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Understanding and Managing Yeast in Cloth Diapers: Prevention, Treatment, and Care

Posted by Anna Apostolides-Fisher on

What is a yeast rash?      Yeast is a type of fungus that naturally lives on your body in small amounts, often found in your mouth, on your skin and in your intestines. We all have yeast and bacteria in our body that makes up our microbiome, which keeps us healthy. A yeast rash occurs when the natural yeast in our body and our good bacteria become inbalanced.      Most common in diaper-wearing children, yeast, specifically Candida albicans yeast, could cause a diaper rash on infants if the balance of yeast and healthy bacteria is off. Infected feces...

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