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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain On The Toes After An Insect Bite? My Toe
Posted on
Thu, 12 Jan 2017
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Thu, 12 Jan 2017
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Fri, 3 Feb 2017
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Question : What can I do for an insect bite? My toe is on fire!
Brief Answer:
anti histamine, anti inflammatory pain medication, cold compress
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The pain and any signs (redness, swelling, tenderness etc) would be part of the body's inflammatory response so you need to decrease this inflammation..
The use of anti inflammatory pain medication and anti histamines would help.
Anti inflammatory pain medication includes naproxen, cataflam, ibuprofen and voltaren.
Antihistamines- benadryl, claritine, zyrtec or allegra
These are over the counter meds.
A cold compress to the area may also help as well.
The antibiotic cream would help if there is an infection present.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
anti histamine, anti inflammatory pain medication, cold compress
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The pain and any signs (redness, swelling, tenderness etc) would be part of the body's inflammatory response so you need to decrease this inflammation..
The use of anti inflammatory pain medication and anti histamines would help.
Anti inflammatory pain medication includes naproxen, cataflam, ibuprofen and voltaren.
Antihistamines- benadryl, claritine, zyrtec or allegra
These are over the counter meds.
A cold compress to the area may also help as well.
The antibiotic cream would help if there is an infection present.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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