KalamityKel Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 K advice please...If one has been bitten by a bug (dunno wot kin) and doesn't have access to any anti-hestimine or other creams wot else can I try? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 dock leaf Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I assume they dont grow in ur average small bit of city london greenary thingy called a garden? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Oh. Sorry. Anything with chamomile in should relieve the sting slightly. Or there?s a Boots under Westminster Station and one on Victoria street. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdonline Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 A hospital? As I have found out to my cost a couple of times. One time, I spent three days in bed following a bite, sought medical advice and got some kind of tablet. Vomiting, night sweats, hallucinating, the whole shebbang. Finally the doctor came round a second time and said, did I have any antihistimines in, and within half an hour, I was back on my feet, feeling fine. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 salt water, vinegar, onion - not all at the same time. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 And if the skin is broken? *itch itch* Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 salt water or onion and stop scratching Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-73997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 cdonline Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> A hospital? As I have found out to my cost a> couple of times. > > One time, I spent three days in bed following a> bite, sought medical advice and got some kind of> tablet. Vomiting, night sweats, hallucinating,> the whole shebbang. Finally the doctor came round> a second time and said, did I have any> antihistimines in, and within half an hour, I was> back on my feet, feeling fine.Jesus what bit you? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Apparently urine is soothing on jellyfish stings, I have this on the best possible authority via an episode of Friends.get well soon. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 'tis true, also vinegar Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggie Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 was revising this bit yesterday (doing big life support course next wk!) for jellyfish stings they say use vinigar - no mention of urine (bht have seen that ep of friends too!!) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 You'll b pleased to know I have not died from the itchy bugger of a bite altho still achy (no tis not the after effects of the previous day/night).Learnt some interesting things about ticks tho... apparently the NHS advise against the use of lighting a match to remove the tick.I should prob hastily point out it werent a tick that attacked me! :p Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I once burned a tick off a doberman with a cigarette - it was right next to his v. delicate parts and I wasn't half scared! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 gin works a treat on tics Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwichmum Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Darling KalamityKel, Why don't you simply chop off the offending limb, boil all of your clothes in a big pot,and burn down your house. I am sure it is the only way forward under the circumstances, and by the way, please don't be offended if I move seats (OHMYGOD - RUN FOR THE HILLS, KALAMITYKEL IS CRAWLING!!!). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 hehe it was an idea DM altho to rumove offending body part would mean an end to Kel... would that b good or bad? lol Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Palaeologus Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I find that the ritual sacrifice of an attractive furry creature is the best solution to this kind of problem. There are many cats wandering the streets of East Dulwich and these are a handy resource in times of such need. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Don't make me get mad at you for ur suggestion of cat sacrifice... I'd b in favour of dog or child ones tho ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwichmum Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 We could just grab a pair of "doggers" from College Road - they are genuine animals, and nothing is too good for them.I have a large Le Crueset caserole dish I could put on my Neff brushed steel range and boil lots of water. What do you say? I am in the mood for a linching... (how does one spell that word?) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 lynching Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 DM U is well scary at times... lets do it! :)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-74596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 :-( I'm being eaten alive!!!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-75396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladida Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Brendan, aren't dock leaves used to soothe nettle stings and are usually found near nettles strangely. Anyway, I agree with Dulwichmum, amputation is surely the most foolproof remedy available. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-75433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Cats + central heating = fleas. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/2480-bug-bites/#findComment-75672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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