How do you deal with very itchy red ant bites that are also hot?

magic chalk
@May2k8 (18049)
Indonesia
June 8, 2019 8:36am CST
I couldn't concentrate on mylot because my body was bitten by hundreds of small red ants when I didn't realize my towel was full of ants, and I was busy preventing them from wandering on the wall using magic chalk.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (55702)
• Portugal
8 Jun 19
try not to scratch it, i use a cream that I buy at the pharmacy.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
9 Jun 19
I patted my body with both of my hands, and the ants seems made holes in my skin.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
10 Jun 19
@nela13 This can still be overcome, I apply salt with water to my body.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (55702)
• Portugal
9 Jun 19
@May2k8 oh my.. Maybe you should go to see a doctor.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
9 Jun 19
oh dear :( i hope such's been tended to 'n yer no longer sufferin' from such. dunno what'cha got 'vailable where ya live? nor'd i be familiar with the ants'n yer neck 'f the woods. here, i make packs 'f epsoms salts to draw out the poisons. sendin' healin' hugs!! bad ants.....bad ants....
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
10 Jun 19
I don't know what ants are looking for here, they are on clotheslines and walls even some of them are still in towels
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Jun 19
@May2k8 most likely food? since i aint certain 'f the kinda ants there, i'd guess'n say other 'nsects 'n grains?
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
12 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx Even though I noticed there was no food waste, after I cleaned it with a wet cloth there were no ants anymore.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (169576)
• United States
12 Jun 19
Oh how nasty, I don't think I have ever been bitten by red ants, but it does not sound like a lot of fun.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (169576)
• United States
13 Jun 19
@May2k8 Sorry to hear it!
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
13 Jun 19
@snowy22315 You don't need to worry, now is the healing process.
May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
13 Jun 19
Yes, I suffered for 3 days, it was difficult to sleep that long.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
13 Jun 19
Wow! Did you find a way to get relief from all those bites?
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
15 Jun 19
@May2k8 Oh no! Is it getting better now?
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Jun 19
@1hopefulman yes, now I am getting better after 3 days suffered.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
14 Jun 19
Nope, I let the itchy attack me!
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Jun 19
Oh no they can bite too and itch like crazy and the only thing that comes to mind is what they call Calamine lotion. Also German chamomile is very good for calming and taking the heat out sorry bout that hope you are okay now.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Jun 19
I have been fine now and don't use any cream and I have to resist the itching and heat for 3 days.
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Simone
@Janet357 (75656)
•
8 Jun 19
Oh my goodness! Dont scratch them. Soak yourself in warm water.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
9 Jun 19
I did not have time to heat the water, when the ants were in my eyes so I only use plain water.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
21 Jul 19
@kepweng Sometimes I eat the ants with the foods together
May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
21 Jul 19
@kepweng It feels like something is walking on my tongue.
MysD
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
14 Feb 21
oh you èoor thing! That must have been terrible. I have never been bitten by ants. I thought they just tickled and didn't know that they bite.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 21
They even had wings and the bite felt like it was burning my skin.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
20 Jul 19
Aloe Vera helps
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
20 Jul 19
I have a lot in my backyard, but never used it for my body.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
20 Jul 19
@velvet53 Thank you for the info, even though all plants cannot grow in my backyard but for Aloe Vera the number increases every week.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
20 Jul 19
@May2k8 When I had poison ivy they had be do 1/2 half bleach to 1/2 water. That works for many things.
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11651)
• San Jose, California
16 Aug 19
That would be a good subject for a 1970s style horror flick,LOL
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Aug 19
OMG, this is the worst
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86485)
• United States
16 Jan 21
I use apple cider vinegar straight onto any itch and it stops the itch immediately
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Jan 21
The price must be expensive? I only use baby powder.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Jan 21
@RebeccasFarm 5 dollars means a lot to me, at least I can buy 5kg of rice here.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86485)
• United States
16 Jan 21
@May2k8 No here it is very cheap..it is only 5 dollars for a 32 oz bottle. I hope you can find it..it is a miracle
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (134267)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Jun 19
I have never lived anywhere that had red ants. I am sure that would hurt to be bitten my a red ant.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Jun 19
If you have ever met a red ant and they bite, you will feel like it was burned on a stove and itchy.
Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11651)
• San Jose, California
16 Aug 19
Me neither;I guess that is common in Indinesia.
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Shifa
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
16 Jun 19
Oh my God.... Are you fine
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
17 Jun 19
I am fine today after bitten by hundreds of ants few days ago.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
20 Jun 19
@ShifaLk I need more magic chalk to drive them away.
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Shifa
@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
18 Jun 19
@May2k8 o gosh
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dhia eddine
@didinedhia (8475)
• Algeria
8 Jun 19
Sorryto hear that!!!!!
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
9 Jun 19
At least I feel better even though I spend a lot of magic chalk.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
21 Jul 19
@kepweng It is a chalk to make a line so that the ant does not cross the line.
dhia eddine
@didinedhia (8475)
• Algeria
9 Jun 19
@May2k8 yes at least
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
8 Jun 19
That's too painful..Magic chalk won't work I think.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
9 Jun 19
At least it works here and we already using it in years, ants gone one by one.
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Nocturnal Writer
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
9 Jun 19
@May2k8 Oh, that's fine.
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Bill McAlpine
@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
15 Jun 19
Fortunately, this isn't problem where I come from. We do have other annoying biting insects though!
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18049)
• Indonesia
16 Jun 19
I have no insects where I live except annoying ants...