Ant bites can be relieved by wound treatment and medication to reduce swelling.
Wound treatment: If the patient is bitten by ants, it is recommended to first use flowing water to rinse the wound, then use iodophor and other drugs to disinfect the wound, and then use an ice bag or an ice towel to apply cold compresses to the local area to alleviate the patient’s discomfort and reduce the swelling of the affected area.
Medication: If the affected area is red, swollen and itchy, you can use drugs that have the effect of reducing swelling and stopping itching, such as compound dexamethasone acetate cream, mometasone furoate cream, etc., to achieve the effect of stopping the itching and reducing swelling. You can also take loratadine, cetirizine and other drugs, can achieve anti-itching, swelling effect.
It is recommended that patients should pay attention to the cleaning and care of the wound during the recovery process, and should go to the hospital in time if other adverse reactions occur.