Bite Lumps On Feet, Lower Leg

[emmie]

possibly mozzies, is there anything i can take, use, to ease the itching.

[emmie]

i haven't got any cream, are there any home remedies you can suggest.

[seekeerz]

Lavender oil

[LadyCG]

Sounds like you've had excessive local reactions, which can be a sign that you've got low levels of Vitamin D. The lower your Vitamin D levels are, the worse you're like to react to insect venom or any other type of allergen.

Treatment with antihistamines is the usually the best way to find relief and a cream called Anthisan can be applied directly to the lump / bite.

[emmie]

applied to bites? does it help....

[LadyCG]

Half a lemon rubbed over the area...

[emmie]

my Vit D should be ok, i confess this is the first time this year - i went for dinner at friends house and there were these insects tiny little things floating about, later i came out in these lumps...

[emmie]

ok that i can try...

[Tilly2]

Does your friend have a cat?

[emmie]

no cat, this is the first time in ages i have been bitten so badly.
they have this massive, ceiling height tree in their lounge. its possible something comes off that..........

[Tilly2]

Some suggestions here Emmie.

https://www.healthline.com/health/outdoor-health/home-remedies-for-mosquito-bites

[emmie]

thanks guys will try the ice first, as that is to hand...

[gulliver1]

Tea tree oil.

[emmie]

thanks gulliver, will pop into local chemist or Holland and barrett for something to stop the itching...

[gulliver1]

Tea tree oil will stop the itching instantly. Guaranteed.

[emmie]

ok thanks, will get some when i go out later.

[LadyCG]

Emmie, unless you're on high strength supplementation, I very much doubt your Vit D levels are okay. The majority of the population are in the insufficiency or deficiency range and the darker your skin tone, the worse it will be.

I was well established on Vitamin D when I got Covid and I barely got symptoms. At the time I got pneumonia I hadn't taken any for a good three months.

My energy levels and sleep pattern and even my IBS have improved immeasurably since I started taking it.

[emmie]

thanks Lcg, will discuss with doctor on thursday when he phones

[emmie]

doesn't being in the sun help with Vitamin D?

[barry1010]

Yes it does, Emmie, in the summer. Also from diet especially red meat and oily fish. It's also been added to a lot of cereals

[emmie]

i confess to being in the sun as much as possible - helping my vitamin D i hope....