Red bug bite remedies?

[Matt G]

I spent the day yesterday running through our wooded lot in north louisiana. Today my legs are ate up with what I think are red bugs. This crap itches like crazy..... Anybody have any remedies for red bug bites?

[Top Dawg]

Scratch em til they bleed!!! Just be glad u ain't got none on your nuts! That seems to be their sweet spot after a squirrel hunt.

[speck-chaser]

Ive heard alcohol, toothepaste (supposed to smother them) Ive only found that "time" is the only remedy. Its definitely a miserable experience, I hate them things!!!

[AceArcher]

This is gonna make you scream... but is the only thing that worked for me with red bugs and chiggers.

get about 1 lb of epsom salts... sit in the bathtub and let the water run as hot as it will go... (as hot as you can stand it) let the hot water run over your legs where the bites are... (it will make you invent a new language... the cover your feet in epsom salt for a few minutes then rinse again with hot water... After i do this.. no more itch for 1-2 days... then need to repeat if the itch comes back.... the water has to be dang near scalding hot.

[bgizzle]

I get a plastic fork and scratch the crap out of them until the skin breaks and pour rubbing alcohol on em. While doing this drink two stout drinks as fast as you can of whiskey on the rocks you'll be smiling in the end. Lol

[bmac]

For some reason I am thinking turpentine. Haven't had red bugs sinc I was a kid though.

[BIG RED 1983]

Clear nail polish over the bites

[BIG-C]

Take a hot bath with CLOROX in the water,and when u finish rub a little on.

[Matt G]

Damn.... All sound unpleasant except for the whiskey! At this point a flame thrower would be better than the itching.

[redaddiction]

They sell some stuff at the pharmacy called Chigger-rid or something like that. It coats the bite and suffocates them and it helps the itching too.

[Swamp Rocket]

+2 on Clorox bath...

[fishinpox]

What the sheet are red bugs??))

[bgizzle]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

What the sheet are red bugs??))

Chiggers man. Go camp out in a tent in the woods. You'll find out.

[bjhooper82]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

Scratch em til they bleed!!! Just be glad u ain't got none on your nuts! That seems to be their sweet spot after a squirrel hunt.

X2!! I used to get them damn near every year when I was a kid on opening day of squirrel season, on my nuts!!! I would sit on the ground in our woods under a big pecan tree and bust up the tree rats. I would wake myself up from scratching my nugget pouch in my sleep!!! Lol, good ole days.

[Gerald]

Have you heard......an ounce of prevention is worth.....well, a million dollars.

This will keep the redbugs and ticks from biting you.

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[Msucowpoke51]

I dont have any rememdies but I can remember playing on hay bales in my grandpa's hay barn .... and we always regretted it later

[SGib]

Fingernail polish works pretty fast.

[Dink]

Ruli-gel

[hairy]

got them a couple week ends ago,also. i swear this stuff called cortizone 10-plus creme ( it has 1% hydrocortisone ) in it. Smear a small dab on the bug bites this will stop the itching immediately reapply when itching begins again. Also wear loose clothing afterwards as tight clothing rubs on bites and makes them itch again.Got my creme at kmart like $5 well worth it man.

[mr crab]

Originally Posted by SGib

Fingernail polish works pretty fast.

yep. paint over the red spots. the clear coat makes a seal and prevents the bugs from breathing. Only remedy I've ever heard of that works.