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More festering..
To match my hand and upper arm, I now have a festering leg. Got a mozzie
bite on it yesterday, and it *itches* and that's even with antihistamine.. Ubggre! |
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"wafflycat" wrote in message
To match my hand and upper arm, I now have a festering leg. Got a mozzie bite on it yesterday, and it *itches* and that's even with antihistamine.. Ye Olde Chapman Remedy for Itchy Bites: Take teaspoon, run spoon end under hot tap. Press back of spoon firmly on itchy spot until spoon cools to body temp. Repeat a few times if itchy spot is big. This should make the itch go away for good, whether the itchy spot is fresh, or several days old. Note: temperature of spoon when applied should be at least 50șC when initially applied, hot enough to be 'ouch' but not hot enough to cause serious burns with a few seconds contact. Besides, anyone who has had an infuriating itchy bite will know that a minor burn to the skin is still far less annoying and uncomfortable than an itchy bite Handy hint: If you don't have ready access to a hot water & a teaspoon (or something similar) then just steel yourself and *DONT SCRATCH*. 20 minutes of itchy torture at the start (from not scratching) will mean you don't suffer for *days* afterward. Scratching just spreads the itchy bite poisoning more effectively, giving a bigger histamine response. Leaving it alone allows the body's immune system to lock away the poison and deal with it, without you interrupting the natural process by scratching. Being a person who is like the "Sacrificial Human" to the mozzies, that is, all mozzies in the area will eat me in preference to everyone else[1], leaving everyone else entirely unbothered by the little b*st*rds and wondering what on earth I'm talking about when I observe "gee the mozzies are bad here" knows of what she writes. The hot teaspoon method works a treat, as does the DONT SCRATCH method. Anti-histamines are only minorly effective, and if all else fails, hemerrhoid cream will numb the area for a while so you don't drive yourself utterly nuts and acts as a minor antiseptic and astringent. Rhoid cream ain't the most romantic stuff to rub on your body, but the aenesthetic qualities can be a godsend. But try the hot teaspoon method first. Yowie [1] Except my mother. I can stand next to my mother who will be covered in bites after just a few moments in their back yard at twilight, and I will remain virtually unscathed. She now swears by the above two methods as well. |
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Yowie wrote:
Ye Olde Chapman Remedy for Itchy Bites: Take teaspoon, run spoon end under hot tap. Press back of spoon firmly on itchy spot until spoon cools to body temp. Repeat a few times if itchy spot is big. This should make the itch go away for good, whether the itchy spot is fresh, or several days old. Note: temperature of spoon when applied should be at least 50?C when initially applied, hot enough to be 'ouch' but not hot enough to cause serious burns with a few seconds contact. Besides, anyone who has had an infuriating itchy bite will know that a minor burn to the skin is still far less annoying and uncomfortable than an itchy bite Interesting. I wonder if this works for any kind of itch, not just itching from bites? I ask because I have chronic itching on the backs of my hands and forearms, as well as on my feet. I think the foot itching is from athlete's foot, so I apply anti-fungal periodically to try to beat that back. But I don't know why my arms and hands itch. Sometimes it's so bad that I end up rubbing my skin raw, trying to get relief. I'll put benedryl cream on it (an anti-histamine), which usually helps. Yes, I've asked doctors about it - nobody has a clue (or, apparently, any interest in finding out what causes it). I'm going to try the hot spoon method next time I get an overwhelming itch. I'm not sure I could ever succeed at the "don't scratch" method. I've tried and tried to resist but it's too intense to be able to stand it! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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On Jul 30, 2:16*am, "wafflycat"
wrote: To match my hand and upper arm, I now have a festering leg. Got a mozzie bite on it yesterday, and it *itches* and that's even with antihistamine... Ubggre! Don't know if you have it available there, but there's a "Benedryl Stick" to apply directly to the bite. It honestly works, and you don't have to orally take the antihistamine, so it doesn't make you drowsy. My daughter is one of those people that mosquitos just like to bite. If there's a mosquito within a mile, it will find her. Sherry |
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Yowie wrote: Ye Olde Chapman Remedy for Itchy Bites: Take teaspoon, run spoon end under hot tap. Press back of spoon firmly on itchy spot until spoon cools to body temp. Repeat a few times if itchy spot is big. This should make the itch go away for good, whether the itchy spot is fresh, or several days old. Note: temperature of spoon when applied should be at least 50?C when initially applied, hot enough to be 'ouch' but not hot enough to cause serious burns with a few seconds contact. Besides, anyone who has had an infuriating itchy bite will know that a minor burn to the skin is still far less annoying and uncomfortable than an itchy bite Interesting. I wonder if this works for any kind of itch, not just itching from bites? I ask because I have chronic itching on the backs of my hands and forearms, as well as on my feet. I think the foot itching is from athlete's foot, so I apply anti-fungal periodically to try to beat that back. But I don't know why my arms and hands itch. Sometimes it's so bad that I end up rubbing my skin raw, trying to get relief. I'll put benedryl cream on it (an anti-histamine), which usually helps. Yes, I've asked doctors about it - nobody has a clue (or, apparently, any interest in finding out what causes it). The teaspoon method works by rearranging hte protein in the bite to something hebody doesn't react to in a histamine sort of way. As we don't know the cause of your itch, it may or may not work, but you could try it. No harm done if it doesn't work. Maybe a hot towel if it is over a large area rather in one particular 'bump'. Maybe ahot shower? Have you consulted a dermatologist or allergy specialist about it? I'm going to try the hot spoon method next time I get an overwhelming itch. I'm not sure I could ever succeed at the "don't scratch" method. I've tried and tried to resist but it's too intense to be able to stand it! This works for bites that have a poison that can be spread by scratching (and hte scratching can abrade the skin which causes further histamine responses). Dunno if it would work if it wasn't caused by an injected poison. Yowie |
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Sherry wrote:
On Jul 30, 2:16 am, "wafflycat" wrote: To match my hand and upper arm, I now have a festering leg. Got a mozzie bite on it yesterday, and it *itches* and that's even with antihistamine.. Ubggre! Don't know if you have it available there, but there's a "Benedryl Stick" to apply directly to the bite. It honestly works, and you don't have to orally take the antihistamine, so it doesn't make you drowsy. My daughter is one of those people that mosquitos just like to bite. If there's a mosquito within a mile, it will find her. Sherry Mom is the same way. She uses Avon's Skin So Soft as a mosquito repellant. Mosquitos don't bother me. I musn't be sweet enough Jill |
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"wafflycat" wrote in message ... To match my hand and upper arm, I now have a festering leg. Got a mozzie bite on it yesterday, and it *itches* and that's even with antihistamine.. Ubggre! Soothing purrs. I've had a few fiendish itches over the past year, it really is torture. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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