[kirby777]

Hi-

I am never outside, in the shrubs w/o long pants on...the other nnite I was and received several mosquit bites. They itch so much. Also they have turned into welts.

Any advice?

Thanks in advance.

[Webgoji]

My wife has a steroidal cream that helps bring down the swelling and get rid of the itchies.

We've also done aloe to help with the itching and baking soda mixture for the welts.

[healingme4me]

I have a Benedryl Gel, can get that OTC. Used to use it for the Copaxone Lumps and Itches...The gel works.

I wish I'd known about those remedies although the welts and itching from the mosquitoes don't last long. I keep some OFF! in my truck now.
The bites/stings from the fire ants on the other hand sometimes leave scars and the ants aren't at all bothered by insect repellant.

[Perna]

A few good ideas to try:

9 DIY Home Remedies for Relieving Itchy Mosquito Bites

benadryl gel all the way!

[yellowted]

mozzie bites are alcali, vinegar is acid, acid neutralises alcali. stings like h for a few minutes but then works a treat.
avoid mozzie bites by spraying yourself with fly killer before you go out. cheaper than repellents and just as effective.

[No Fuse No Flame]

I use Neosporin pain and itch relief, works in a few minutes. SE Louisiana

[eskielover]

On all my insect bites including, stings, & poison ivy, oak, & stinging nettle, I just throw some water on the dirt & make mud which I end up packing on top of the bite, sting, or rash........leave it there 30-60 minutes & the itch is usually much better if not gone......usually any rash on any of the poison bushed is all gone within about 30 minutes......learned that from my grandfather when I was a little kid fishing in the Kansas creeks with him......I always ended up in the stinging nettle because I didn't know what it looked like.....it was such a miracle, I used it on my daughter when we were out backpacking in the sierra's in California & she got into the poison oak.

Only but bite it really doesn't seem to work well on are chiggar's....but nothing seems to work on their bite & they just itch like hell.....only bug bite I can say really drives me crazy & won't let up the itching is that of the chiggar.....one summer after moving here, I ended up with over 100 chiggar bites & I actually got sick from so many bites.

I try to never go outside in the summer without at least a shirt over my normal top.....& wear long socks, long pants & then shorter socks over that & my rubber boots which I spray all over myself with off or some equivalent. Shoot, I even close my eyes, take a deep breath & then I spray the insect repellane & run into where I sprayed it.......I am a funny sight working out in my yard.....but at least I'm bug proof & for me that's all that matters

[possum220]

Juice a cucumber to use as a mozzie repellant. Be interesting to also try it on your skin to reduce the welts.