How bad is an ant bite?

[Dave Bailey]

You might want to take an antihistamine before going out, it may forestall any reaction. I have an overactive immune system (it's tried to kill me twice by destroying my platelets), and my doctor said that I may wish to consider taking an antihistamine daily, whether I need it or not. My son, who has a host of allergies, recommended one called Novo-Pheniram, you have to ask for it at the pharmacy, it's not available on the shelf. And it works great! This spring my allergies were worse than I have ever had before, probably because we had a cool spring and a few warm days, so I suspect all the pollen came out at once instead of being staggered. Things were so bad a month ago that I almost cancelled going on our annual birding trip to Point Pelee, I just could do anything. I was taking 24 hour Aerius, 3 or 4 a day, and it wasn't helping much. Took the Novo-pheniram and it cleared up in a few hours. If I were you I would pick up a bottle and take one before venturing forth.