For years .. everytime I would get bit by any bug the little bite would swell up from the size of a pimple, to a dime, to a quarter, and at sometimes the size of the palm of my hand. By the next day, however, the swelling goes away. I even got bit on my eyelid yesterday and it was so swelled up , I couldnt open my eye until this morning. Is this reaction normal? Should I be worried about it?
2007-07-11 04:09:29 · 5 answers · asked by Mandy 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
yes you should you could be forming allergies and you need to see a dr and he will most likely if you are allergic give you an epi-pen cause eventually your allergys will lead to a worse allergic reaction. So please see a dr . good luck .
2007-07-11 04:15:46 · answer #1 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could try some diphenhydramine both taken orally and applied topically directly to the bites. It's an antihystamine, and could reduce some of the swelling and irritation.
Lidocaine jelly apply topically can remove some of the itching and discomfort, while any NSAID like acetaminophen will keep down the inflammation.
You quite clearly have an allergic reaction to bug bites. However, as you've presumably been bitten many times before, there's not much of a likelihood that your reaction will be much worse.
However, if at anytime you experience difficulty breathing... if it feels like your trying to breathe through a soda straw, for instance... call for EMS.
2007-07-11 05:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah.....because sometime people bite do get swell up because there reaction are different. i will say go get a spray or a cream and put it on once u get a bite. it might can reduce the swelling. but if u r still worry u can always go to the doctor and they have the bext cream to give to u.
2007-07-11 04:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is mattress bugs, i've got secure an internet site under so you might head to... it is for doing the "grimy artwork" your self to shop funds. I agree that it sounds like mattress bugs. we've them in our construction yet are turning out to be them below administration. mattress bugs are an unquestionably sort of insect ( Cimex lectularius). while you're being bitten quite often around the shoulders after a night's sleep and often the bites are a number of welts or maybe basically blotches in a line (not continuously however) then that's a sturdy sign you have them. additionally, raise your mattress sheets up and look on the corners and seams of your mattress; you will locate them in the event that they are there. some might look a splash like tiny bumbling little moths mutually as maximum ohers are basically like a splash around computer virus. even however you do not see them however, that doesn't recommend you have not have been given them. it is quite often how and once you're bitten (at night, quite often around the shoulders and bites many times are in clustered or in a row). the reason it is quite often around the shoulders is in view that the component of the physique it quite is least coated as quickly as we sleep. they additionally get into the cracks of your headboard or maybe conceal in tiny cracks or holes on your wall (even holes from super nails that hung photos). They even get into the seams between the moulding and partitions... sheesh! wish issues get greater perfect quickly for you.
2016-09-29 12:35:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my neice has the same problem, she is allergic to bug bites and one mosquitoe bite will turn into this big bump and will give her scars...so idk a doc would be necesary if the bite problems keep getting worse
2007-07-11 04:17:52 · answer #5 · answered by Cthulhu The Dreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋