Raised Itchy Welts?

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

What is it that causes raised itchy welts? About 4-6" long average.....
Fleas leave little red bites. THESE things; the 4-6" raised itchy welts, I've seen before; but can't remember what causes them.

 

[RoseRed]

Hives?

 

[thurley42]

Aids?

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Aids?

UUuuummm....NO....>:-0

 

[hvp05]

African bee attack?

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Hives?

Well.....hives are like a rash. THESE things are like a parasite (ie: flea) burrowed under the skin and they have forged a path.

There are what amounts to two straight lines about 4-5" long.....or whatever I said before; one on the left side; about kidney level and the same on the right side.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

African bee attack?

No, I don't need a frickin' bee attack.

 

[jazz lady]

Well.....hives are like a rash. THESE things are like a parasite (ie: flea) burrowed under the skin and they have forged a path.

There are what amounts to two straight lines about 4-5" long.....or whatever I said before; one on the left side; about kidney level and the same on the right side.

Probably chiggers.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Probably chiggers.

THAT'S the one I couldn't think of.....chiggers.

 

[hvp05]

THESE things are like a parasite (ie: flea) burrowed under the skin and they have forged a path.

Yup, chiggers. You can inject some bleach under the skin and that will knock them clear out.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Inject Bleach??

Yup, chiggers. You can inject some bleach under the skin and that will knock them clear out.

Okay......OW! Seriously? INJECTING bleach? I've never heard of doing that.

What about simply applying alcohol, say, after a hot shower; or I've even heard using Listerine. :shrug:

 

[hvp05]

Okay......OW! Seriously? INJECTING bleach?

I didn't say it would be a safe or remotely good idea... but it would kill them. :shrug:

 

[GWguy]

Sandpaper. 320 grit should be fine. Heals quickly.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Yup, chiggers. You can inject some bleach under the skin and that will knock them clear out.

Chiggers do not burrow in skin.

To the OP -- bleach on your skin will do more harm than good.

 

[jazz lady]

THAT'S the one I couldn't think of.....chiggers.

I've had them bite me many times and now is the time of the year they start emerging in droves. Ugh.

The best thing I've found for itch relief is a combo: take an antihistamine like Benadryl, then soak in a bath infused with Aveeno Soothing Bath Treatment (with collodial oatmeal), and finally dry off and apply a hydrocortisone cream over the bites.

 

[RoseRed]

Nailpolish.

 

[hvp05]

Chiggers do not burrow in skin.

You're smart for a girl.

Chiggers eat your skin, not burrow into it.

 

[DoWhat]

Chiggers do not burrow in skin.

To the OP -- bleach on your skin will do more harm than good.

That is true.

Old myth about putting fingernail polish on them to suffocate them.

They actually bite you fall off and die.
The itch is from the saliva that was left behind.

 

[jazz lady]

Chiggers do not burrow in skin.

Correct. They're like mosquitoes in they pierce the skin and inject something into your skin (enzymes) that causes the itch but unlike ticks or other creatures do not permanently attachment themselves or burrow under the skin.

 

[Roberta]

What is it that causes raised itchy welts? About 4-6" long average.....
Fleas leave little red bites. THESE things; the 4-6" raised itchy welts, I've seen before; but can't remember what causes them.

Scabies