i was bitten a couple of days ago at a friends house outside and at first it felt like a bee sting and had a little black dot..but then next day the little black thing fell out and it started itching real bad and swelled up. the next day it was like nothing had bitten me..no swelling or itching. and now its itching like crazy..its all red and swollen and where the black thing was now its open and bleeding a lil...does anyone know what it could have been..what should i do??
2007-06-05 18:38:16 · 4 answers · asked by elizabeth 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Sounds like you have a bite that perhaps you didn't get the stinger out of. Take a credit card or a drivers license and run it over the area and that will remove the stinger if it's still there. Take some oral benadryl to help with the reaction that you're having (it will make you tired) and if it really itches you can put some hydrocortisone cream on it. Also, it it's really itchy, putting something cool on it will help ease the itch. Get a cold washcloth or even put some lotion (fragrence free) in the frige and get it cold and apply it to the area when it gets to the point where the itching is driving you crazy.
2007-06-06 15:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Leslie S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELLO,
TAKE SOME BENADRYL TABS AND PUT HYDROCORTISONE 1% CREAM ON THE BITE/STING.
2007-06-06 02:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take some piriton! it stops the itching
2007-06-06 02:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by Ashleigh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use rubbing alcohol on it.
2007-06-06 01:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by sabenha2 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋