first mate Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If you get a bite that is infected, easy to do if you don't normally get bitten and so merrily scratch away, you would need to visit the doctor for antibiotics. This may be a more sensible approach than letting the infection settle in to what could become a very much more costly and time-consuming emergency issue. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-567833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniebird Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I didn't take any time off, but it made me feel rubbish Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-567842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassius Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 stiffleruk22 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> some of you took days off work just from a mosquot> bite??? yes thay swell up and itch...its a mosquot> bite! went to the doctors as well!..no wonder my> GP looks on edge when he has to deal with grown> adults pi**ing about because thay got a itchy> bite!...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7915695/Blandford-fly-surge-in-infected-insect-bites-blamed-on-new-superfly.htmlBetter safe than sorry Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-568935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ23 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 woaah! My boyfriend had to take time off work because his bites developed into huge boils and there was a pretty high risk of infection, plus he could barely walk. This was definitely not just any old itchy bite my friend. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-568938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Matt Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 There are lots of Mosquitos in ED gardens.So they are a prime suspect.it's difficult to determine exaclty what bit/stung you, and the reaction is very variable between individuals.I'd like to encourage people to ensure there are no resevoirs, however small, of water in their properties.Turn over buckets, unused water butts, pots , anything that can contain water, and is unused. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-571140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PN33 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 stiffleruk22 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> some of you took days off work just from a mosquot> bite??? yes thay swell up and itch...its a mosquot> bite! went to the doctors as well!..no wonder my> GP looks on edge when he has to deal with grown> adults pi**ing about because thay got a itchy> bite!...Alright adolf! They werent mosquito bites, and as they'd turned into boils I was told to sit around in case they popped and got infected Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-571228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddleston Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Good recovery. Sounds a bit like the things that were troubling us all summer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-585393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffeese15 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 They sound like horsefly bites. They're like mosquito bites, but far worse and the more you scratch the bite the worse the infection becomes. They're particularly painful on knee and elbow joints. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-585440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddug Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 stiffleruk22 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > some of you took days off work just from a mosquot > bite??? yes thay swell up and itch...its a mosquot > bite! went to the doctors as well!..no wonder my > GP looks on edge when he has to deal with grown > adults pi**ing about because thay got a itchy > bite!... Hello? If some bites to people who are allergic are not dealt with they can turn septic, followed by gangrene, followed by amputation. Don't be so blase(my computer doesn't do French accents,sorry). And they can be very debilitating and extremely painful, leading to an actual inability to walk, hence the days off. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/24913-whats-biting-in-ed/page/2/#findComment-585460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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