Bug Bites?!?!
Question: I went fishing with my dad today and the bugs were TERRIBLE! I stopped counting my mosquitoe bites when I lost count at 117! [I am bordering on the edge of an almost guarantee of west nile! ha.] I was just wondering if people had any suggestions to help me. What could I put on them to stop teh CONSTANT burn/itch. And is a cold or hot shower better for them. I am in pain so please help! Thx!
Answers: I went fishing with my dad today and the bugs were TERRIBLE! I stopped counting my mosquitoe bites when I lost count at 117! [I am bordering on the edge of an almost guarantee of west nile! ha.] I was just wondering if people had any suggestions to help me. What could I put on them to stop teh CONSTANT burn/itch. And is a cold or hot shower better for them. I am in pain so please help! Thx!
A cool shower will help some. And take a Benedryl capsul as that will help with the itching and to heal the bites faster. Any anti itch cream will help some, but I have found that using Neosporin Pain Relief Cream helps me more than those other creams!! it is also an antibiotic cream so it will help prevent infection while easing your itch. If you do not notice improvement in a couple of days you need to go to the doctor!! Are you sure that it is bites and not redbugs - a small almost invisible red bug that borrows into the skin. Don't worry not dangerous just a nuisance!! Characterized by red itchy circular areas that have a very tiny red dot in the middle of them. Simple treatment - paint them with finger nail polish - it suffocates them!! A doctor will be able to tell for sure what it is so if it does not get better quickly go to the doc - they can also give you something to help you rest and not scratch!! Hope you caught a big fish!!! And hope it is just mosquitoe bites that quickly feel better!! Good Luck!!