Itch or Pain?

faceman

Ok AH I need your infinite wisdom

I don't normally get insect bites as my blood is repulsive

However I just got bitten by a mosquito on the back of my foot on the tendon.

It's as itchy as bejaysus and given I'm not used to insect bites, I'm cracking up cen though I only have the bite 10 minutes

So I need your help

Do I endure the itch?

Or do I scratch it to make it bleed and endure the pain instead?

Mr.Crinklewood

Soak your feet in warm water.

mauzo

I'd poke it with a needle and put vodka on it ....

marnie d

Don't scratch, it will get infected. Go to a chemist and ask for some kind of cream, I needed an antibiotic cream for mine because they blistered.


ETA: Get insect repellant spray while you're at it, it'll save you from future torture!

Scioch

Pick at it till it bleeds and then rub it with a nettle.

bronte

Tea tree oil..or a dab of toothpaste helps take the irritation away.

Dangerous Man

Antihistamine

Larianne

marnie d wrote: »

Don't scratch, it will get infected. Go to a chemist and ask for some kind of cream, I needed an antibiotic cream for mine because they blistered.


ETA: Get insect repellant spray while you're at it, it'll save you from future torture!

Do the advise above.

I ended up with cellulitis on my leg and I'm just finishing up two antibiotics and antiflammatries because of it.

Killer Wench

Crush an aspirin and stir into a tablespoon of water. Put the paste over the bite.

Biggins

faceman wrote: »

Ok AH I need your infinite wisdom

I don't normally get insect bites as my blood is repulsive

However I just got bitten by a mosquito on the back of my foot on the tendon.

It's as itchy as bejaysus and given I'm not used to insect bites, I'm cracking up cen though I only have the bite 10 minutes

So I need your help

Do I endure the itch?

Or do I scratch it to make it bleed and endure the pain instead?

* http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/flu/A-Z/B/Bites,-insect/intro.html

* http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/flu/A-Z/I/Insect-stings/

1ZRed

mauzo wrote: »

I'd poke it with a needle and put vodka on it ....

Sounds like my game plan on a night out :pac:

"needle" sounds accurate though :-(

Julius Seizure

Waspeze always stops itching for me...

Slunk

Vitamen d tablets. Or could be b tablets. Whatever it is about them keeps mozzies away. Told that a few times in Australia

Colmustard

Find a man of war or Box Jelly fish and rub the testicles into the itch, guaranteed it wont itch anymore.

randylonghorn

1ZRed wrote: »

Sounds like my game plan on a night out :pac:

"needle" sounds accurate though :-(

That's what the rumour mill says all right!

1ZRed

randylonghorn wrote: »

That's what the rumour mill says all right!

But you'd know from personal experience whether that was true or not now wouldn't ya

mr chips

Genuine tip - the likes of Deet aren't all that good at repelling midges/mosquitoes etc, but a cosmetic skin spray called Avon Skin So Soft stops them biting - seems there's something in it they don't like the taste of. Midges usually go for me more than anyone else I know, but I've used that stuff on four biking trips around the Scottish Highlands in the past few years and never got bitten. The smell is a bit perfumey though ...

For getting rid of the itch, get an antihistamine cream from the chemist. If you're like me you'll have to use it three or four times a day.

dodderangler

Find out where the mosquito lives and torch his gaf

marshbaboon

Rub semen into it.

The semen won't help in absolutely any way, but you'll feel much better after having a ****.

Corvo

Amputate. Sure tis only an aul foot