Saturday, October 16, 2010

What can I do to treat ant bites?

This morning i woke up with ants crawling adjectives over me...there be a hole in my window that they crawled through...the devoured my left leg, and luckily that's the merely place they bit me. I have something like 20 just on my foot, and more or less 5 scattered on my leg. They sting so much, it hurts to way of walking...what can i do to treat them? Is there any liberal of lotion, herb, etc. that i can use on them?What can I do to treat ant bites?
Lotions - with lidocaine (to numb the bites) and hydrocortisone (to cut inflammation & itching).
If you are having a strong hostile response, take an oral antihistamine - Benadryl
Tylenol, Motrin, Advil etc for dull pain would also help.
In a book i read vinegar worked but i never really tried it or anything...
Is it fire ants? If so, that hurts (I've be there and feel the pain...)
There's a few things that can assistance. Benadryl or Aveeno Oatmeal wash are angelic starting points. And believe it or not, toothpaste on the bites can help as in good health.
Sounds crazy, but spray some windex on them. I always do this if im outside and gain bit by some ants. I think its because it have ammonia in it and it will engender the stinging go away.
I don't want to dis-credit another person's answer or what they did to treat ant bites,but..using something resembling Windex has other chemicals surrounded by it and can cause a chemical burn/infection. If it's fire ants,the best entity is just straight alcohol. Kills germs,and stops itching. I live contained by Texas and have have lots of fire ant bites in my energy :)
white vinegar dabbed on near a cotton ball will bestow relief from the bites. Chamomile lotion can give support to too.

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