Posted: 7/19/2010 2:53:58 PM EDT
What the hell is attacking my feet? looked like mosquito bites the next morning after camping in bare feet, now I don't know.
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Quoted: What the hell is attacking my feet? looked like mosquito bites the next morning after camping in bare feet, now I don't know. http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/firedogross/2010-07-19184151.jpg http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/firedogross/2010-07-19184132.jpg Looks like chiggers. consider yourself lucky that is all you have, and just on your feet. Imagine what they would be like all the way up legs, crotch, stomach, chest, armpits. yeah farm work, hunting in the south in spring and summer is fun. The only ultimate cure is time, since there is nothing you can do to dislodge the chigger's feeding tube, the true cause of your itch. You must simply wait until your body breaks down and absorbs the foreign object. In the meantime, local anesthetics such as benzocaine, camphor-phenol and ammonium hydroxide may provide you with several hours of comfort at a stretch. Over-the-counter creams can also help. In rare cases, some people are allergic to chigger bites and require prescription medications from their doctor. There are several products on the market to assist in the discomfort. Chiggerrid http://www.chigarid.com/ Chigarex (sp?) (can't find the link. got at Walmart White platic container, with red top) Calagel www.teclabsinc.com/where-to-buy.cfm?id=7088BA7C-AACE-1250-5B5229985B8E7AE4 As mentioned above, Hot Soapy Water and a hardy scrubbing, may dislodge any remaining chiggers before they start feeding. I have also found if you have one available, a HOT TUB with as hot as you can possibly stand, then a hardy scrubbing assists also. As for the itching, it takes time. but if you can get a cream with an analgesic in it (will probably have to see a Doc), this makes it more bearable. Also benadryl is your "friend". |
| I don't think those are chigger "bites", which in my experience don't "flare up"/show up until several days after the chiggers penetrate your skin and start sucking out your juices, not overnight. I'm guessing these are the bites of any number of other possible critters. Maybe you need a flea collar? Do they itch? |
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Quoted: Lots of misinformation about chiggers around here, so here's some facts. The Chigger's saliva is what causes the itch, you can't do anything about that except put on ointments or creams to reduce the itch and let time pass, it usually stops itching after about 3 days. Smearing gasoline, turpentine, or nail polish on your skin will do no good whatsoever, since most of the chiggers will already be gone, rubbed or scratched off. My mother swore by Calamine when I was a kid, still works for me, all you can do is reduce the itch until the bite heals.Quoted: chiggers a cotton ball dowsed in nail polish remover will do you well. I thought that the bugs were long gone by the time bites appear, and that they are no longer around to be suffocated by the nail polish? |
