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2naSalit

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4. Best thing for
Wed May 27, 2020, 10:05 AM
May 2020

a spider bite, should you have such misfortune again, all you need is baking soda and some water, make a paste and put it on the bite area. I use a mixture of clay and soda, the clay helps draw out the poison and keeps the soda on your skin longer. The poison in the bite is acid based, soda helps neutralize it while also drawing it out. I learned this long after suffering four hobo spider bites on my face in one night, happened while I was asleep. It was painful and my face was a mess for several months, I couldn't go out in public as I looked like I had large 3rd degree burns on my face, it was horrible. The whole mess flares up now when I am stressed or if I get bitten by a spider anywhere on my body and mosquitoes anywhere on my upper body. I still have nerve damage after all these years, thankfully the remaining markings only look like a little sunburn and my eyes are light sensitive, I have to wear hats now, never did before.

Good thing it was only your hand, but keep an eye on changing health issues since your body has now absorbed a good dose of the poison, I don't know if antibodies are created, never looked that up.

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