lil spider bite hurt like crazy the other day then the next day it wasa little bump, now it's a big bump and super ichy..
does that mean it's healing?
2006-11-12 23:42:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
A spider bite can turn out to be very, very serious. I got bit and it started doing what is happening to you and next thing you know I have a huge 6 inch red area around it, itchy and hot and painful (heat by the way is a sign of infection!) so don't ignore it as it can get into your bloodstream very quickly and make you extremely and even FATALLY ill.
So go to the doctor immediately. You need antibiotics and a cream will help the itch. DO NOT SCRATCH IT..you will only help it spread...do not pick at the bite if there is a scab you will only help spread the STAPH infection that is in there.
Spiders are venomous and their bit often contains the staph bacteria or the bacteria can find it's way in by you scratching the bite, especially since you tend to use your feet to do so if it's on your shin. That is what happened to me and I had to wear an IV around the house for 6 days with a nurse coming to change it every day. That is how serious it is. Oral antibiotics were not potent enough. I felt very weak and "odd" the whole time too. My whole leg swelled from the knee down and all this happened within 3 days so do not wait.
2006-11-13 01:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the spider was brown with a violin image on it's back, you'll need to go to the doctor, as this type of spider bite, the Brown Recluse, does not heal on it's own. The bite area becomes increasingly worst each day. So, if you did not get a good look at the spider that bit you, just watch the area for signs. It should get better each day, if not , see a doctor. Best of luck to you!
2006-11-12 23:56:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bites are seldom fatal; infants, the elderly, and people with allergies are at greatest risk.
Most dangerous is the black widow, found throughout the country and especially in warmer areas. The bite itself can pass unnoticed, but within hours, intense pain and stiffness may begin, occasionally followed by muscle spasms, abdominal pain, chills, fever, and difficulty in swallowing or breathing. No one in the United States has died from a black widow spider bite in over 10 years.
The bite of the brown recluse spider is painless but may cause a spreading, necrotizing (tissue-killing) wound. Infrequently, reactions include fever, chills, joint pain, and convulsions; death is rare.
2006-11-12 23:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by 88keys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may need to get it looked at. My sister had the same thing and it went away after a week. The spider cannot digest it's own food, so as it bit you, it injected acid into you that eats away your insides, (this is how they kill insects and eat them), but it doesn't seem like a spider that did too much damage, as by now you would have a growing painful open sore.
2006-11-12 23:46:19 · answer #4 · answered by kurious kat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it was a brown recluse, it will eat away at your skin and the muscles,etc, I had a friend that was bit by one and he went to a regular doctor, that doctor gave him an antibiotic to be rubbed on the skin, it got larger and turned black, I told him to see a skin specialist, he didn't go to one, his foot is still dark in color, and this has been over 4 years now. Go to a good doctor ASAP.
2006-11-13 07:34:52 · answer #5 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rub Lawang or Tea Tree oil onto the bite area.
take Olive Leaf extract daily
these things will help to kill the little parasites from the spider bite
when the bite hurt or if you felt poisoned, take Charcoal capsules
& rub damp Charcoal onto the bite
2006-11-12 23:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by luvblis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol no... try getting a green tea bad and soak it with really hott water and once it's soaked let the water from the bag drip on the wound once the bag is done dripping press it firmly on the wound for two minutes then wait 24 hrs. and you should be good!!
2006-11-12 23:46:26 · answer #7 · answered by lilflashinchick15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have red streaks in the area - go to the doctor ASAP! That can mean you have a serious infection!
2006-11-13 00:41:23 · answer #8 · answered by Bizzi mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to doc asap, ya dont want to mess with spider bites
2006-11-13 00:57:47 · answer #9 · answered by darkshadow300200 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEY GUYS!!!!
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Please shave.. i mean save other people properly.. you'll become everyone's hero!!!
on topic,
dont scratch it no matter how itchy it feels.. it'll just get worse.. try waiting for another day or two, if it doesn't get better, try going to a doctor.
:-)
2006-11-12 23:54:29 · answer #10 · answered by Death Avenger 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋