Mosquitos

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

They love me for some reason. Currently in Thailand and after the rainy season they’re everywhere. Been bitten about a dozen times and I get massive welts, like an allergic reaction. Anyone else suffer with this?

 

[edwardcrompton]

They love me for some reason. Currently in Thailand and after the rainy season they’re everywhere. Been bitten about a dozen times and I get massive welts, like an allergic reaction. Anyone else suffer with this?

Stop complaining you massive wuss....

 

[Vintage]

They love me for some reason. Currently in Thailand and after the rainy season they’re everywhere. Been bitten about a dozen times and I get massive welts, like an allergic reaction. Anyone else suffer with this?

Cover yourself in powdered sugar. The mosquitos hate the sugar

 

[Ming the Merciful]

They love me for some reason. Currently in Thailand and after the rainy season they’re everywhere. Been bitten about a dozen times and I get massive welts, like an allergic reaction. Anyone else suffer with this?

Same, wherever I am I'm their favourite meal whereas my wife never gets a single mozzie bite.

I think diet has something to do with it, I'm a meat eater and she's veggie but maybe it's genetic too, I should research really.

The plug-in things to keep them away never really seem to work too well in my experience, the rub on sprays and lotions are better, a net even better if you have the option as long as you don't go to bed with the things trapped inside it.

For the welts go get an antihistamine (if medically safe for you personally), will bring them down and reduce the itching. You can get the over the counter in Thailand and meds are pretty cheap. In Europe take a pack with you or you can end up charged a fortune.

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Cover yourself in powdered sugar. The mosquitos hate the sugar

No thank you Vintage,

 

[DrEFC]

Antihistamines, sometime topical steroids. I react the same. Skin so soft from Avon, doesn't work in studies, but empirically, it works for me- as long as it has citronella in it.

 

[Anno1878]

Poor wife is exactly the same. I’ll get the odd one or two but she will get a load with some of them morphing into giant welts which then leave scar marks.

 

[chicoazul]

Stop complaining you massive wuss....

STRAIGHT OUTTA CROMPTON A MIDNIGHT MF CALLED EDDIE, HES GONNA BLAST YOUR BS REAL STEADY.

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Just got home and after examining my numerous welts in the shower I’m concerned that at least one of the bites is infected. This one on my calf is abar two inches across and one inch up and down.

 

[Kurt.]

Just got home and after examining my numerous welts in the shower I’m concerned that at least one of the bites is infected. This one on my calf View attachment 281698is abar two inches across and one inch up and down.

Pfffft… its a scratch ffs

 

[Kurt.]

Welts though ….. brings back fond memories …. Great poster

 

[Eggs]

….best cure is to come back to Blighty immediately.

 

[NeilMorepies]

A quick rub down in Lard/Goose Fat also works. Keep away from any open fires though, as you may end up spit-roasted.

 

[chicoazul]

Just got home and after examining my numerous welts in the shower I’m concerned that at least one of the bites is infected. This one on my calf View attachment 281698is abar two inches across and one inch up and down.

Looks like early onset blood poisoning pal, don’t panic and just go to a walk in for referral to probably Trop School Of Medicine. Take an overnight bag but they’ll sort it.