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Urine infection prevention
My baby is 5 months old. He rolls over often and sometimes he poops in that position as a result of which, his poop gets spread over the front side on the penis area.
This has happened around 3 times. I am afraid will this cause urine infection?
How to prevent UTI in babies?
Please advise
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Frequently change the diaper and clean from back side
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Greetings wash the area regularly/change the diaper every 2-3 hrly
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
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12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello ! Wash the area from front to back . No it won’t cause infection if u change diapers frequently
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Dr. Deepshikha
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8 yrs exp
Shahdol
Frequently change the diaper also clean from fron to back side .
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