FW: question about e-mail

[Guest guest]

hey folks . good info here, passing it along.

Love & hugs, Grdmbev

Re: question about e-mail

hmmmm, I already sent him a e-mail but I have not gotten a response from

him yet. Can you please forward this for me to the cfparents list? I

would appreciate it. We are doing good, Tyler is enjoying Kindergarten

Dawn

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Diaper rash happens when too much moisture softens the top layer of skin

that protects the baby's bottom. The pH of the skins surface is normally

neutral to slightly acidic and shifts to alkaline from alkali bile salts

found in loose stools or contents in urine. When it shifts to alkaline

it becomes a great place for bacteria (yeast) to grow, which then

activates the white blood cells to try and kill off the bacteria, and

when the white blood cells attack it causes inflammation and soreness.

So to treat this you first need to create a dry environment. Then you

can raise the pH of the skin by mixing 1/2 - 1 cup of vinegar to bath

water, or 1/4 cup or so to water in a basin and sit the child in it for

about 10 minutes. Then keep some ointment on the bottom to act as a

barrier to keep moisture off.

Dawn (gadget76@...)

mom To Tyler 5 w CF

[Guest guest]

Sorry Bev, but this post doesn't make any sense. If you add vinegar to

water, you LOWER the pH, not raise it, because vinegar is acidic.

In the first paragraph she says the skin is neutral to slightly acidic

but shifts to alkaline from exposure to feces and urine, which causes

bacteria to grow.

That's because combining feces and urine creates more ammonia, which

is alkaline (higher pH).

So she should have said, " Then you can LOWER the pH of the skin by

mixing 1/2 to 1 cup vinegar to bath water... "

The whole pH thing can be confusing, because while you want urine to

be very slightly acidic to prevent bacteria from growing in the

urinary tract, you don't want acidic lungs. And some researchers

conclude that an overly acidic body is more prone to cancer.

I bookmarked lots of pH things when I first began studying magnesium

(an alkaline mineral). Here is a discussion among doctors about diaper

rash and pH. And it even says that adding vinegar LOWERS pH.

Kim

Re: question about e-mail

Diaper rash happens when too much moisture softens the top layer of

skin that protects the baby's bottom. The pH of the skins surface is

normally neutral to slightly acidic and shifts to alkaline from alkali

bile salts found in loose stools or contents in urine. When it shifts

to alkaline it becomes a great place for bacteria (yeast) to grow,

which then activates the white blood cells to try and kill off the

bacteria, and when the white blood cells attack it causes inflammation

and soreness.

So to treat this you first need to create a dry environment. Then

you can raise the pH of the skin by mixing 1/2 - 1 cup of vinegar to

bath water, or 1/4 cup or so to water in a basin and sit the child in

it for about 10 minutes. Then keep some ointment on the bottom to act

as a barrier to keep moisture off.

Dawn (gadget76@a...)

mom To Tyler 5 w CF