male infant yeast infection

[donovanred75]

My son has had recurring penile yeast infections for the passed two months.  My doctor says to keep applying the over the counter anti-fungal medicine.  I have used it on my son for the passed 9 days and it hasn't helped at all.  He is 23 months old and uncircumcised.  I change his diaper at least every two hours if not more than that (when I know he has peed or soiled his diaper).  I don't use any scented soaps (due to allergies in the family) and I try to let him go without a diaper a little bit at night to allow airflow.  What can I do to make these infections go away and not come back?

[KARENKLIF]

Hi,
My son gets this very often and has since he was little. I took him to a gastrologist and he said he has yeast overgrowth. Very common in boys. We haven't gotten rid of it completely some kids always have it. What has worked for me is keeping his diet low in products containing yeast and high in good yeast, like yogurt or go to herb store and buy capsules of it to put in his food. Adding the good yeast helps get rid of the bad yeast. Secondly I use Gentian Violet a natural herb you get from the pharmacy and swab the area 2 times a day for 4 days. Watch out its purple and does stain. sometimes these funguses live in the mouth and can go unseen, so swab a little around his gums also. You can check with the pharmacist its and old remedy my grandma and my mom used. Hope this helps.

[RockRose]

If you've used anti-fungals for nine days and there is no change in his condition,  you need to change treatments.  

In my experience,  anti-fungals work very quickly.  It sounds like they need to culture whatever this is and figure it out,  and switch your medications.

Best wishes.