Bug bites everywhere!

nsynchic20 · Jun 25th, 2008, 06:22 AM

So I am vacationing in Italy, and I guess the bugs here like me or something. I have FIVE bug bites on my face (2 on right temple, one on left temple, one on cheek, one on forehead), one on my wrist, 3 on my feet, and 3 more on my legs.

They are driving me INSANE!!!! Luckily the ones on my face don't itch, I am leaving them alone but the ones on my legs are making me insane! They are itching like crazy, I put anti-itch cream on them but it didn't do anything.

What can I do to make them go away faster besides just leaving them alone?

mooks · Jun 25th, 2008, 08:15 AM

Leave them alone or they will scar.

Take an antihistamine as that will stop the itch and start taking a vitamin B supplement as that will stop them biting you in the first place

jchiara · Jun 26th, 2008, 05:28 PM

Ick. Are you sure your hotel doesn't have fleas????

mustlovecatz · Jun 26th, 2008, 05:38 PM

your like me! wherevvvvverrr i go i get bit ALL OVER. Get bug spray first to keep them away and calamine lotion to stop the itch... DONT SCRATCH THEM youll look like a crackhead =)

litebrite · Jun 27th, 2008, 02:16 AM

could be bed bugs...... check your hotel bed carefully!

lostnexposed · Jun 27th, 2008, 04:39 PM

I was gonna say its bedbugs too! have u actually seen any mosquitoes or insects around? bed bugs is on the rise. make sure u check the beds and yr suitcase so that u dont end up bringing them back home.

cristalena56 · Jul 1st, 2008, 12:14 AM

i have a bug bite on my leg and now freaking out because i dont know if i got it here at home, outside waiting for the bus, or at work

The thought of bugs in my apt makes me have panic attacks

louie thinks its a spider bite, tried to google it but 1 picture of a spider scared the crap out of me haha

spider pictures give me nightmares

elle tee · Jul 1st, 2008, 10:47 AM

Ugh I feel your pain! I was up on the roof deck of my building on Friday and something was HUNGRY- I have 13 bug bites on my feet, plus one on my back and they are driving me nuts, plus they look awful. I'm just using cortizone cream, but my mom suggested baking soda and water mixed into a paste.

mokoni · Jul 2nd, 2008, 09:32 PM

I absolutely cannot stand mosquito bites or any other itchy bug bites. Seriously, I'd rather have painful blisters or anything, really, just something that doesn't itch. I got eight mosquito bites one night last week when I was crawling around in my neighbor's bushes looking for some stray kittens and most of them were on my feet. I was up ALL NIGHT because I couldn't stand the itching. I got some relief with Benadryl anti-itch gel and band-aids.

grayxie · Jul 3rd, 2008, 07:27 AM

UGH! I hate bug bites! Bugs love me so much that in the summer I wear long pants, long sleeves when I go outside to walk the dogs. One night my neighbor came by I was wearing shorts we chatted for a few minutes, and that night I found 13 bug bites on my legs

I use Hydrocortizone Plus, which helps but about mid-day I have to wash off all the previous creme then re-apply otherwise its just ineffective.

Using un-scented products helps too, makes you less attractive to the bugs.

tmc089 · Jul 3rd, 2008, 07:58 AM

OMG, last summer I got literally 17 bites between both of my legs. The buggies love me for some reason! Don't scratch as hard as it is! When mine were itchy I took a cold facecloth and just kindof rubbed them with it, not only did it soothe the itching, but it's a great cool down in the summer

Jun 25th, 2008, 06:22 AM	#1
nsynchic20 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 186	So I am vacationing in Italy, and I guess the bugs here like me or something. I have FIVE bug bites on my face (2 on right temple, one on left temple, one on cheek, one on forehead), one on my wrist, 3 on my feet, and 3 more on my legs. They are driving me INSANE!!!! Luckily the ones on my face don't itch, I am leaving them alone but the ones on my legs are making me insane! They are itching like crazy, I put anti-itch cream on them but it didn't do anything. What can I do to make them go away faster besides just leaving them alone? __________________ Need to save some $$$ right now, so no purses for me!

Jun 25th, 2008, 08:15 AM	#2
mooks Cool Britannia! Joined: May 2007 Location: On The Thames Posts: 6,820	Leave them alone or they will scar. Take an antihistamine as that will stop the itch and start taking a vitamin B supplement as that will stop them biting you in the first place __________________

Jun 26th, 2008, 05:28 PM	#3
jchiara is feeling the LVoe Joined: Oct 2006 Location: on Earth.... Posts: 6,309	Ick. Are you sure your hotel doesn't have fleas???? __________________ be thankful for all that you have.....

Jun 27th, 2008, 04:39 PM	#6
lostnexposed Uh Oh It's E Joined: Sep 2006 Location: RAOK Land Posts: 2,062	I was gonna say its bedbugs too! have u actually seen any mosquitoes or insects around? bed bugs is on the rise. make sure u check the beds and yr suitcase so that u dont end up bringing them back home. __________________ *Current Wishlist*

Jul 1st, 2008, 12:14 AM	#7
cristalena56 ~bethy-lame-o~ Joined: Sep 2007 Location: phoenix,az Posts: 4,431	i have a bug bite on my leg and now freaking out because i dont know if i got it here at home, outside waiting for the bus, or at work The thought of bugs in my apt makes me have panic attacks louie thinks its a spider bite, tried to google it but 1 picture of a spider scared the crap out of me haha spider pictures give me nightmares __________________ "A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, My CB Site MySpace But diamonds are a girl's best friend......"

Jun 26th, 2008, 05:38 PM	#4
mustlovecatz Sofa King Banned Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,371	your like me! wherevvvvverrr i go i get bit ALL OVER. Get bug spray first to keep them away and calamine lotion to stop the itch... DONT SCRATCH THEM youll look like a crackhead =)

Jun 27th, 2008, 02:16 AM	#5
litebrite Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 100	could be bed bugs...... check your hotel bed carefully!

Jul 1st, 2008, 10:47 AM	#8
elle tee Member Joined: Dec 2006 Location: nyc Posts: 1,631	Ugh I feel your pain! I was up on the roof deck of my building on Friday and something was HUNGRY- I have 13 bug bites on my feet, plus one on my back and they are driving me nuts, plus they look awful. I'm just using cortizone cream, but my mom suggested baking soda and water mixed into a paste. __________________

Jul 2nd, 2008, 09:32 PM	#9
mokoni crashslanding.org Joined: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,179	I absolutely cannot stand mosquito bites or any other itchy bug bites. Seriously, I'd rather have painful blisters or anything, really, just something that doesn't itch. I got eight mosquito bites one night last week when I was crawling around in my neighbor's bushes looking for some stray kittens and most of them were on my feet. I was up ALL NIGHT because I couldn't stand the itching. I got some relief with Benadryl anti-itch gel and band-aids.

Jul 3rd, 2008, 07:27 AM	#10
grayxie Member Joined: Mar 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,649	UGH! I hate bug bites! Bugs love me so much that in the summer I wear long pants, long sleeves when I go outside to walk the dogs. One night my neighbor came by I was wearing shorts we chatted for a few minutes, and that night I found 13 bug bites on my legs I use Hydrocortizone Plus, which helps but about mid-day I have to wash off all the previous creme then re-apply otherwise its just ineffective. Using un-scented products helps too, makes you less attractive to the bugs. __________________ Wishlist L.A.M.B. Cheetah Mandeville- GOT IT! COACH Peony Black Sunnies Trying to stick to my BAN!

Jul 3rd, 2008, 07:58 AM	#11
tmc089 Sofa King Awesome. Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Southeastern CT Posts: 1,147	OMG, last summer I got literally 17 bites between both of my legs. The buggies love me for some reason! Don't scratch as hard as it is! When mine were itchy I took a cold facecloth and just kindof rubbed them with it, not only did it soothe the itching, but it's a great cool down in the summer __________________ Tricia "Love all, trust few, do wrong to no one."