How long does it take to recover from a spider bite?

But in severe cases, the bite may be painless at first, but over the next two to eight hours develop a sharp, deep pain followed by a burning feeling. The area around the bite reddens and spreads into a deep ulcer that can be as wide as 16 inches across and can take six to eight weeks to heal.Jul 13, 2011 read more

Normal healing rate. The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation (red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. read more

Its definitely only one bite but was red and swollen to the size of a sand dollar. I've been keeping ice on it and taking benedryl as well as putting antibiotic cream on to prevent infection. It doesn't hurt anymore, it just itches at night time, the swelling has gone down by about half but it's still swollen. read more

This depends on what type of spider bit you as well as your body’s specific reaction to the spider’s venom. However, the majority of spider bites tend to go away in about a week. Treating a spider bite at home is usually sufficient. read more