Mum has painful rash around her inner buttocks from what I presume is from wearing sanitary products / depends.
We have ointment, we have sensitive baby powder and try change her depends regularly. We have tried several different brands of depends type products but she has extremely sensitive skin and I’m guessing the moisture / urine is causing this. She is literally in pain over it a lot of the time. She doesn’t want to sit currently due to it,...
I feel like the area needs to be aired out to heal, but how do you do this with incontinence?
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It sounds as thought the doctor was a bit cursory, and the photos might be a way of making sure that you get better medical advice. I’d also suggest taking them to the pharmacist for advice. Pharmacists have a specialist degree in medications (at least they do where I am), and their expertise is often underutilised and undervalued. I got the best advice and the most support from the local pharmacist when my dear MIL had a similar problem. It’s free and no appointment needed!
And don't forget simple pain killers, which work for things you may not guess.
Google mckesson incontinence and there is a brief made by them. So many know so much.
It wouldn't hurt to try it. My Mom got a yeast infection under her breasts. The rash is large bumps. If this is what ur Mom has, maybe a probiotic will help. I would not use a powder. I like the idea of a hair dryer.
I would definitely get a doctors opinion on this 1st.
If you think it is from incontinence then she needs to be changed more frequently.
In the mean time do the same kinds of things you would do for a child with a bad diaper rash - keep it clean, keep it well covered with a good barrier cream (I liked ones with zinc oxide), and allow it to air out as much as possible. You might try placing a disposable bed pad below her when she is lying down rather than using a pullup, I understand that is often what they do in hospitals now.
Good luck!
There are two ways to leave the skin (more) exposed for intervals, depending on how difficult the incontinence is to manage. If the "output" is not too great in volume (say, at particular times of day) then you can just put a disposable bed or chair pad underneath her and leave it at that; but if that's not practical and could get very messy and miserable for her then use the insert pads, rather than the all in ones, and just place them in position without underpants or a mesh.
I have been considering calling a plumber to install a bidet shower unit on the toilet as it would be a lot easier then Mum hopping in shower, especially with the dementia. What is this Peri bottle??