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nhswim · 07-07-2011, 09:09 PM

During late June and early July in the summer of 2010 I am not sure if I had scabies or duck itch, but I finally got the cream for scabies as I had an allergic reaction to whatever was biting me - every bite swelled up and I had about 40 of them. The scabies medication is a prescription, and I slept with it on me overnight. At the same time I started showering after every swim and my swollen bites cleared up and did not return. We are in Moultonborough Neck on the lake. Just this week my husband is getting bitten by something this year so perhaps it is duck itch again. We are swimming quite a bit but I still shower after swimming and he waits until the end of the day to shower. You can buy "after bite" at Rite Aid which helps with itching. When mine was so bad I was worried I had bed bugs at first but fortunately that was not the case- researching that makes duck itch look good!

Anyone else getting duck itch this year? I went on to check because of my husband's bites these past few days.

07-07-2011, 09:09 PM	#35
nhswim Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Duck itch During late June and early July in the summer of 2010 I am not sure if I had scabies or duck itch, but I finally got the cream for scabies as I had an allergic reaction to whatever was biting me - every bite swelled up and I had about 40 of them. The scabies medication is a prescription, and I slept with it on me overnight. At the same time I started showering after every swim and my swollen bites cleared up and did not return. We are in Moultonborough Neck on the lake. Just this week my husband is getting bitten by something this year so perhaps it is duck itch again. We are swimming quite a bit but I still shower after swimming and he waits until the end of the day to shower. You can buy "after bite" at Rite Aid which helps with itching. When mine was so bad I was worried I had bed bugs at first but fortunately that was not the case- researching that makes duck itch look good! Anyone else getting duck itch this year? I went on to check because of my husband's bites these past few days.