How Do You Reduce Swelling From Insect Bite While Pregnant Or Breastfeeding?
If you are mildly allergic to bee, mosquito and ant bites you probably have antihistamine pills and creams in your house. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, these must remain on the shelf in your medicine cabinet. You will need a quick fix remedy that won’t affect the baby. This home remedy will take down the swelling. Apply an anti-itch cream on the bite area so that the injected venom doesn’t spread from you scratching it. If you bite area has become swollen but is not inflamed, mix a half cup of Epsom sales for every quart of water you put in a container that is large enough to soak the bite area. The water should be a comfortable temperature. It will cool off considerably over the soaking time, so start your soak with warmer water. Mix together enough anti-itch cream (store brand or Bennadryl topical cream) to cover your bite area with an equal amount of meat tenderizer. Soak the bite area for fifteen minutes. Dry off the bite area and apply the cream. Leave on for 3o minutes. A
