I have the unfortunate luck to always react badly to bug bites of all kinds so I always have a large inventory of treatments in my inventory.
Things that have worked well:
Things that have worked well:
- Benadryl (I generally only use this if I have a lot of bites, or one that is HUGE because it tends to make you sleepy)
- After-Bite (seems to work really well on small sized lumps)
- Polysporin (doesn't do much for swelling, but it is great for if the blister bursts and you have an open wound)
- Ice (you might have noticed that bumps become warm when they are swollen, ice will help reduce swelling)
- Calamine lotion (doesn't seem to really make much difference in the itching for very long, but it does make a mess)
- Aloe (it feels sorta nice when you are rubbing it on but I haven't found it to be very effective)
- Alcohol wipes (They don't really provide much relief but I use them anyways to prevent infection)
- Itching, poking or scraching (NEVER do this!! Even though it feels soooo good )