Gadfire bite: what to do and how to treat?

After that, it is recommended to apply ointment to the bite site. Chloramphenicol ointment, levomekol has proven itself well, and any ointment with an antibiotic, antipruritic or antiallergic action is also suitable. You can try homeopathic remedies, ointments prepared by yourself at home.

What to anoint, handle the bite of a gadfly?

If you do not know how to anoint a place, bite a gadfly, it is better to consult a doctor. But there are cases when a severe swelling, redness develops, and the nearest medical facility, medical center is far away. In this case, you can try any available tools. [1], [2]Being in nature, you are, in fact, in a green pharmacy, where there are many tools to treat any injuries and damages. The main thing is to be able to properly use the gifts of nature.

So, there is always the opportunity to treat the site of the bite with wound-healing, anti-inflammatory agents. Plantain will help to disinfect the place of bite, which can be simply applied to the wound, having previously washed it in water, or by wetting it with saliva. Suma tanning, heather, celandine juice have a similar effect. Then it is recommended to put a clean, dry dressing on top.

How to remove swelling from the bite of a gadfly?

If you do not know how to remove the swelling from the bite of a gadfly without causing any side effects, it is better to resort to alternative medicine. They are safer, have less side effects, prevent allergies, infectious and inflammatory processes, prevent complications.

The best and most effective way to eliminate edema are lotions and compresses. Vegetable broths are used as an active agent, less often - infusions. Duration of lotions usually does not exceed 15 minutes. After removing the compress wipe the skin should not be, just enough to get a little wet place lotions. On average, for complete healing of the bite site, you need to apply 2-3 lotions (compress) per day, daily. The minimum course of treatment is 7 days. Water temperature should be warm and comfortable.

Consider the basic tools used in the bite of the gadfly.

A decoction of sage, chamomile, calendula, or a series of well-toned, used for various inflammatory and infectious processes that develop at the site of the bite. [3]As a decongestant, anti-inflammatory agent is used broth of lemon balm, peppermint, purple-red hawthorn. To relieve inflammation, swelling, itching at the site of the bite, an infusion or decoction of thyme, peony, room geranium, white lily flowers is used.

Ointments from bites gadflies

Various ointments are quite well recommended for the treatment of bites of gadflies. For example, various non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs are quite effective. [4]They quickly relieve inflammation, pain, swelling, prevent the development of complications, including the progression of the inflammatory process and the spread of infection. They also reduce fever, eliminate itching, redness, and other symptoms that may be associated with a bite. Such agents include such ointments as ibuprofen-gel, diclofenac, voltaren, ortofen, nurofen, brufen, indomethacin, metindole and others.

Medicines

Take any means you need with caution, observing basic precautions. So, the main measure is mandatory prior consultation with a doctor. If there is no opportunity to consult, you need to carefully study the instructions. It is recommended to take proven funds, or those that are pure active substances that do not contain impurities. It is worth noting that this significantly reduces the risk of complications and side effects.

Most often, when a bite occurs, there is a need to take antiallergic drugs (antihistamines), since an allergic reaction is almost always a concomitant pathology with a bite. It is worth noting that the bite is accompanied by the release of a large amount of histamine, which causes the symptoms of allergies. This explains the mechanism of action of anti-allergic drugs (a decrease in the level of histamine in the blood).

Of the antiallergic drugs, loratadine has recommended itself well. Its advantages are that it is a drug of prolonged action, it is prescribed 1 tablet per day. The duration of its action and persistence in the blood is 24 hours. Quickly removes the main swelling, itching, irritation, prevents the appearance of urticaria and itchy rash, often occurring after a bite.[5]

Dimedrol is often used as an injection (1-2 ml of the drug is injected intramuscularly). Valid for several minutes. Relieves allergies, prevents the development of asphyxiation and anaphylactic shock due to the ability to relax the muscles of the bronchi, smooth muscles.

Tavegil also prescribed a tablet 1-2 times a day, depending on the severity of an allergic reaction. In severe edema, you can drink 2 tablets immediately after the bite, and then continue treatment for 7 days. It should be borne in mind that side effects may develop - increased drowsiness, dry mouth, dizziness, headaches. Sometimes there are skin rashes and swelling. With the steady development of such side effects within 2-3 days, treatment should be stopped and find another drug equivalent.[6]

Euphyllinum is recommended on a tablet per day. It can also be used in the form of injections (1-3 ml, depending on body weight intramuscularly). In addition, the drug is added to the droppers. It should be borne in mind that aminophylline has certain side effects - abdominal pain, diarrhea, palpitations, chills, heart rhythm disturbances.

The advantages of these drugs are that they can be taken even during pregnancy, but only if the risk of developing allergies is quite high, and there is a danger to the mother and fetus.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy treatment is rarely used, mostly only if the bite does not heal for a long time, or if complications have developed. In some situations, inhalations, thermal procedures, and some electrical procedures may be required. Electrophoresis is considered an effective method, in which drugs are injected into damaged tissues by applying and further exposure to microcurrents, which significantly increases the permeability of tissues.

Alternative treatment

Of all the alternative treatment methods, the most popular therapeutic baths in which the affected areas are immersed are the bite site itself. Vegetable broths are used as the main active ingredient (the most effective and safe method). Consider some recipes additives in the bath.

• Recipe number 1.

Butter or any other fatty base is taken as the basis for the preparation of decoction for medicinal baths. Heats up to a warm state. It is better to use a water bath. In the resulting oil, pour in 2 ml of concentrated extracts of the following plant components: heather, motherwort, marshweed, marsh, valerian root, meadow core. All this is stirred, give the opportunity to harden. In the bath add at the rate of 2 tablespoons of the mixture to 5-6 liters of water.

• Recipe number 2.

Take honey as a base. [7]It is added to a tablespoon of water or alcohol infusions of flowers and leaves of lily of the valley, motherwort, hazel, prickly hawthorn. You can add 1 ml of water infusion to the beladonna. All this is mixed until smooth. A tablespoon of the drug is dissolved in 5 liters of hot water.

• Recipe number 3.

Well-proven medicinal decoction for baths. The basis for the preparation of decoction for therapeutic baths is taken butter and lard in equal shares. Melted, heated to a warm state. It is better to use a water bath. In the resulting oil pour in 2 ml of concentrated extracts of the following plant components: lilac (flowers), eucalyptus, white acacia flowers, birch leaves, bird cherry bark. In the bath add a tablespoon of 5 liters of water.

• Recipe number 4.

Take any body cream. It is added to a tablespoon of aqueous or alcoholic infusions of fresh leaves of burdock, ordinary agar, horsetail, burdock. All this is mixed until smooth, added to the bath during the treatment baths. [8]  

• Recipe number 5.

Olive oil, or any other fatty basis, is taken as the basis for the preparation of decoction for medicinal baths. Heats up to a warm state. It is better to use a water bath. In the resulting oil, pour in 2 ml of concentrated extracts of the following plant components: common thyme, veronica officinalis, sweet cherry, drug burnet, sage leaves, yarrow herb. In the bath add at the rate of 2 tablespoons of the mixture to 2-3 liters of water.

Below are the most effective tinctures to improve immunity (drink twice a day, 1-2 tablespoons). [9]

• Recipe number 1.

In ordinary alcohol (500 ml) add 30 grams of calamus root, pine buds, eucalyptus leaves, and coltsfoot leaves. Add a tablespoon of honey. Insist 30 minutes.

• Recipe number 2.

For preparation, take a tablespoon of wild rosemary, birch buds, oregano grass, nettle leaves, pour about 500 ml of brandy. All this insist at least 3-4 days.

• Recipe number 3.

They take in equal parts knotweed, fruits of anise, dill, pine buds, thyme, licorice root. Take about 2-3 tablespoons of each component, insist at least 5 days.[10]

• Recipe number 4.

As a basis take vodka or pure alcohol. Then add a tablespoon of knotweed, coltsfoot, elderberry flowers, cilantro, coriander seed, common oregano. Stir, then set aside and provide an opportunity to insist.

• Recipe number 5.

In a common alcohol (500 ml) is added a tablespoon of oats with husks, mulberries, gooseberries, strawberries, and grated lemon with zest. Insist day.

• Recipe number 6.

For the preparation of balsam take a tablespoon of sage, medical bile and bee venom, pour alcohol or vodka (500 ml). Used for a compress, and you can drink a third of a glass twice a day.

• Recipe number 7.

They take in equal shares the flowers of May lilac, chamomile, and elderberry flowers. Pour all of this with 500 ml of alcohol, add 50 ml of honey. Insist at least 5 days, used inside, 28 days.

• Recipe number 8.

As a basis take vodka or pure alcohol (500 ml). Then add about a tablespoon of the following components: homemade apple leaves, meadow geranium, watermelon flesh, and hips. Stir, insist the day, then put on the bite in the form of lotions, compresses, and also drink half a glass per day.

Homeopathy

For the treatment of bites and the removal of scars after them, homeopathy is applied. Side effects are minimal (most often occur only with an overdose or inappropriate medication, on the background of individual intolerance, increased body sensitivity to drugs). Minimizing, and even completely eliminating the side effects can be subject to all precautions. In particular, before starting treatment you should consult a doctor, follow the treatment regimen, duration.[11]

• Recipe number 1. Decoction for therapeutic baths

Rapeseed, corn oil and olive oil in the ratio 1: 1: 2, or any other fatty basis, are taken as the basis for the preparation of decoction for medicinal baths. Heats up to a warm state. It is better to use a water bath. In the resulting oil, pour in 2 ml of concentrated extracts of the following plant components: onion extract, garlic, horseradish juice and radish juice. In the bath add at the rate of 2 tablespoons of the mixture to 2-3 liters of water.

• Recipe number 2. Body cream

Take any body cream. It is added to a tablespoon of extracts of birch and aspen bark, acorns. You can add 10 ml of fresh juice viburnum. All this is mixed until smooth, put on the bite.

• Recipe number 3. Immunostimulating balm

To prepare take a tablespoon of decoction of the medicinal clover, calendula, large plantain, chicory ordinary, pour about 500 ml of red wine (for example, Cahors). All this is heated, not bringing to full boil, they drink 50 ml per day. The course of treatment is at least 28 days (full biochemical cycle).

• Recipe number 4. Anti-inflammatory elixir

Take in equal shares the tubers of the orchid, St. John's wort, sap of fir or pine, sprouts of potatoes. Take about 5 ml of each component, add about 5 grams of ground nutmeg, 500 ml of alcohol, insist for at least 5 days, drink in small quantities twice a day, 28 days.

• Recipe number 5. Restorative tincture

As a basis take vodka or pure alcohol. Then add approximately one tablespoon of the following components: martin root, panchicha dagil, small periwinkle, forest mallow, fig tree. Stir until a homogeneous consistency is formed, after which they leave to infuse for at least 24 hours.

Herbal medicine

Herbs are quite safe, quickly and effectively eliminate any inflammation, swelling, scars after bites, so they are widely used for treatment. But here you need to comply with safety. It is imperative to consult with your doctor to avoid unwanted side effects and complications. Plants are most often used in the form of compresses or lotions at the site of the bite. This is the most effective way to use them.

Well proved Althaea officinalis. It is recommended to use mashed fresh leaves, decoctions, infusions. Juice moistened napkins and put them overnight in the form of a bandage. Possesses astringent, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic action.

Blackberries, cumanica, azhina are used as a mass of berries. They are applied in several layers, then tied for 2-3 hours. Healing usually occurs already after 5-10 days.

Eucalyptus blue is used in the form of poultices. They are made daily from the leaves. To do this, the sheet is moistened in boiling water, applied to the site of the bite. Also recommended to create a "greenhouse effect" on top of cellophane cover. The course of treatment is 7-10 days.[12]

Surgery

Methods of surgical treatment are rarely used. They are mainly used for severe complications, which are accompanied by inflammation, necrosis, and the development of a tumor.