I've had it for years. Then I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I tried changing my diet to suit the diabetes - low carbs, whole wheats, leafy greens - and my IBS flared up so badly. It was bad before I started taking my metformin/glucofage but it got increasingly worse when I changed my diet for the diabetes.
Newborns are also coated with a thick, pasty, white material called vernix caseosa (made up of the fetus' shed skin cells and skin gland secretions), most of which will be washed off during the baby's first bath.
Cradle cap looks like a very bad case of dandruff. It can show up as a red area on your newborn's scalp, covered with greasy, yellow, scaly patches. Over time, the scales can start to become flaky so they rub off easily, often with bits of your baby's hair attached.