My 23 month old son has been recently having severe diaper rash and he is not sick. however, he has gotten very bad with wantin milk all day long. also, my mother-in-law watches him during the week and gives him candy and other snacky food often. she e

Occasionally : Occasionally bad diaper rash is caused by a yeast (candida). This can be treated with a prescription cream called nystatin. As far as your question goes, there is some evidence that increased sugar in the diet can cause yeast to flourish, so you may want to limit his sugar intake, plus it's not good to introduce too much sugar at such a young age. Large amounts of sugar in the diet is putting him at risk for diseases like obesity and diabetes. Also if your son is getting a rash after each bowel movement, then you should make sure you change him as soon as he goes, keeping him as clean and dry as possible will help. Make sure you take him in to see his doctor for evaluation and treatment of the rash. Good luck.

Change diet: He needs no more than 2 cups of milk per day and these should be in a cup, at meals only. Children will get ruined teeth from excessive milk drinking, especially sipping thru the day. Cand and snack food should not be offered other than a very special occasion. Diaper rash is likely from poor stools from poor diet.