![]() Have fun, be safe, and pack that benadryl lotion. Incidences of swimmers itch seems to be down significantly. People I was with later in the day spent a fair amount of time that day at the sandbar, also with no issue. The itchy skin condition that swimmers get from the parasite that lives in Higgins Lake and other lakes in Michigan is common. Mucky sandy shallow bottoms with tons of snail shells are a good sign to avoid that beach. I was in Torch on and off the afternoon of Tuesday the 11th with absolutely no problem. So maybe this PSA will help someone, even if it's only one person its worth my 5min to type this. That money, from a state grant, is no longer available. Swimmers Itch, Duck Rash, Snail Rash.whatever you wanna call it, its BAD. Consider, too, that in 2019 we were reimbursed about 8,000 from the Michigan Swimmers Itch Partnership for our contractor costs. The clear Benadryl Lotion is slowly knocking it out after several applications. We bought the cheap one from Rite Aid $6 and it did the job.slowly. Uncontrollable itching.how does that sound?Īnyway Benadryl LOTION (not the drowsy pills that turns your weekend into a nap) does the trick but it takes a while. ![]() Symptoms include a rash withing 12hrs, red hives, or just uncontrollable itching. If you think poison ivy is bad, this is worse. Its a parasite that lives in snails and ducks and mucky bottoms. ![]() After a nice day in the shallow warm waters of Round Lake (by Petoskey and Harbor Springs) my whole family got swimmers itch.
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