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I stepped in an ant bed and my ankles have started swelling?
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Ouch!: I presume this was more than 24 hours ago and that they were some sort of fire ant. Not much you can do now except 1. elevate the legs higher that your heart, 2.Warm moist compresses to mobilize the formic acid out to the tissues, 3. Drink over 60 oz fluids per day to help clear the toxins from your body, 4. Maintain proper nutrition--esp Vitamins A,C, and B complex
Answered 1/9/2017
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