Bed bugs haunting me

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Hi guys! So a few weeks back, I was backpacking and I started experiencing red bumps and scratches on my body. I thought it might be mosquito bites but then another guy in my dorm got the same bumps, and I read a review of our hostel saying they saw signs of bed bugs there. I didn’t see any when staying there, but I really didn’t properly look.

So anyways, I travel about a week more, new bumps appear and are itchy. Then I came home and was really scared that I have taken some bed bugs with me. I have washed all clothing on 60 Celsius (or frozen for about 2 days now) put my things in plastic bags and out in the sun, or carefully looked for bed bugs before using them at home. Please tell me I should be home safe? My body is still itchy but I don’t think I have gotten any new bumps. I also read somewhere, that the bed bug bites can show up weeks later after they were made, but I don’t know if that’s true. Basically I’m scared shitless, and I want to hear from others I should be fine. Has anyone tried this? HELP?!!!

TL;DR

HAS ANYONE HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF BRINGING BED BUGS BACK HOME FROM A HOSTEL/ TELL ME IM GOING TO BE OKAY IM SO SCARED😭😭😭🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

in backpackingby Icy_Emphasis_8115

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17d

Kananaskis_Country

17d

There's no mystery to bedbugs. The internet is swamped with info. It's super easy to research.

Calm down and good luck.

hartbiker

17d

Calm down you could also have fleas. Go shopping and pick up some bombs amd treat your place. I have a cat and there are feral cats just outside so I have to treat my cat and my place to keep the fleas at bay.

No_Location8757

17d

Why is he bombing his place?

Original_Pudding6909

17d

Flea bombs

lemonbars-everyday

17d

Not trying to be a downer but to me it sounds like there’s a good chance you brought them home. Heat is a more effective way to kill them than freezing. Setting your stuff out in the sun isn’t enough though, you need to put things in a dryer on HIGH for like an hour. If you put your stuff in the sun, it’s possible that parts of the bag or whatever will be warm enough to kill them, but it’s very likely that there will be cooler pockets that they will retreat to and survive.

Honestly I would just get rid of everything that they may be in that isn’t like very, very important to you. Bedbugs are masters at hiding and surviving and you do NOT want them infesting your home. I had bedbugs years ago and it was literally one of the worst experiences of my life. I’d suggest going to r/bedbugs, and don’t listen to anyone who says that Diatomaceous Earth is some kind of miracle solution or that setting things out in the sun will work.

qning

17d

Folks in my town have a bedbug seeking beagle. Its finds them and if it doesn’t find them you don’t have them.

-DMSR

17d

Google bedbugs

Letters-to-Elise

16d

Could be an allergic reaction to bed bug bites. Get to a doctor and get checked out.

SoupremeEmporer

15d

Treat ALL your textiles with a super heat hour long dryer cycle and store them in plastic garbage bags (sealed) for the time. inspect the crannies of your mattresses, sofa, etc. If you see a bug smush it. Bed Bugs have a very distinct musky smell (you’ll understand if you squish one). take your mattress if the frame and inspect that to.

SoupremeEmporer

15d

Also bed bugs leave a very distinct bite pattern- multiple bites in a line. ensure your bites match up with bed bug type bites specifically.

Individual_Math5157

17d

Not to freak you out but you could have Scabies. Or you could have a combo of things. People often react to the bites the same and some of my friends got them from staying at hostels. Anyway, GO TO THE DOCTOR… and really consider it could be many different kinds of parasites.

BPRob-Chandler

17d

Go to the doctor.... do not look up Scabies.... you will not sleep.

Substantial-Art-9922

-2

17d

Go talk to a doctor. Don't get medical advice from the internet

Sir_Cucaracha

17d

I don't think they're asking medical advice