>I ask the mother to use the Kenacomb ointment after each
>feeding and not to wash or wipe if off before putting the baby back to
>the breast. If you do not have this preparation in the old British
>Empire, I'm sure there is something else which is almost the same.
>You might speak to a pharmacist. Here is the makeup:
>
>Each gram of ointment contains:
>triamcinolone acetonide 1 mg
>neomycin base (as sulphate) 2.5 mg
>gramicidin 250 micrograms
>nystatin 100,000 units.
>The ointment is formulated in a polyethylene and mineral oil gel base.
The nearest thing to this is probably Nystafrom-HC. However, the tube I
have is in a cream base. I don't know if it's in an ointment base as
well.
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Anna (mummy to Emma, born 17th Jan 1995 and Alice, born 11th Sept 1996)
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