Nettles. Or to be precise. Stings
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So, for the first time since I was a kid, I managed to sting my hand on some nettles yesterday. Or to be more precisely, I managed to sting my index finger on some nettles. Obviously it didn't hurt, cos I'm a man, but still I used it as an excuse to get the OH to 'kiss it better' (sorry dear, what do you mean how did I manage to sting that, look, just kiss it better). Wait, going off on a tangent here...
So anyway, since this happened, I've had these random spurts of 'stinging' on various parts of my body that feel exactly the same as the finger that got stung. the original sting itches still and there's a red lump or two, earlier the same finger started stinging / itching further up by the nail so i scratched it and a lump has appeared there. Last night my foot started stinging, right now the back of my other hand is stinging, my left arm is also stinging and a red patch has developed.
What the hell is going on? Is this usual? I thought nettle stings just affected the area that came into contact with the Nettle, can it spread? I don't recall it being like this when i was a kid.
So anyway, since this happened, I've had these random spurts of 'stinging' on various parts of my body that feel exactly the same as the finger that got stung. the original sting itches still and there's a red lump or two, earlier the same finger started stinging / itching further up by the nail so i scratched it and a lump has appeared there. Last night my foot started stinging, right now the back of my other hand is stinging, my left arm is also stinging and a red patch has developed.
What the hell is going on? Is this usual? I thought nettle stings just affected the area that came into contact with the Nettle, can it spread? I don't recall it being like this when i was a kid.
It's all about you.<told this in biology at school, if I'm wrong blame Dr Hardy>...
The stings in nettles are from the hollow glass tubes that grow on their leaves. When you touch them, the hollow glass tubes embed into your epidermis and so let air get to the lower layers of your skin, which makes the stinging sensation that can't really be sorted. Dr Hardy also reckoned dock leaves' sap fills these tubes, which is why rubbing with a dock leaf helps.
Mind you, Dr hardy had a massive wart on his face that he occasionally shaved off by mistake - so he might not know everything.
PS - Forum Stazi - this thread belongs in the lounge, and you know it. Bloody spoilsports. No it doesn't. Just like nettles don't have glass tubes in them. Saying it doesn't make it true.
The stings in nettles are from the hollow glass tubes that grow on their leaves. When you touch them, the hollow glass tubes embed into your epidermis and so let air get to the lower layers of your skin, which makes the stinging sensation that can't really be sorted. Dr Hardy also reckoned dock leaves' sap fills these tubes, which is why rubbing with a dock leaf helps.
Mind you, Dr hardy had a massive wart on his face that he occasionally shaved off by mistake - so he might not know everything.
Edited by Nubbin on Tuesday 21st April 22:57
FrankDrebbin said:
Edited by Nubbin on Tuesday 21st April 22:57
Yeah, but seriously. Can we have the P+P back now?
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