I have got an insect bite on the back of my leg which wont heal any advice?

try eurax or germoline ask the pharmacist if these don't help. Bathe area with cold water it calms it down a treat but itching is often worse at night.My daughter has been bitten 4 times this month 3 times in 1 day!The area is red and swollen and it has clearly spread but a cold wet flannel helped a lot.

I would agree with neogriff on all counts. To make sure you never get bitten again by any flying insect always rub on some Avon Skin So Soft bath OIL , not spray,in Woodland Fresh scent. We often go up to Scotland mountain climbing and were recommended this by one of the Special Forces instructors we used, they even wear it in the Jungle. Id like to know how they found it worked? Who was the squaddie?

for something as so severe as that may i suggest that you have your head chopped off it usually cures all your ailments, " LOL "... nah its because its the back of your knee that is irritating it, get some bactroban cream or timodine cream they are both very good for them things....

Have you tried an anti-histamine cream? Sometimes you can suffer from an allergic reaction to bites, even if you haven't before. Particularly nasty ones can sometimes take several days to heal.

Use arnica tincture to reduce any swelling, followed by tea tree oil to dry it out and it should go away, you need to let the air get to it as much as you can so wear shorts instead of trousers. Make sure there is no insect debris left in the wound by giving it a good squeeze first, you can get heads and all sorts of yukky stuff left in bites and stings.

GAL was bitten last sat night Mark, looked like a broken hand till friday, even now, you can still see the difference.

tea tree oil. I was bitten loads the other day, they all came up in big lumps and started leaking a kind of glue like substance, I put tea tree on and they are healing nicely

ask 4 suggestions in pharmacy... i asked there & they gave me a cream... it was great