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An addition to the advice already given. Get to a pharmacy for a tube of hydrocortisone cream or ointment and rub on the bitten area as the bites will itch like hell.apply about 4 times a day.This will help to heal. Lord help you, I'm itching as I write. AnnetteSo you don't need to be on a camino with a lot of pilgrims to get bitten.
I can't figure out how to search the forum with my phone -- if I could I would not be adding the millionth thread on bedbugs. I woke up this morning to see a curly line of about seven red bites up my thigh and torso. I'm guessing the culprit is bedbugs.
I am walking into Zaragoza today so that's a good thing. Can some kind soul repeat the steps I should follow?
Thanks much. Laurie
My question now is what about toiletries bag, small plastic bag with charger and first aid kit.
When I get back from the laundromat I'm going to the hotel terrace to spray the outside of pack and outside of sleeping bag. Anything else? !
Get some zip lock bags and put your stuff in there. Bugs do not live in plastic. Where did you get bitten? Did you tell the owner?Ok thanks so much. You guys are great. Things are progressing. I bought a 10€ dress and some underwear and have showered. I now have a big plastic bag with pack and all clothes. I'm going to the laundromat and will stick the pack in the dryer for ten or twenty minutes.
My question now is what about toiletries bag, small plastic bag with charger and first aid kit.
When I get back from the laundromat I'm going to the hotel terrace to spray the outside of pack and outside of sleeping bag. Anything else?
What would I do without the forum?!
Bedbug bites are not always the same and people react differently. The fluid filled look is one good indicator but they don't all react like that and it may take a few days for that to happen.bedbug bites are dome shaped and translucent .. if they are not then they most likely won't be bedbug bites ... plenty of other insects out there ... mosquito bites can appear similar but they are not translucent, looking like they are filled with liquid ...
good that you are taking all the precautions but I do hope something else bit you!
There's no guarantee in hotels. There's no guarantee in the weather either! Bedbugs are very versatile. But they aren't dangerous except maybe to your mental health. Some people cannot tolerate the risk and therefore stay home, others prefer to take a "head in the sand" approach and hope for the best, while I like to have knowledge and be prepared to face the enemy. (And I have had to do so a number of times.)Oh no. I'm a tad paranoid about bed bugs. Are the hotels generally safer to sleep in? I will be travelling in June and I believe they like the warm weather.
No, not at all! Hotels are often worse!Are the hotels generally safer to sleep in? .
... - bedbug bites are dome shaped and translucent .. ...
As if you were slow before, Laurie?I'll tell you, though, there's nothing like the thought of bedbugs to put pep in your step. I walked the 32 km from Fuentes in record time!
So you don't need to be on a camino with a lot of pilgrims to get bitten.
I can't figure out how to search the forum with my phone -- if I could I would not be adding the millionth thread on bedbugs. I woke up this morning to see a curly line of about seven red bites up my thigh and torso. I'm guessing the culprit is bedbugs.
I am walking into Zaragoza today so that's a good thing. Can some kind soul repeat the steps I should follow?
Thanks much. Laurie
Could be a flea. I am very allergic so I notice right away when I've been bitten. I am not on the Camino yet, but "training" in the town where I live. Last week I had a series of bites that ran from my ankle up to my waistline. Tea tree oil helps!So you don't need to be on a camino with a lot of pilgrims to get bitten.
I can't figure out how to search the forum with my phone -- if I could I would not be adding the millionth thread on bedbugs. I woke up this morning to see a curly line of about seven red bites up my thigh and torso. I'm guessing the culprit is bedbugs.
I am walking into Zaragoza today so that's a good thing. Can some kind soul repeat the steps I should follow?
Thanks much. Laurie
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