There is an insect locally that I react very badly to.
I got bitten yesterday evening, twice; both bites have swollen up - patches of hard, red, hot skin around 6" in diameter! Very painful. It happened a few weeks ago too and the GP gave me antibiotics because it was so bad and she thought it might be infected, but it disappeared completely after 36 hrs, so just an allergic reaction I think.
I take antihistamine immediately after bite and apply hydrocortisone cream.
But I've never seen the insect, so I don't even know what it is!
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Allergies and intolerances
Insect bites: is there anything I can do?
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Roisin · 14/08/2014 10:21
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