How does the ointment for bedbug bites help faster? And how to choose the right product?

Going on vacation to a country cottage, you should definitely have an ointment for bug bites with you. This is especially true when you are going to rent a home. Indeed, as a rule, the owners of such establishments save on absolutely everything, and furniture is no exception. And bugs love to settle in old cozy sofas, where the seams fit tightly enough to each other, and besides, no one is in a hurry to fight insects.

Attention! Red spots that appear on the body after a night's rest are often confused with mosquito bites. But they bite their victims chaotically, and bed bugs leave paths on the body.

For more signs that you are a victim of bed bugs and not other parasites, see the article: How to spot bed bugs in an apartment?

Ointment is not the only dosage form that helps fight the effects of bites. In addition to it, there are drugs such as gels and creams, which differ from ointments in the proportions of their constituents. And, since these differences are small enough, all of the above drugs are popularly characterized as ointments.

Remedies for bedbug bites for the skin

Bed bugs are synanthropic insects. They are adapted to exist with humans and are incapable of living without humans. The only resource for their life is human blood.

Apartment bugs are cautious, shy parasites. They start attacking at night when the victim is asleep. In the morning, a person notices several red dots on the body - the wounds begin to itch. If you do not disinfect the room in time, then the number of bites will increase every day - bugs multiply very quickly. Young larvae go hunting from the first days of life.

Bedbug bites cause considerable discomfort and spoil the appearance. To relieve unpleasant symptoms, speed up healing and prevent complications, it is necessary to start treatment.

How can you smear bug bites? All methods can be divided into two groups: folk and medication. The first involves making your own home remedy. Homemade "baltushki" have an unexpressed effect, their use is advisable in situations where the damage to the body is insignificant.

Medicines are more effective, their effectiveness is determined by the composition and dosage form. When choosing a tool, be sure to take into account:

• active substance: antihistamine component, antibiotic, hormones;
• possibility of use for children;
• risk to pregnant women;
• side effects.

Balm "Rescuer"

This balm is a fairly popular drug that can be spread on to get rid of the effects of blood-sucking insect bites. Since the drug has a regenerating, antimicrobial and resorption effect, it can be anointed with damaged areas in order to speed up their healing.

The drug has no side effects, since they are made exclusively from natural ingredients: vitamins, essential oils and minerals.

How to smear bug bites?

First, you can try to do with traditional methods of treatment. Their main advantage is cost savings and safety. Many components are almost always at hand.

A list of available solutions for how to anoint bedbug bites so that they do not itch:

1. Mint. Grind the leaves of the fragrant plant into gruel and apply the mixture to the wound. After treatment, do not wash off the skin for 1 hour.
2. Vinegar. Dilute the concentrate with water, moisten a cotton swab and anoint the bite. The acidic composition will relieve itching, dry the combed wound and disinfect.
3. Herbal decoction. Pour boiling water over a dry mixture of chamomile, chopped St. John's wort, insist and cool. Moisten a cotton swab, apply to a sore spot. An alternative option is to take a herbal bath. Chamomile will relieve inflammation, reduce itching.
4. Soda solution. Pour a tablespoon of the powder into a glass of warm water, stir until the grains are completely dissolved. It is necessary to lubricate the bug bite several times a day.
5. Onion juice. Cut the bulbs in half and apply to the affected skin. You can squeeze out the juice or grind the onions into gruel.
6. Medical alcohol. The treatment has a good antiseptic effect. However, in order to achieve a healing effect, it is often necessary to smear the wound - the alcohol evaporates very quickly.
7. Cold processing. Applying ice will help alleviate the condition.

All traditional methods have a short-term effect. Fat-based drugs work for a longer time - they stay on the skin for a long time and are gradually absorbed.

Medicines are produced in the form of ointments, gels and creams. Their differences are in consistency, appearance, concentration of active ingredients.

The most effective remedy for bedbugs is an ointment. As a rule, the content of the active substance in it is maximum. Disadvantages of ointments: slow absorption, leaving greasy stains on clothes.

Bedbug bite cream is very similar to ointments, but not so greasy. The result is a relatively fast absorption and sensation of effect.

In gels, the active ingredients are dissolved in a water base. Pros of use: instant absorption, the ability to wash off or wash off clothes. The downside is the need for frequent application to obtain a visible effect.

When determining which ointment helps with bites on the body, it is necessary to build on the defeat. If the bites are simply uncomfortable, antihistamines can be used. With the appearance of pronounced allergic reactions, infections of a bacterial nature, you will need "heavy artillery" - hormonal drugs or antibiotic-based prescription drugs.

Dangerous mistakes

People often underestimate the risks of using pharmaceuticals. This leads to the fact that the victim only gets worse. Failure to comply with the rules of use or the use of completely wrong drugs, unfortunately, is quite common.

When handling bed bug bites, you should pay attention to the following possible errors:

• Neglecting to test for an allergic reaction. Before using any pharmaceutical ointment, you need to make sure that there is no allergy. To do this, a small amount of the product must be applied to the outside of the elbow. At the manifestation of the slightest signs of an allergic reaction, the use of the drug is unacceptable.
• Overdose. Excessive amount of ointment must be washed off with warm water. Do not exceed the dosage indicated in the instructions or prescribed by the doctor. Otherwise, the risk of allergies increases significantly.

Often people avoid medicinal ointments, creams and gels, fearing allergies and side effects, preferring traditional methods. At the same time, much more patients suffer from folk methods, which is most often justified by their incorrect use. Choose high-quality ointments, gels and creams, strictly follow the doctor's prescription and instructions, and if the bite caused a strong allergic reaction, then consult a doctor immediately.

Choosing an ointment for bed bug bites

Before buying, you need to talk to your doctor, read the instructions. The prescription must indicate that the drug is suitable for the treatment of bedbug bites. Let's consider the most effective tools.

Bepanten ointment... A recognized leader against skin inflammations of various etiologies. The active ingredient, dexpanthenol, relieves irritation, accelerates healing and relieves discomfort. Many people associate the name of the cream with childcare, but Bepanten also copes well with damage from bedbugs.

Main advantages:

• availability in different dosage forms;
• wide sales network;
• versatility - for people of any age;
• efficiency.

Disadvantages: high price, insufficient elimination of itching.

Elidel cream... The main purpose is the treatment of eczema, allergic manifestations, atopic dermatitis. The composition contains pimecrolimus, which relieves skin redness and reduces itching. You need to smear with cream twice a day. Elidel is advisable to use in case of numerous injuries that do not go away for a long time.

Pros:

• high efficiency;
• different forms of release.

Minuses:

• high price;
• contraindicated in young children;
• can not be used if the wound is infected.

Afloderm... The cream after bites is used for severe lesions, since the basis of the remedy contains alcomethasone dipropionate - a corticosteroid drug. For the treatment of pregnant women and children, the cream can be used only with the consent of the doctor. Aflodem is contraindicated in varicose veins.

Fenistil Gel... Quickly relieves the unpleasant symptoms of tick and bug bites. The drug blocks skin receptors responsible for the development of inflammation, the formation of abscesses. The gel helps in wound healing, relieves allergic manifestations. Contraindicated in babies under one year old.

Cicaderm... Healing homeopathic ointment based on medicinal herbs: calendula, St. John's wort, marsh rosemary, lumbago, yarrow. The tool has a mild effect, is effective against the bites of various insects, for burns, cuts.

Application features:

• can not be applied to open / infected wounds;
• contraindicated in weeping dermatitis;
• infants.

Tsindol... A product with zinc oxide of universal action. It has an astringent, drying effect and disinfects the wound. Approved for use without age restrictions.

Zinc ointment... Low cost is an important advantage. A cheap ointment has the same effect on the affected skin as Tsindol.

Balm Lifeguard... A popular tool from the budget series. A complex preparation containing natural plant oils, tea tree extract, echinacea, tocopherol acetate and beeswax. Well suited for eliminating the bites of domestic bugs with moderate damage.

Advantan... Developed on the basis of a synthetic steroid of a non-hormonal type. Suppresses inflammatory and allergic reactions, visibly reducing inflammation, swelling, pain and itching. Available in the form of an emulsion, ointment and cream. It is approved for the treatment of children over 4 months old. Contraindicated in viral skin infections such as shingles and chickenpox.

Menovazine... Another cheap remedy. Due to the presence of procaine and benzocaine in the composition, the drug has a local anesthetic effect. Menovazin from bedbug bites quickly relieves itching. Do not use the product if the skin is strongly combed and open wounds appear. In addition, Menovazin is contraindicated for children, pregnant women.

Gel Psilo-balm... Effectively eliminates painful symptoms, dries the wound, removes itching, swelling around the bite. Diphenhydramine acts as an anesthetic.The main advantage of bug bite gel is a quick effect. Psilo-balm is a universal preparation of a home medicine cabinet, it will help with sun and household burns of the first degree.

Hydrocartizone ointment... The action is exerted by the hormone glucocorticoid. Quickly has a decongestant, antipruritic effect, reduces inflammation. As with all hormonal medications, hydrocartisone ointment should be used after consultation with your doctor.

If edematous swelling or purulent formation appears in the area of ​​the bug bite, it means that the wound is infected. In such a situation, antibiotic drugs should be used.

Ointments for bed bug bites:

1. Tetracycline ointment. A bacteriostatic antibacterial agent, popular for skin problems. The duration of therapy is determined individually based on the damage to the body.
2. Erythromycin ointment. Local antibacterial agent of extensive action. It is indicated for the treatment of boils, infected wounds after insect bites. Relieves itching and redness in one use. Disadvantage - microflora quickly develops resistance.

All antibiotic ointments are contraindicated in children under 7 years of age and pregnant women. Others should use them under the supervision of a doctor.

When is it necessary to see a doctor urgently?

Cases in which there is a sharp deterioration in the condition, accompanied by a drop in blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, fever, difficulty breathing, require urgent professional examination. With such symptoms, you should immediately visit a doctor or call an ambulance to your home. Be aware that inaction may result in loss of consciousness.

On a note! If similar allergic reactions to parasite bites have already been observed in your family, purchase dexamethasone at the pharmacy - this drug will allow you to timely eliminate the consequences that are severe for a person.

Remember that by self-medication and following unverified advice, you run the risk of serious harm to the body. In addition, many ointments and creams are prohibited for use during pregnancy and while nursing. Therefore, if you dare to take responsibility for the treatment of the disease, strictly follow the instructions.

See also: Tips to help you spot and get rid of bed bugs!

Which is better - ointment, gel or cream?

When deciding how to spread a bite, one must proceed from the characteristics of the skin, the magnitude of the problem and the severity of various symptoms.

Selection recommendations:

1. Ointment for bug bites is more effective than other forms. If the situation is aggravated and requires drastic measures, you cannot do without ointment.
2. Medicinal ointment is the best option for severe dry skin. For normal skin, you can use a cream.
3. The gel is best suited for those with oily skin or in situations where the wounds are watery. The gel does not form a greasy film, dries and "tightens" the wound.
4. If crusts have formed on the body from bites, it is better to use ointments.

Possible diseases

Due to the fact that bedbugs feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals, theoretically, insects should be carriers of dozens of different types of infections, but this is an erroneous opinion, since most of the pathogens that have entered the body of a bug are amenable to destruction. Once in the intestines of parasites, pathogenic bacteria die almost immediately.

In order for the pathogen to enter the blood of a person, it must penetrate from the intestines of the insect into its saliva. There are 2 pathogens that survive in the intestinal environment of the bug, therefore, theoretically, they can be transmitted to humans through the bites of parasites.

Also, some infections are spread through insect excrement, in which pathogens can persist for 2-3 weeks or even months.Bedbug feces accumulated in a living room can penetrate the combed wounds in the bite areas, thereby increasing the risk of human infection.

Tularemia can be triggered by bug bites on humans

What if the ointment does not work?

Often, when using ointments, it seems that they are not helping. And all because on the body, instead of old bites, new ones appear.

In parallel with the treatment of bedbug bites, measures must be taken to remove bloodsuckers from housing. As practice shows, an independent struggle is rarely successful, and the procrastination of time significantly aggravates the problem. Prompt treatment with a disinfectant service will help completely remove the parasite population.

Particularly sensitive people may be allergic to the ointment itself against bedbug bites or develop complications. If the following symptoms appear, you need to seek help from a doctor:

• blisters at the site of the bite;
• nausea, fever;
• new rash on areas not affected by bites;
• increased itching;
• severe swelling and redness.

A sharp jump in blood pressure, a feeling of lack of air, high fever, swelling of the joints is a reason for an urgent visit to the hospital.