying this.... It's just my experience but google 'candida overgrowth'. Thrush Is all to do with bad bacteria taking over, so yes probiotics do help. I suffered alot with this myself, and ended up as a teen with a fuzzy head, laphargic and lack of concentration. I did a very strict diet of no sugars or hard to digest foods for 9 months and I'm a new person. But I know now If I have too much sugar... I get thrush. I have no idea how this would filter down to children, just food for thought xxx

Agree with everyone. Your poor little lass

Emphasis on the front to bottom wiping. Crucial.
No soaps etc in bath.
Serious effort to cut down on sugar intake (not easy I know for this age - remember all the natural sugars in fruits too).
Probiotic yogurt/drink. Yakult etc.

Zinc supplement. Check re her age group.

I apply canestan to my little girl, just to soothe her.

Good luck.

I second cutting out the sugar. DD ended up with a rash on her back which was related to thrush. She ate a lot of cheese and yoghurts too.

I used to get it when a little girl too and it was horrible. My mum used to buy live yoghurt and put that on for 15 min which would cool the irritation down. I'd then have a bath with no gels or shampoo and I never used talc etc.

Loose clothing so no tights or leggings. And get her to wear nighties rather than pj's.

Didn't know about the sugar thing. Will bear that in mind for the future as I've been prone to it the last few weeks and I've been eating like a horse because of dd's 6 month ish growth spurt

< at no more cake or biscuits! >

or mushrooms, white bread, vinegar and cheese GodisaDj!!

This is a long-shot, but I've just remembered something.

Have you ruled out threadworms? When they travel at night to lay eggs, their secretion can cause lots of irritation. Since they are known to lay eggs outside the anus and also they can migrate to lay inside the vaginal area, a sore,redness around these areas were common.

Sounds icky, but they are v common. Worth ruling them out.

are common.

Posting on phone. Excuse any errors

Thanks for all of that. Will definitely look at what she is eating. Can I just ask how do I keep her bottom clean without soap or similar? It's always got a bit of cottage cheese down there! I tend to wipe with wet cotton wool & pat dry - is that enough?

I think maybe use a really gentle soap, non-perfumed etc? I recall seeing something along the lines of veg-based?..