Is there something you can take to keep mosquitos away? A vitamin or something?
Jul.22, 2011 in
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My son, I think, is allergic to mosquito bites. He wells up at the site of the bite/sting. I can put bug repellent on him and they find all the places we might miss. Other members of the family (I have two other children) can go outside without even getting a bite. Even without bug repellent. He seems to be the only one with the problem, could this be something in his body chemistry?
My son sweats, but do my husband and other kids so it can’t be that.
July 29th, 2011 at 7:36 am
yes however there is nothing you can do except put bug repellent on him!!
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August 5th, 2011 at 5:36 am
If you take B vitamins or garlic that will keep them away.
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August 11th, 2011 at 6:36 am
garlic pills
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August 16th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
garlic pills, they are over the counter
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August 21st, 2011 at 6:37 am
GARLIC!!!!! eat a small clove of Garlic and that should keep alll biting bugs away…most anti- bug sprays have a chemical called DEET which simply makes the user invisible to the bugs.
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August 25th, 2011 at 1:36 am
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August 28th, 2011 at 8:36 am
Mosquitos are attracted to human sweat….does your son sweat alot? Or is there some sort of perfume or special odor he has? Try a mosquito net…they work great!
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August 31st, 2011 at 2:38 am
Eat bananas to keep them away and dont use perfumed products like soap, laundry sheets, lotion, etc.
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September 2nd, 2011 at 2:36 pm
do not give him bananas i know it sound nuts but they love what is in them and if he eats a lot of them that is what doing it
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September 4th, 2011 at 8:37 am
Actually yes. He might have that “sweet blood”.
Some people attract mosquito’s more than others. I just happen to be one of those people. Why can’t you use repellent on him? There is an alternative to deet out now that’s just as good if not better if that’s what you are worried about.
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September 5th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Bug spray and a mosquito magnet
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September 6th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Keep Karpooram or Campohor in a bowel of water it will keep
u away from mosquito bites
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September 7th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Galic pills work wonders on humans and animals.
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September 8th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
you can buy wrist bands for kids to protect against insects, they are around £2.00 and unfortunetly only last a week once opened – however I found them a godsend when my son was younger – he was alawys getting bitten.
keep your children inside after around 6p.m, and if they are outside you can buy candles / lights that you put on to keep bugs at bay.
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September 9th, 2011 at 11:35 am
Garlic works, but you have to eat so much of it that your pores smell of it, it keeps every other living thing away from you also.
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September 10th, 2011 at 5:36 am
Not really. You must use a bug repelent. Mosquitos are attracted to your skin when you sweat, that doesn’t mean STOP SWEATING; it just means that you must try to stay dry or use something that will fight against them.
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September 10th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
I hope so I’m like ice cream to mosquito’s
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September 11th, 2011 at 11:36 am
I personally realized that I dont get harmed when being hung over and smelling of garlic… Now that also keeps the other people away and I have plenty of room on public transport, but thats ok with me…
Maybe your son deosnt need to be hung over and only needs to strrrongly smell of garlic
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September 11th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
I can’t state anything scientifically. However, I remember having the same issue as a child. We had to get a special prescription ointment (which back then was probably benadryl cream). I have tried benadryl cream, cortisone cream, gold bond ointmentand and have found nothing that works any length of time for the itching. I did hear recently one of the B vitamins can help reduce itching and swelling of mosquito stings, but can’t remember which one…. B12 I think. Check with a health food store, and continue your online research. Good luck.
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September 12th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Tell me about it,
My daughter and I went camping this past weekend and I put Bug Repelant on her but stung her face area and now her face swelled it scared me because I thought maybe she got bit by somthing else I took her to the doctor and they said everything was ok the drainage from the mosqitoes lead to her face to swell up and advise me to put Benedry not sure how u spell it but there is a cream and it protects the skin from insects which was good. I no how hard this is for you but I do truely from my heart wish you the best of Luck and try it. does’nt hurt to try RIGHT?
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September 12th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Not sure but I heard that u are not suppose to eat banana’s during mosquito season cuz i guess potassium attracts mosquitos.
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September 12th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
b
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September 13th, 2011 at 6:36 am
Mosquito Barrier is a very strong liquid garlic made from very potent garlic cloves. The garlic used in Mosquito Barrier is a very powerful variety which is much more potent than the garlic found in grocery stores (in fact, our lab people here refer to it as “super garlic”). Garlic has a natural sulfur which repels insects, including mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. Spraying garlic to keep insects away is not something new, farmers and master gardeners have been doing it for many generations
Wearing long sleeves and pants is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family against mosquito bites, as is using mosquito repellent that contains DEET. Use insect repellent with DEET whenever you’re outside… in the backwoods and in the back yard!
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September 13th, 2011 at 10:37 am
take a mineral bath in mud to harden skin
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September 13th, 2011 at 2:36 pm
garlic pills do sound like a good idea cuz its nasty smelling.but if you want to go garlic try the real thing pills are kinda on my dog house list. but you may want to consider what he is already eating. i know that bananas attract bugs to you when you eat them. or even try to use unscented lotions and soaps on him that may help as well. bug repellent really does not work in my opinion. trust me im a camper and Ive come back just this Monday from a 7 day camping trip with only 2 bites while others that used stuff got mauled. at the end its up to you
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September 13th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I hear they are attracted to pottasium in your blood, so whoever said eat bananas is crazy. And the same thing happened to my little sister a while back and she was on antibiotics and stuff. That really was terrible but good that she found out when she was young that she can’t get bit.
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September 13th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
My son and I suffer the same. The bites last forever. I noticed when I used Avon Skin So Soft in a bath the nasty critters would leave me alone when I went outside later. So I started applying the bath oil straight to my arms and legs and finally to my son under protest/he did not want to smell like a girl. It has worked for us, but get the original scent.
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September 14th, 2011 at 2:36 am
Garlic!
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September 14th, 2011 at 6:37 am
he’s gonna whine, because he’s a kid — but consider modifying his diet to eliminate white grains, white SUGAR especially, candies, all junk food. make him eat more vegetables, fruits, WHOLE grains like brown rice.
acidic blood pH is like honing radar for the little buggers — and all the junky stuff contributes to it. if you eat healthier food, your blood will become more alkaline, which will be a natural detterrent.
you can also make a nicer smelling , less obnoxious repellant by buying some citronella essential oil, and buying a little mister glass bottle thinger, and mixing it with water, and using it kind of like body mist or perfume. deet isn’t so great for the body.
then, some people are just blessed with fresh meat skin, and honestly, i can only tell ya what worked for a friend of mine, who used to get bitten all the time
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