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We all get bitten by insects at some time or other - we are just too plentiful a source of food for insects to ignore. However, some people react fairly badly to an insect bite, while others do not seem be all that much troubled by them. The most widespread insect bites are from mosquitoes, ants, fleas and gnats or midges and now bed bugs are coming back as well..

If you are not excessively allergic to these bites there is no need to do anything about the bite itself although you might like to eradicate an infection of ants, fleas and bed bugs. Mosquito and other insect bites usually produce an itchy, red swelling, which should go down within one to three days, although some people do have them for a lot longer.

We say that insects bite, but it is not always true. It is sloppy speech. Some insects bite (like ants), some insects sting (like bees) and other insects suck blood (like mosquitoes, fleas and bed bugs). Most people are more likely to show a reaction to blood sucking although the stings are the most painful.

Blood-sucking insects squirt some saliva into you through a pore before sucking blood. This saliva contains an anticoagulant to cause the blood run more freely and it might contain an antiseptic and an analgesic as well to ease the pain of a possible infection or reaction to the bite. It is this saliva that causes the swelling and itching in most instances.

This is like an allergic reaction, but doctors do not consider it to be an allergy. Some people really are allergic to the bites of blood-sucking or stinging insects and they may need to be hospitalized. They suffer much more than an itchy swelling for a day or two. You will soon know if you are allergic. You may even pass out or go into a coma.

Anyway, the main concern for most of us after being 'bitten' is to relieve the itching and reduce the swelling. It appears that some things work more effectively on some individuals than on others, so it is a case of testing different items until you find one that suits you and the sort of bite that is afflicting you.

Tiger Balm works on most insect bites for most individuals, but some individuals only need to rub a slice of lemon or an ice cube on the bite to make the condition more tolerable. If you are going to treat mosquito and other insect bites, you ought to do it as soon as you can after having been bitten. Attempt to get that saliva out so that it does not have time to activate your bodies natural defences.

Some creams seem to neutralize the saliva whilst others seem to pucker the skin enough to squirt it back out. If the saliva is back outside it cannot cause an infection although most infections like this are the result of scratching with dirty finger nails

Owen Jones, the author of this piece writes on several topics, but is at present involved with getting rid of mosquito bites problems. If you want to know more or check out some great offers, please go to our website at Mosquito Bite Swelling.