What are the Causes of Yeast Infections in Babies?
If your baby is on an antibiotic prescription for any reason, this can make them much more prone to having yeast, called Candida albicans. This is because antibiotics can kill the good bacteria in their bodies that regulates how much Candida is allowed to live naturally there. When the helpful bacteria have been eliminated, it is easy for bad ones to proliferate. The same is true for adult women who take antibiotics. If you do have a nursing baby, antibiotics can enter your milk and harm their good bacteria that way. If you don’t have a child but are still taking antibiotics, you may lower the level of good bacteria in your own body, making you more prone to yeast infections. Treating Yeast Infections in Babies and Children For an external yeast infection like those that stem from diaper rashes, treatment is pretty easy. You will need to go to the drugstore and buy an antifungal or anti-yeast cream and use it daily until the problem is gone. It should only take a few days. These creams
