What to use after stings/bites

[steph_goodrum]

There is a small device you can buy in Boots as well, I can't remember the name but you click it over the affected area to ease the pain, but it does nothing to get rid of the poison. The Aspivenin, I think would take a bit of getting used to , I bought one for my nieces husband who ended up needing hospital treatment after a bite/sting he didn't even know had happened until he couldn't breathe as his throat swelled up and he was rushed to casualty, and having tried it out of curiosity on a mosquito bite, and thought it quite painful. Our daughter too takes Zirtek year round for hay fever type symptoms and eczema so we always have a supply of those when we go away too.

Babblin Boo

[steph_goodrum]

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You might like to try Betnovate.

Don't let her overdo the Betnovate thought Fiona, as it has steroids in it, too much of which causes the skin to thin and cause stretch marks. Eumovate is another one which has just become available here without prescription, I think that's weaker than Betnovate, which still has to be prescribed.

Babblin Boo

[fiona]

I should have said apply a small amount very thinly!

You should see how her skin reacts to bites though, she was always being sent home from junior school with suspected impetigo, it was always insect bites that had got infected because she scratched them.

Fiona

[steph_goodrum]

I know the feeling Fiona,until the age of 5, our daughter was virtually continuously on antiobiotics for infected eczema, where she couldn't stop it itching and none of the creams soothed it. A course of light treatment (like they now use in the vertical tanning tubes - then only used for psoriasis treatment) and Zirtek seemed to stop the recurring infection. For 18 months she had the most beatutiful suntan courtesy of the NHS.

Babblin Boo

[MMFAN]

This sounds like a product we've used called "Afterbite"

So much for a clever name that people will remember...

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For mozzie bites-there's an ammonia stick-you just dab it on-which does help to relieve it. Costs about $3-50 from Walgreens. Looks like it's a marker pen in a white case

Can't remember it's name-sorry.

Orlandobabe

[caroline]

A friend of mine is an aromatherapist and she swears by lemongrass oil for prevention and tea tree for the bites (presumably if you forget the lemongrass <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>)

Caroline

[Karen]

Just found this on a site called www.askthetravelman.com
Hope it might be of help. I am going to give the vitamin B1 a try next time. I had heard about the Avon product being good from a Florida Local a couple of years ago, but when we next got a Avon brochure I could not remember what it was called (as posted on other mozzie bite posting, it is called "SO Soft")
Anyway, this is the info:-
Do you suffer from Mosquito bites!
According to an article by Susan Clark in the Sunday Times Style magazine one of the most effective ways of stopping the infernal suffering from Mosquito bites is to take Vitamin B1 tablets as least 2 weeks prior to travel and during the course of your holiday. This stops them biting. if the little devils get past this then she recommends Alfresco Anti-Insect Moisturiser as a second line of defence (tel 020 8348 6704 for stockists) and the honey and calendula cream from the American Kiss My Face range (01686 629919) to soothe itching and inflammation. According to one of my clients who like me suffers from the little devils, he takes a 'vacum pump' which immediately sucks out the poison which causes the discomfort. It is called Aspivenin and is strongly recommeded. An insect and after bite soother is also available. Call the Travel Man for details. [u]</u>

Karen

[imported_n/a]

My 8yr old reacts badly to bites so we used to take good old Puriton from the UK but this used to make her drowsy. Benadryl do a tablet in the USA in all sorts of flavours for under 12s!! Nothing else apart from Puriton available in this country. I agree Benadryl can be a little harsh on the skin.

We bring lots of the kids tablets home as also allergic to animal hair, feathers and latex - hence no feather pillows or pets allowed at our villa.

Available at Walgreens and most drugstores.

If you do get a bite, go to the Pharmacy and they are so helpful - you could never decide from the shelves as they have so remedies for just about everthing! so go and ask, it saves a lot of time.