my youngest decided to step in a fire ant pile while I was my friends house....she has 33 bites on one leg between the knee and foot, and 12 on the other leg......I called my Dr. and he wasn't concerned since she only had swelling in a couple of the bites, which is good, since this isn't her first experience with ant bites, just the worst. She is completely miserable, and anything I try doesn't seem to work, any ideas on calming the itching and pain? She's 3. Poor thing can't even put on a shoe because they rub on the bites.....


TIA

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This is what we use at our house in Alabama, where fire ants reign supreme! Just used it yesterday on my son. There's probably not much you can do as far as shoes go, just leaving them off as much as you can.

Watch and make sure they don't get infected. Mine got to where they looked like chicken pox. The dr said they were infected and I should have been seen somewhere right after I had gotten bitten. Maybe liquid Benadryl to stop the itching? Oatmeal baths?

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Ask a pharmacist if they have a combination hydrocortisone/ lidocaine ointment, If they don't, go to where they have sun tan lotions and look for after sun aloe with lidocaine. The lidocaine will numb the itch and aloe won't hurt anybody. You can have your daughter apply it liberally as needed.

The thing is is not to scratch the bites but they itch like crazy.

We live in Southern Alabama also where fire ants reign. My ds was fascinated by the ant piles when he was about a year old and if there was a fire ant pile anywhere around he was in the middle of it. I took him to the dr when his little legs where covered with fire ant bites and they told me to put regular stick deodorant on them. It takes away the pain and keeps them from swelling. It worked wonderfully!!!! We have been doing that every since.

Wow I can actually say that I have never heard of that.......will give it a try. Thanks

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