Hi David,
There are a hundreds of different responses to your question(s). These little buggers, their bite and treatment after the fact differs so much. What works for one doesn't work for someone else. It seems each person reacts differently.
You might want to browse the following link -
http://www.roatanet.com/roatan-honduras/
This is an archive of e-mails posted to a sister website to travel-to-honduras.
It is very easy to navigate and you will find numerous answers to each and every one of your questions below. Sandflies and their bites are popular topics.
Personally, we use a non-DEET product called Cactus Juice (w/sunscreen). We have found it to be very effective if you apply it regularly and when you get out of the water. After you're bit, we've found a simple anti-itch cream or "Itch Stick" or "Benedryl Itch Stick" fixes you right up. Then there are others who will tell you none of this works for them and DEET is the the only relief. You have to try different things and eventually you'll find what works best for you.
Good luck and Enjoy!
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: Hennings, David
Sent: 6/14/2004 12:47:46 PM
To: travel-to-honduras.....com
Subject: RE: [travel-to-honduras] Re: Roatan here we come!
Ok, let's address this issue one more time on this board for
mosquito/sand flies.
1 Does anything other than DEET really work for more than a short period
of time?
2. Also what are the best Deet products people have found?
3. What about taking vitamin B/garlic?
4. What is the best treatment for the itch after getting bit?
5. What has been the best treatment for a whole beach to
reduce/eliminate sand fly population for those of you who are resort
owners (that is still somewhat environmentally sensitive...)?
Judith gave the best response I have seen. I have pasted it below but I
would also be interested input from others. Thanks. David
Dear Group: To those who get bitten...
...Only for those of you who will use prescription drugs. This is the
name
of a little tube of ointment that takes the bite out of the bite!
Sometimes
almost immediately!
... Clobetasol Propionate Cream USP, 0.05%
Because of my extreme allergic reaction to the bites, we stopped
building
our house in Roatan. Then, since my husband and I just couldn't give
this
up, we went to our dermatologist. The skin doctor prescribed this
ointment
for me and said it was 100 times more effective than hydrocortisone. I
recommend this highly for those of you who have such a difficult time
with
the mosquitos and sand fleas (or whatever you want to call those guys
you
don't see). This is a prescription so I emphasize that you check with
your
doctor first. In Roatan, if your doctor says it's OK for you to use it,
no
prescription is required. We bought the ointment for just under $2.50 at
the drug stores in Coxen Hole.
Directions: Put just a little on the end of your little finger and dot
on
the bite...don't rub or put a lot on...use just a tiny bit for each
bite.
My opiinion is that you use this in combination with: Take odorless
garlic
SOFTGEL (softgel doesn't come back up on you!) - 3 1000 mgs a day (I
take
Spring Valley).......then also take 100 mg of vitamin B-1 a day. Start
taking this as soon as you plan a trip to the tropical climate and
continue
to take it as long as you are there. Please note that you must talk to
your
doctor about anything that is different than your normal intake of
vitamins.
For me, this combination of changing my internal system slowly with the
pills and then having an ointment to put on when the bugs do bite has
made
living in Roatan a miracle...I do get some bites still but the reaction
is
much much less and then the ointment takes the miserable bite out of the
bites. For me, the bite lasts for 24 hours or so and then subsides
completely.
Daily I put on Skin So Soft or Cactus Juice and spray something with
Deet
for the early morning or twilight times, but that in the past didn't do
it.
Now, the combination of everything works WONDERS.
What I am telling you is something I've waited to say. First, I wanted
to
test it myself when we were there in March, then I wanted to give the
ointment to friends while we were there who then used it. All but one
where
amazed at the results. This worked even for a little guy who was stung
in
the water...in minutes he was fine.
Since then I've ordered Safe Sea (sunblock with jellyfish and sea lice
sting
protective lotion). It's not yet tested against Portugese man-o'was and
Box Jellyfish.
Order, email: mail.....com
Phone: 1-888-400-8400 which is Lifestyles Direct, the authorized
distributor
This I have not used yet. It should be obvious that you would not use
this
and then go into jellyfish infested water. But for those who are
sensitive
to anything, this also may be of help.
We'll be back in Roatan in May and June as our house PROGRESSES, yes
we're
building again. I'll give you an update on all this and hopefully some
of
you out there will find visiting and living amongst the little creatures
much less of a problem. I know I sure have!
Cheers and blessings,
Judy Allred
-----Original Message-----
From: coach_izzy [mailto:izbiz.....netcom.com]
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 9:22 AM
To: travel-to-honduras.....com
Subject: [travel-to-honduras] Re: Roatan here we come!
Thanks Linda! I will check out those places if BIBR does not carry
your products. Looking forward to it! Thank you again! Coach Izzy
--- In travel-to-honduras.....com, Linda MacDonald
wrote:
> Hi Coach Izzy,
>
> This is Linda Kay the maker or Linda Kay's Bodyguard. Thank you
for asking about my product. I am a bit negligent in my marketing
rounds, I,m sorry to say. I went by Bay Island Beach Resort to see
if they would like to carry it in their gift shop, but I did not
catch the person who made those types of decisions. I will continue
to try and hopefully they will have it in stock when you arrive.
Currently, Cayuco's in West End has it and AKR's snack shop are the
two closest places at this point.
>
> Delight in the Earth
> Linda Kay
> www.tropicalislandvilla.com
>
>
>
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