Any Bee Sting Advice?

[TikiSoo]

Oh crap! I just got another bee sting under my big toe from walking on grass in sandals. Poor bee, I must scoop them right up as my foot sweeps the clover. :o

This happened last year and had 3 days of incredible pain & shivers...I could barely sleep. Can anyone advise me how to correctly handle a bee sting? My foot skin is so thick I can't see any stinger or even an entry, besides it's an awkward angle to doctor it.

Is there anything I can do to alleviate the pain?

[Zu Zu]

Contact your doctor - you sound almost allergic to bee stings. I am allergic and once stung take a Benadryl immeduately - I have to carry an epi-pen or benadryl with me at all times especially FALL !! Be careful - three days of pain and shivers is not right. Take a Benadryl now !!!

[Char]

I get the same reaction when stung, I use a home remedy that seems to work.

Making a paste with baking soda and leaving it on the sting for as long as you have time to sit works great.

If you don't have access to baking soda, making mud and soaking the sting in the mud works well, also.

Good luck!

[Louise]

This sounds like a case where you need to go to the doctor and get checked out.

But, another home remedy that works really well is to make a household bleach and water solution and soak for at least 20 minutes. Takes the hurt right out of it.

[Horsegal984]

Wet tobacco out of a cigarette works pretty well too, but makes a mess! Benadryl is also very helpful to reduce the reaction, but in your case I would at least notify your doctor, as you do sound highly allergic. The problem with allergies like that is they tend to get worse each time you are exposed, so this time may well be worse than last.

Katherine
Vet Tech

[Bluey]

Mud was what we used as kids.
An ice cube works also.

You do sound like you have too much of a reaction, about to be dangerous.
Maybe you ought to ask your Dr about it?:yes:

[TikiSoo]

Thanks for all the tips....I haven't had a Dr in 20 years. (such a trendsetter)

I knew about baking soda & lime juice to soothe insect bites (try it-it works!) never thought about it for bee stings. I will rotate with bleach/water soaks and tobacco too if I can find some. Doubt if I'm allergic, I survived the last sting, but was scared by my severe symptoms.

And I'm not convinced the bee stung me "all the way". I felt a pinch, it hurts & is swollen, but the bee survived the episode so maybe I didn't get the full dose of poison.

[HuntJumpSC]

We always use a paste made out of meat tenderizer on stings.

[harveyhorses]

Your reactions to stings can get worse very VERY suddenly. Two months ago, I was fine with benadril, this week I have my very own eppy pin. NOT fun. My throat started swelling. Not really BAD, but that is one scary feeling.
Go find a Dr. it will beat the heck out of Patint first.

[Twisting]

Allergic reactions can change from one sting to the next. It can go from fine one day to throat swelling shut the very next time you're stung. Or they can gradually get worse each time you're stung and your body ups the reaction to the sting.

My father never had an issue with bee stings his whole life. One day while fishing he was stung and had a life threatening reaction. The buddy he was fishing with happened to be deathly allergic himself and recognized the signs. He managed to get Dad to the hospital but if he hadn't been there it's doubtful Dad would have survived.

If you have a worse than normal reaction to bee stings it's not a bad idea to have an epi-pen around. You may never need it, but if you do you're not going to have a lot of time to react. Not breathing is bad.