How do you make the swelling go down on a swollen mosquito bite?

Question

I got it yesterday, scratched the living h**l out of it and pressed the little X mark you do with your nails to re-distribute something?I don't know exactly what it's for, but hey, its tradition.

Basically, it got swollen and the original part of the bite is kinda slightly like bare skin [0.5 layer of skin ripped off, lol, think of a tiny scrape] on a tiny little part.

But it's swollen ish, and hot.

My mom put some cream for bug bites on it, and an ice cold, damp cloth on my arm which she's gonna replace every now and then..

Any more tips? -drinking lots of water cause that seems to be the answer to everything-

Oh, and for anyone out there who might want to tell me it's not a mosquito bite.. [cause i might believe you..]

I live in North Carolina, it's been humid a lot and raining lately [charlotte], I cant stay inside because of school, andd it's happened a couple times before but they were on my legs when I went to a forest

I think it's a mosquito bite? but it could be some other species of flying insect thing, help?

Answer 1

umm i think youput camomile lotion on it with a cotton bud.

Answer 2

i would suggest u put some ice on it

Answer 3

Benedryl ointment

Answer 4

don't scratch it and it will be gone by the next day.

Answer 5

if you already scratched it open, try applying toothpaste. call me crazy but its helped from it being itchy and makes the redness go away. as for the swelling, i live in rhode island and we were warned about some mosquitoes and such having west nille virus. make sure its not because of  that. although, the swelling might be from irritation of you itching it a lot.

Answer 6

just stop scratching it. it will go down

Answer 7

you can rub your spit on the bite