Dealing with Mosquito bites...

@krebstar5 (1266)
United States
July 10, 2007 10:07am CST
I was at a bbq this weekend and eventhough I used ample amount of bug spray, I still managed to get a ton of bites. When I looked at my arms and legs last night, I managed to cound 56 bites. I can't explain how uncomfortable and itchy I am. I've tried calamine lotion, but it just doesn't seem to be doing the trick. Does anyone have any suggestions about other things I might try? The itching is so distracting that I'm having a hard time getting anything done today!
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
10 Jul 07
Our Canada day is July 1st. and it wouldn't be a celebration without fireworks. We had to stay in the truck because the mosquitos were so bad and they absolutely LOVE me. I saw a fellow from town we know and he came to the truck and we spoke for a few minutes before we hd to put the window back up. He's an indian fellow and he told me something that I found most intertesting and I want to share with you. He tells me when you use stuff like bug spray etc. it's absorbed through your skin and ends up at your liver and kidneys, now whether that's right or not I don't know but I am going to ask my doctor on my appt. on the 23 rd. This fellow tells me that mosquitos can not tolerate citrus which explains why we burn citronella. He says wet yourself down with lemon juice and the misquitos will not bother you and it won't hurt you. We're going camping this weekend and I plan to buy a bottle of lemon juice, for the price it's worth a try. These native people have got good ideas I know and I hope this is one of them !!!
• Canada
10 Jul 07
sorry this isn't going to help your bites hon but here's a plan try it anyway. Who kbnows ? Sometimes these old fashioned ideas are the best.
@krebstar5 (1266)
• United States
11 Jul 07
Lemon juice huh? That is a really interesting idea. You should come back and post over here and let us all know if it worked.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug 08
That sounds like a great home remedy and lemon juice is so much cheaper than the pharmacy, I will try that for some reason the mossies like my left leg, they haven't touched the right one and I am getting bitten whilst asleep, damn things, thanks for the tip!