This is the second time I got braces. Recently, I got only my top braces on, and didn't get the bottom ones on until today. I've been taking Ibeprofen and it is NOT HELPING! I was thinking maybe Advil Liquid gels?? I'm open for any suggestions! P.S. I'm only 14 so nothing too strong. Thanks so much for all who help. I just want to eat again!
Answer:
***if u r in serious pain use advil or tylenol but dont over do it.
my friend just got braces last week and overdid it with the advil and fainted first day or 2 ur teeth may be a little sensitive so stick with eating soup, pasta, ice cream, milkshakes, bananas, jello, pudding, beans, toast-soft foods***avoid straws!every night use Peroxyl mouthwash for like a week to keep ur gums storng from cuts and use dental wax and rubber coverups so u wont get blisters, they hurt a little but arent that bad. avoid sleeping on ur side, try to keep ur head straight up for a couple of daysevery morning and every night use the Peroxyl mouthwash again for 2 weeks then after that just use ACT mouthwash to keep ur teeth and gum s healthy. get some Super floss, made for braces-i sugest elictrical toothbrushes they keep ur mouth cleanerdont worry-trust me- i have had my braces on for almost 4 years, i am gettin em off on July 3-my friend says it acutally hurts more to get em off so yea-Nati
yeah, its normal for ur teeth to hurt after braces, but after like a week, it will start to get better and ull be able to eat. yeah, just take advil and tough it out. ^^good luck, from a friend who had braces too
Try Excedrin. It's a mixture of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine.Cold works too. Ice, Ice Water, Ice Cream, etc.
All you can do besides advil is just tough it out. I know, it sucks, but after a few days the pain will calm down and you will be able eat solids again. Believe the straight teeth will be worth your wait. ;)
My friend once said that taking soluble aspirin helped him a lot. What he do: He took two aspirin and let it rest in his mouth for a few seconds and swallow it. I know it tastes awful but if it helped him, I'm sure you would do anything for the pain.Hope this helps you too.
A couple of benidryl does the trick ;D I had the same problem. It get's better, too. May I suggest eating mashed potatoes for a while %26lt;3
Advil is always a sure bet... any time you get them tightened or get new rubberbands (or actually use them), make sure to take some because those rubberbands will definitely cause pain. It ain't that bad... I had braces for 5 years- so wear those rubberbands, cuz I didn't for about 3 and thats why I had them so long. Gewd lawk
have your parents call the orthodontist so that you can get something stronger. the doctor will be available 24/7.
Advil works great but try chewing sugarless gum it hurst for a little bit but them it won't hurt any more after the gum get softer and it somehow lostens up and makes it easier to chew harder food also try gargling salt water (i don't know why but it works)
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
I got bit?
I got bit by something. It's red around it then white, then there's the actual bite. What do you think it is. It happened in the pool.
Answer:
Did it hurt when it bit you? If not, it isn't a bee/wasp/hornet.
If it was, scrape the stinger out with a credit card [ pulling it out with tweezers actually injects more venom ].
Wash with soap and water, rinse well, and check it frequently.
If it spreads or swells rapidly, go to urgent care.
Otherwise, put antibiotic ointment and a bandaid over it.
Check it frequently tomorrow, too; and go to the doc if it looks worse.
[ My guess - spider bite: they don't hurt until later, and they turn lovely colors ].
Could be a spider or snake, go to the Dr.
it was me
It may have been a water spider or bug of some sort. Best Bet- See a doctor!
It could be anything. Keep an eye on it--if it looks like a bulls-eye or you run a fever, call your doctor.
It sounds like a tick bite
probably a fire ant or some other pinching ant.
Maybe a wasp, or bee floating in the water. Try applying ice and put some ointment on it. If it gets worst within an hour after the bite, go to Urgent Care.
Sounds like a spider or a wasp, I suggest you try cleaning it out immediately, scrap the stinger if a wasp, put some ice on it to ease the swelling, then going to the doctor if it gets worse!
ouch. it was probably a wasp, but if it's huge, it may be a hornet. put ice on it, and if you see a stinger, try to scrape it away with a stiff piece of paper. DO NOT USE TWEEZERS! they can end up squeezing more of the poison into your body than there already is. when i say poison tho, don't panic. the stuff just makes the bite mark swell and get really sore. after icing, put calamine lotion on it, and that will take away the sting. good luck, the same thing has happened to me!!
dont know try putting cortizone on it
it sounds like you got stung by a bee. lol. I think you would have known had you been bitten by a snake, seeing as their big and everything. If it is a bee sting, you can mix equal parts baking soda, and water together, into a paste and put it on the sting. That will take the burning away. Keep an eye on it though, some people are allergic to bee stings. It could also be a spider bite, though the way you describe it, sounds like a bee sting to me.
Go to the doctor it could be a bad diese.
Answer:
Did it hurt when it bit you? If not, it isn't a bee/wasp/hornet.
If it was, scrape the stinger out with a credit card [ pulling it out with tweezers actually injects more venom ].
Wash with soap and water, rinse well, and check it frequently.
If it spreads or swells rapidly, go to urgent care.
Otherwise, put antibiotic ointment and a bandaid over it.
Check it frequently tomorrow, too; and go to the doc if it looks worse.
[ My guess - spider bite: they don't hurt until later, and they turn lovely colors ].
Could be a spider or snake, go to the Dr.
it was me
It may have been a water spider or bug of some sort. Best Bet- See a doctor!
It could be anything. Keep an eye on it--if it looks like a bulls-eye or you run a fever, call your doctor.
It sounds like a tick bite
probably a fire ant or some other pinching ant.
Maybe a wasp, or bee floating in the water. Try applying ice and put some ointment on it. If it gets worst within an hour after the bite, go to Urgent Care.
Sounds like a spider or a wasp, I suggest you try cleaning it out immediately, scrap the stinger if a wasp, put some ice on it to ease the swelling, then going to the doctor if it gets worse!
ouch. it was probably a wasp, but if it's huge, it may be a hornet. put ice on it, and if you see a stinger, try to scrape it away with a stiff piece of paper. DO NOT USE TWEEZERS! they can end up squeezing more of the poison into your body than there already is. when i say poison tho, don't panic. the stuff just makes the bite mark swell and get really sore. after icing, put calamine lotion on it, and that will take away the sting. good luck, the same thing has happened to me!!
dont know try putting cortizone on it
it sounds like you got stung by a bee. lol. I think you would have known had you been bitten by a snake, seeing as their big and everything. If it is a bee sting, you can mix equal parts baking soda, and water together, into a paste and put it on the sting. That will take the burning away. Keep an eye on it though, some people are allergic to bee stings. It could also be a spider bite, though the way you describe it, sounds like a bee sting to me.
Go to the doctor it could be a bad diese.
I got bit!?
My boyfriend and I got alil' freaky in the woods if you know what I mean..and i got mosquito bites all over my hips and ******! he does to lol. help!
Answer:
Well at least you had fun first...wink! The best creme I've used is called "Aveeno" and it works wonders fast for stings and bites...feel better... ;)
Benadryl gel applied directly to the bites, or any other over the counter anti-itch cream will work.
AfterBite is ammonia based rub, it draws the itch out immediately, otherwise try straight ammonia on a cotton ball.
Any over-the-counter itch/bite cream will help you here, especially those with hydrocortisone.Lidocaine jelly also works very well. Taking a little diphenhydramine could keep some of the inflammation down. I would recommend taking a shower clean the skin and remove any potential irritants. In the future, you may want to bring a can of bug repellent.
Answer:
Well at least you had fun first...wink! The best creme I've used is called "Aveeno" and it works wonders fast for stings and bites...feel better... ;)
Benadryl gel applied directly to the bites, or any other over the counter anti-itch cream will work.
AfterBite is ammonia based rub, it draws the itch out immediately, otherwise try straight ammonia on a cotton ball.
Any over-the-counter itch/bite cream will help you here, especially those with hydrocortisone.Lidocaine jelly also works very well. Taking a little diphenhydramine could keep some of the inflammation down. I would recommend taking a shower clean the skin and remove any potential irritants. In the future, you may want to bring a can of bug repellent.
I got bit by something and my knee really hurts now. It seems like the bite generates heat, too; what to do?
Answer:
I will answer as a nurse who has worked at an emergent care clinic.
Depending on how long you have had the bite, how large it is, and what you got bit by, I would reccommend you go to an emergent care clinic or your family physician's office.
If you just got the bite, it looks small, like a typical bug bite (pencil eraser size, mostly red) put hydrocortizone ointment on it and try your best not to scratch it.
If you have had the bite a couple days, it seems to be getting bigger, it looks like a large pimple it could be an MRSA infection that will need to be treated right away. These often resemble large bug bites and are VERY serious if left untreated (the infection can get into the blood and cause you to become septic, or it can devistate a nearby joint or bone). Please do not "pop" the bite if it has a white head, this will only spread the infection to other parts of your skin and your loved ones.
The bite is infected. See a doctor as it might be a bad spider bite. These can be serious. A bite should go away in 1 day, if you've had it longer ~ see a doctor ASAP
Go to the Doctor, it maybe infected.
I would watch the bite mark. was it a spider or do u know? If it starts to form a pimple then u see it gettin dark its a brown recluse and those kill tissue u will need to go to a Dr and get it cleaned out and put on antibiotics. I have seen people get fingers amputated cause of them. good Luck
I had something like that. I thought I had a spider bite, it looked kind of like a mosquito bite. But over the course of a day it got more swollen, red and hard. It started to hurt, and the pain got much worse. It was also hot to the touch. Eventually I got a fever. Thats when I called my Dr. He told me to come in right away. I thought it was just an infected spider bite. All of those symptoms are signs of infection.But as another answer said, it was MRSA. Its a Staph infection that causes an abcess. I had to have it cut open and drained and get a shot of antibiotics. It was really bad, and it may not have been so bad if I had gone to the doctor a day earlier.You should go to the Dr.
I got bit by a snake...?
i got bit by a water moccasin and i know there posinous but nothing happend, no swelling, no pain (except the bite, that hurt) or anything?
Answer:
Either you were lucky (about 40% of all people bitten by venomous snakes are not injected with venom) or you were not bitten by a water moccasin. My guess is you were mistaken as to the snake that bit you. Are your bite marks two neat pinhole punctures or more elongated? The former would indicate a water moccasin, the latter some other type of snake.
http://www.edkuniversity.com/bite.html...I would go get help if I was you... you might not feel anything now, but the toxins in your body could cause damage later.
Go see a doctor immediately, or even better: contact Poison Control Center.
.you would know by now if it was poisonous.
Don't take a chance. See a doctor. This is your life.
Answer:
Either you were lucky (about 40% of all people bitten by venomous snakes are not injected with venom) or you were not bitten by a water moccasin. My guess is you were mistaken as to the snake that bit you. Are your bite marks two neat pinhole punctures or more elongated? The former would indicate a water moccasin, the latter some other type of snake.
http://www.edkuniversity.com/bite.html...I would go get help if I was you... you might not feel anything now, but the toxins in your body could cause damage later.
Go see a doctor immediately, or even better: contact Poison Control Center.
.you would know by now if it was poisonous.
Don't take a chance. See a doctor. This is your life.
I got a sunburn yesterday its very painful is it o.k to go in the evening sun?
is more sun bad for my sunburn
Answer:
Sunburn puts you at risk for skin cancer in a few years. To go out in the sun again while you are burned is insanity. It would be painful in the short run and very, very harmful in the long run. Take some aspirin, which helps lessen the effects of sunburn and put aloe on your burn. Next time use a sunscreen. Ever see someone who has had skin cancer cut off? They are not pretty scars.
What the HELL is evening Sun? Yes it is bad to go back in the Sun with a bad Sunburn are you a RETARD? Have you ever heard of Suncreen? Do you live in a Bubble?
Will most likly feel uncomfortable. Get pure Aloe Jell and coat the area, well. Absorbed by the skin, cools the burn. Natures remedy.,
there's actually a new medicine lotion stuff out for sunburn. It's called Cool Aloe I.C.E by Hawaiian tropic. It's kind of a blue green color and has bubbles and looks kind of like hairgel (i had to put it on my poor boyfriend last week because he skipped the sunscreen and got burned really bad at work and looked like Lobster Boy). But if you can't find that, perhaps you could use ice or some kind of cold cream (i used to use Noxema) or something with Aloe on your burn and then wear A LOT of sunblock next time you go outside.
wear a spf 50 to protect yourself an vinager will take out the sting an make you smell funny
GREETINGS, the evening sun is just as potent and capable of a burn as afternoon or morning. It's not ok to go in the sun unless you want sun poisoning or a 2nd degree burn and going to the hospital. Swimming is ok in the shade. I would use sunscreen in the future, with a burn already you are more at risk for skin cancer as the upper layer of skin is already damaged. ICE is an aloe, lidocaine product sold by most places (Walmart, drugstores), it will help ease the pain.
Answer:
Sunburn puts you at risk for skin cancer in a few years. To go out in the sun again while you are burned is insanity. It would be painful in the short run and very, very harmful in the long run. Take some aspirin, which helps lessen the effects of sunburn and put aloe on your burn. Next time use a sunscreen. Ever see someone who has had skin cancer cut off? They are not pretty scars.
What the HELL is evening Sun? Yes it is bad to go back in the Sun with a bad Sunburn are you a RETARD? Have you ever heard of Suncreen? Do you live in a Bubble?
Will most likly feel uncomfortable. Get pure Aloe Jell and coat the area, well. Absorbed by the skin, cools the burn. Natures remedy.,
there's actually a new medicine lotion stuff out for sunburn. It's called Cool Aloe I.C.E by Hawaiian tropic. It's kind of a blue green color and has bubbles and looks kind of like hairgel (i had to put it on my poor boyfriend last week because he skipped the sunscreen and got burned really bad at work and looked like Lobster Boy). But if you can't find that, perhaps you could use ice or some kind of cold cream (i used to use Noxema) or something with Aloe on your burn and then wear A LOT of sunblock next time you go outside.
wear a spf 50 to protect yourself an vinager will take out the sting an make you smell funny
GREETINGS, the evening sun is just as potent and capable of a burn as afternoon or morning. It's not ok to go in the sun unless you want sun poisoning or a 2nd degree burn and going to the hospital. Swimming is ok in the shade. I would use sunscreen in the future, with a burn already you are more at risk for skin cancer as the upper layer of skin is already damaged. ICE is an aloe, lidocaine product sold by most places (Walmart, drugstores), it will help ease the pain.
I got a sunburn on my face and today Its completely swollen, is there anything I can use to heel it ?
Can you recamend something to put on it? Besides ice?
Answer:
If you have swelling, you have toxins in your body from the burn. It's important to drink lots of water to wash the toxins out. You need to drink a coffee-mug size amount of water every hour. You should see results in 18-24 hours.Take Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) every four hours. You can also put aloe vera gel on it, look for an ingredient that ends in "caine" such as Lidocaine or Benzocaine. It will help relieve the soreness.Good luck!
take some ibuprofen (motrin/advil) to help with the swelling. aloe may soothe the burn (places like whole foods sell aloe with out alcohol in it) stay out of the sun! and wait it out...
noxema works pretty well on sunburn
Aloe vera (a plant if you have it) or lotion should take out the sting, swelling, and heal it pretty fast.
Aspirin will help the swelling as will aloe and taking vitamin E supplements will help the process along and they're cheap and easy to find at your pharmacy
LOL, time heals all things.
go get aloe Vera and put it all over Ur face
i got sunburned once and it hurts huh?
i got some aloe Vera to put on my face and it healed in 4 days!
i still put on aloe Vera because the aloe Vera makes my skin soft and smooth!
well good luck to ya!
I truly would not mess around with blisters, you could have serious third degree burns, so be careful not to avoid medical help early. This method may not help to heal, but it sure helps take out the heat. It stinks a bit, but I found great results. Try 3 parts cold (ice cold if you can stand it) water, 1 part vinegar, moisten a soft cloth and lay it over the burned area. When your cloth gets warm, wet it again, repeat until the V/water is not cold enough to help draw out the heat. I also keep aloe Vera gel in the fridge.
Ouch! Okay, your first goal is to calm down the swelling and cool the skin down. Take Ibuprofin. That will help the discomfort and swelling. Now, when you burn the skin continues to stay warm. I like to hop in the shower and turn on cool water for a few minutes. You should also definitely ice, covered in a small towel, or wet a towel wring it out and place it in the freezer for twenty minutes or so. Apply regularly every half hour. Aloe is great, too! It helps heal and cool the skin. Glob it on and stand in front of a fan. Even better if its in the fridge. It will be about a few days or so until you are healed. And just a few days it will tan and then peel. Let it peel off naturally, you can scar if you pick it off. I don't know what you use on your skin but be sure not use anything with retinol, salicylic, glycolic, or lactic acids. No masks, or enzyme masks, no scrubs. Cetaphil cleanser is great. Or just use something that wont irritate your skin. Be gentle. Good luck!
Answer:
If you have swelling, you have toxins in your body from the burn. It's important to drink lots of water to wash the toxins out. You need to drink a coffee-mug size amount of water every hour. You should see results in 18-24 hours.Take Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) every four hours. You can also put aloe vera gel on it, look for an ingredient that ends in "caine" such as Lidocaine or Benzocaine. It will help relieve the soreness.Good luck!
take some ibuprofen (motrin/advil) to help with the swelling. aloe may soothe the burn (places like whole foods sell aloe with out alcohol in it) stay out of the sun! and wait it out...
noxema works pretty well on sunburn
Aloe vera (a plant if you have it) or lotion should take out the sting, swelling, and heal it pretty fast.
Aspirin will help the swelling as will aloe and taking vitamin E supplements will help the process along and they're cheap and easy to find at your pharmacy
LOL, time heals all things.
go get aloe Vera and put it all over Ur face
i got sunburned once and it hurts huh?
i got some aloe Vera to put on my face and it healed in 4 days!
i still put on aloe Vera because the aloe Vera makes my skin soft and smooth!
well good luck to ya!
I truly would not mess around with blisters, you could have serious third degree burns, so be careful not to avoid medical help early. This method may not help to heal, but it sure helps take out the heat. It stinks a bit, but I found great results. Try 3 parts cold (ice cold if you can stand it) water, 1 part vinegar, moisten a soft cloth and lay it over the burned area. When your cloth gets warm, wet it again, repeat until the V/water is not cold enough to help draw out the heat. I also keep aloe Vera gel in the fridge.
Ouch! Okay, your first goal is to calm down the swelling and cool the skin down. Take Ibuprofin. That will help the discomfort and swelling. Now, when you burn the skin continues to stay warm. I like to hop in the shower and turn on cool water for a few minutes. You should also definitely ice, covered in a small towel, or wet a towel wring it out and place it in the freezer for twenty minutes or so. Apply regularly every half hour. Aloe is great, too! It helps heal and cool the skin. Glob it on and stand in front of a fan. Even better if its in the fridge. It will be about a few days or so until you are healed. And just a few days it will tan and then peel. Let it peel off naturally, you can scar if you pick it off. I don't know what you use on your skin but be sure not use anything with retinol, salicylic, glycolic, or lactic acids. No masks, or enzyme masks, no scrubs. Cetaphil cleanser is great. Or just use something that wont irritate your skin. Be gentle. Good luck!
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