How and how to treat insect bites

Treatment of redness and swelling from insect bites is carried out by folk remedies, special preparations. The choice of medications depends on the complexity of the symptoms, the consequences. With a normal immune system reaction, it’s enough to disinfect the wound, perform a first aid. In the presence of allergies or the attachment of a secondary infection, professional preparations are used. A photo of insect bites is presented below.

Danger of bites, consequences

The severity, variety of symptoms depends on several factors:

• insect specieshaving committed a bite;
• amount of toxic substance;
• individual characteristics of the body;
• immunity forces;
• age
• the correctness of therapy.

They pass quickly, do not entail serious consequences of mosquito bites, midges, flies, horseflies. Increased risk severe allergic reaction upon attack the bees, wasp, bumblebee, hornet, spider. Often an allergy develops with numerous lice bites, bed bugs, flea.

With the right approach, the symptoms disappear within a day, the skin is completely restored in a maximum of 2 weeks. In the absence of qualified therapy, combs, infection, appear:

• scars
• bumps;
• seals;
• ulcers;
• sores;
• eczema
• additional rash;
• blisters.

When a stinging insect bites, poison enters the bloodstream, in addition to local allergies, there is a general deterioration in well-being - nausea, vomiting, dizziness, arrhythmia, changes in blood pressure, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, impaired coordination of movement, etc. In this case, you need to immediately take an antihistamine drug seek help from specialists.

Important!

Most dangerous bite poison spider. A small child may die from suffocation, cardiac arrest in 30 minutes. The introduction of a special serum or a combination of antihistamines, anti-allergic drugs can save lives.

How to treat insect bites in a normal reaction

Regardless of whether the insect has bitten - poisonous or not, initially you need to rinse the wound, remove the remnants of saliva, toxic substances. If it was a bee, always take out the sting. Next, you need to disinfect the wound. This procedure will protect against the penetration of a secondary infection, neutralize the poison.

In the wild, you can treat the wound with the juice of celandine, dandelion, plantain. As well as drinks, products that they took with them on a picnic. Juice of lemon, orange, cucumber, onion, garlic, apple, vodka. At home they use any alcohol or tincture.

On a note!

It is recommended to treat edema with a bite by cold. Use water, a heating pad, a bottle of drink, frozen meat, fish, ice cubes wrapped in gauze. A cold compress will help relieve swelling, stop the spread of toxic substances through the blood, and remove pain.

In most cases, after such actions, the symptomatology weakens, the wound begins to heal.If redness and itching persists during the day, use folk remedies, pharmaceutical preparations with a safe composition, phyto-, homeopathic preparations, ointments for insect bites.

Folk remedies

You can treat insect bites at home with plant juices, fruits, vegetables, and other means.

• Lotions. Brew chamomile, thyme, lemon balm, mint, hawthorn, St. John's wort, linden. Use one plant or mixture. Pour 1 tbsp. spoon 200 ml of boiling water, leave to infuse for half an hour. Moisten gauze, apply to a sore spot for 20 minutes.
• Baking soda. Water is added until gruel is formed, applied to the wound, left for 5 minutes. Soda is a powerful antiseptic. Quickly eliminates itching, stops inflammation, prevents the development of infection.
• Toothpaste, shaving foam. If the place is hot, itches, burns, you can use toothpaste with menthol or shaving foam. It is treated with a thin layer, after 5 minutes it is washed off with water at room temperature.

On a note!

You can treat insect bites with aloe juice or wipe with a cut leaf. The plant has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antipruritic, decongestant, regenerative, soothing properties.

Pharmacy preparations

If a red spot appears after a bite, itches, hurts, use drugs with anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, analgesic effect.

• Alcohol tincture. The wound is treated up to 4 times a day. Apply a compress, lotion. Valerian, motherwort, calendula, hawthorn has a healing property.
• Oils. If the bite site is itchy and swollen, apply sea buckthorn oil, tea tree, olives.
• Balm Asterisk. The active composition is represented by plant extracts, oils. Quickly relieves irritation, itching, stops inflammation, accelerates wound healing.
• Boro Plus. The cream is presented in two versions - purple, green. It has a pronounced antiseptic property, relieves symptoms of insect bites, accelerates tissue repair. Smear the wound 3 times a day.
• Bepanten. It removes a burn from an insect bite, soothes the epidermis, stimulates cell regeneration. It is based on panthenol.
• Menovazine. As part of 2 painkillers component, tonic. It is used if the bite is very swollen, sore, inflamed. The drug is available in the form of an ointment, solution.
• Dimexide. The drug is used for pain in muscles, joints. When insect bites, it helps to stop inflammation, relieves swelling, pain. Apply a thin layer three times a day.

Blisters after a bite pass within a day, on the second day, inflammation, redness decreases. The epidermis is restored within a week. If the bite causes an allergy with pronounced symptoms, special drugs are used for treatment.

Allergy treatment

First, a red dot appears, swelling, inflammation, slight swelling. With an inadequate reaction of the immune system or with the ingestion of a toxic substance, an allergic reaction develops. The tumor from the bite of an insect does not come down, the wound is itchy, an additional rash appears. To stop the pathological process, antihistamines are used, anti-allergic.

• Fenistil-gel. It is used if the bite is inflamed, a seal appears, a blister with liquid. The active substance reduces the production of histamine, eliminates the symptoms of an allergic reaction, accelerates the healing of the epidermis. Apply the gel 2-4 times a day, depending on the symptoms. Insect bites pass gradually over the course of a week. The cost of 390 rubles.
• Psilo-balm. An antihistamine acts similarly to the previous remedy, but menthol is also present in the composition. The tonic, refreshing, analgesic effect is felt immediately.A strong tumor disappears within a day, a red spot disappears the next day. The price is about 450 rubles.
• Advantan. A hormone with a pronounced anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, decongestant effect. The drug is available in the form of a cream, lotion, ointment. It is used if the bite does not pass for a long time, the manifestations of allergies are amplified. Apply dot twice a day. The condition normalizes the next day. Allowed to be used by children from 6 months. The cost is from 700 rubles.
• Betamethasone. Antiallergic drug based on a substance belonging to the group of glucocorticosteroids. It stops the pathological process, allergies, eliminates unpleasant symptoms - irritation, inflammation, itching, burning, swelling. Apply a thin layer, if the site of the bite is swollen, itches heavily. Price an average of 600 rubles.
• Hydrocortisone ointment. With anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antipruritic property. It is allowed to use from 2 months. The duration of therapy for insect bites is no more than 7 days. If the condition does not improve, seek the help of specialists. They process a bump from insect bites up to 3 times a day. The cost of the tube is from 100 rubles. up to 500 rub. depending on the manufacturer.

In parallel with local antihistamines, antiallergic agents, systemic ones are used in the form of drops, tablets. The dosage is selected taking into account age, body weight. Effective drugs:

• Suprastin;
• Diazolin;
• El Tset;
• Claritin;
• Fenistil drops;
• Tavegil;
• Loratadine;
• Zodak
• Tsetrin.

On a note!

They are dispensed without a prescription, but specialist advice is required. The maximum course of therapy for insect bites is 10 days. It is better to take in the evening before bedtime. Drink plenty of fluids.

Secondary infection treatment

In the absence of qualified therapy, combs, the use of improper means, pathogens enter the wound, suppuration begins, cracks appear, weeping eczema, and the scale of inflammation increases. It is forbidden to use hormonal drugs in this case, alternative drugs will not give the desired result. If the bite is festering, use local antibiotics or combined medicines containing antibacterial, hormonal substances.

• Levomekol. The ointment acts on the basis of two active components - methyluracil, chloramphenicol (chloramphenicol). It has an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, restorative effect. It is used for difficult wounds, ulcers, the presence of infiltrate. They process the problem area 3 times a day. Before applying clean the wound from pus, contamination with hydrogen peroxide. To enhance the effect, a dressing is allowed. The cost of the ointment is 140 rubles.

  

• Tetracycline ointment. An antibiotic for external use with a wide spectrum of action. It is used for acne, eczema, trophic ulcer, infectious skin lesions. If the bladder is filled with pus after a bite, it does not pass, it is treated with tetracycline ointment twice a day. Initially applied to the finger, then spread a thin layer over the entire damaged surface. It is forbidden to use for children under 12 years old. The price of the tube is 50 rubles.
• Elokom S. Combined preparation containing mometasone, salicylic acid. It stops allergies, destroys pathogenic microflora. Apply dot thinly twice a day. The duration of therapy is not more than 5 days. With insect bites, the symptoms disappear in a day. Itching, inflammation, burning, redness, peeling, and tissue recovery are accelerated. The price of an effective drug is 700 rubles.
• Microcide. A broad-spectrum antibiotic is prescribed for the treatment of deep wounds, ulcerative lesions, and inflammation of the mucous membranes. Available in the form of a solution. Wounds from insect bites are washed or a compress is applied for several minutes.Before use, the drug is diluted with boiled water according to the instructions. Price within 600 rubles. for 1 liter of funds.

Antibiotics for insect bites help in 2-3 days. With extensive damage to the skin, allergies, self-treatment is prohibited, therapy is carried out under the supervision of specialists.