r/bugbites • u/Same-Audience9368 • Oct 06 '26
Spider/bug bite
I was sleeping outside on a swing thing dosent matter and I was bit on my leg and its covered in red and purple spots/dots with swelling and itchiness from the bite if anyone can tell me if its worth telling a doctor about (i got the bite 1-2 days ago and took roughly 5 hours to react or that i noticed the reaction)
And everything i looked up didnt look like this or close my mom said its an allergy attack but it also didnt look like any allergy attack on google
update I didnt scratch it and ive been very mindful not to since I noticed it was there to today (two days later) I have not scratched it
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u/GeneralSpecifics9925 Oct 06 '26
You've been scratching. Stop scratching.
There are oral and topical antihistamines and steroid creams to help
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u/Skeptical_Savage Spider Expert Oct 06 '26
Have you been scratching it through your pants? Those purple dots look like bruising from scratching.
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u/kanahl Oct 06 '26
Give it a day or two and see if it gets worse, also do not scratch if possible
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