My friend advised me to do this and it worked wonders. If you run hot water, as hot as yyou can go w/o burning urself for a few minutes it stops. Why would this happen. Neither of us know but we're not complaining lol
2006-08-26 19:50:21 · 11 answers · asked by Mackenzie R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
It has NOTHING to do with washing out the bacteria !
The itching is caused by the release of histamine, which happens whenever the body finds a substance in the tissue or blood that it doesn't recognise. If enough histamine is released, you itch. This is why most of the anti-itch ointments contain antihistamines, which is what you use for hay fever as well.
Hot water does two things :
1) It desensitises the nerves.
2) It improves the blood flow into that area, so the histamine that is released is diluted and is broken down faster.
2006-08-26 20:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jack Of All 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have any afterbite or rubbing alcohol, or ice the best absolute best even if you have those things is mud. This was discovered in the olden days as the farmers worked in the fields they would get bit by mosquitos and of course would scratch but their hand had dirt on them (hence the mud) and that would stick to the bites, and the bites would quit itching. This really works and if you just have dirt not mud then spit and dirt works great sounds gross but it is the best method yet.
2016-03-19 04:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably a pain overload of the skin's nerves.
-OR-
The mosquito is actually a hydro-phobic alien explorer from an alternate dimension. When they bite, they actually implant fragments of their souls into your body. The body rejects the extra soul on a fundamental level and thus you begin to itch. The soul of the mosquito, however, finds hot water to be anathema on a spiritual level and thus does the scalding fluid serve as a balm for mosquito bites.
Accept whichever answer best fits your insanity.
2006-08-26 19:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by Oddeye 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The hot water desensitizes the nerve ending that cause the itching, where its swells. You can find relife with hot water on insect bites and even herpies out breaks. The bad part is that you damaging your skin, your burning your self even if you dont feel it. Use a topical ointment with an anti-itch formula instead.
2006-08-26 20:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Carl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Seems like magic ... I find a quarter of a teaspoon of baking soda in half a cup of warm water works wonders also for all insect bites and other irritating itches.
Cheers.
2006-08-26 20:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by Seagull 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your washing the bacteria ( that's causing the itching in the first place ) out
2006-08-26 20:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by captaim49 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Geez, that sound real good, I'm going to try it on a couple of bad bites right now........
Holy Jeezus! Oh my f*ucking Gawd! That burns, that burns! Holy Sheeit! Lookit the f*uckin blisters! My Gawd! The skin is f*uckin peelin' off the bone!
Oh heavenly Father.........
2006-08-26 20:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
think about it: it works for pain it works for tiredness, it will wake u p it draws certain thing & feeling out & it will cause a chain reaction in ur body for other problems.
2006-08-26 19:59:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Maybe the heat just numbs the skin a little.
2006-08-26 19:56:21 · answer #9 · answered by Jenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i never knew. Thanx for the info but i don't know why, wish i did though.
2006-08-26 19:52:47 · answer #10 · answered by jus_707 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋