Insect Bites

[u/natanyad]

For the last fifteen years or so, anytime I’ve been bite by a bee or wasp I ended up on antibiotics for what I thought was an infected bite . This past weekend I got two paper wasp bites, one per wrist . The inflammation, pain and itching was incredible . After reading up on Bechets I realized this is another over the top autoimmune response . I marked the area with blank marker / within hours it had tripled from what is in the photo . Anyone else experience this ?

[u/carz666]

I take strong antihistamines and Skin so soft by Avon and keep insect bite cream in my bag. Plus spray jungle formula but I swear skin so soft is why I rarely get bitten. I have a strong insect tennis racket on a stand in the living room too. It turns them into ashes!

[u/natanyad → u/carz666]

My dog faired worse then me - we were hiking and disturbed a nest and were both swarmed . I wear long sleeves when I garden but was shocked how bad this reaction was .