What is Bee Stings - Bee Sting - A Bee Sting is caused by the part 'sting' of a creature such as a wasp, bee or scorpion, that delivers a poison when
used to pierce the skin of another animal.
Bee Stings - Bee Sting - Symptoms
- Bee Stings can cause a lot of symptoms, but the most common is first there will be a
sharp pain and/or burning sensation in the area of the sting. To some people this is very painful, a lot worse than getting
a shot in the doctors office. The severe pain and buring is caused by the poison in the bee or wasps venom.
Other symptoms of bee stings are a redness or swelling of the local area. I swell up like a pancake near any sting site.
Some people develop a rash or hives, and yet others that are very allergic to the venom will have severe problems such as
swelling of your lips or throat, swelling around the eyes, throat tightness, wheezing, difficulty breathing, hoarseness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain,
lightheadedness, or passing out due to low blood pressure. If you start developing any of the severe problems, get to a Hospital ER right away or call an ambulance.
Bee Stings - Bee Sting - Treatment - There are a lot of treatments for Bee and Wasp Stings, and here are just a few.
To ease the pain of a sting, take a pain reliever such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin. Children should never be given aspirin because of the risk of Reye's
syndrome, a rare, but life-threatening illness.
Some people make a paste of water and meat tenderizer and apply it directly to the bite. Papain, the enzyme in meat
tenderizer, breaks down the protein in bee venom responsible for the pain and itching. Don't leave this on for more than 30 minutes, or it can irritate the skin.
Apply an ice pack or bag of very cold water for 10 to 30 minutes after the sting. This shuts down the body's allergic response.
Bee Stings - Bee Sting - Prevention - How does one prevent bee stings ? If you are outdoors in the spring or summer months, you will encounter bees
and wasps. Try your best to stay away from these flying creatures if possible. If you are mowing the grass or walking, or
picking berries, you will encounter a bee or wasp in time. Do not swing or react violently towards it, to do so, may excite
it, causing it to attack and sting. Just try to move out of the way, or slowly react to it in a calm movement. If you
see a bee or wasp inside, kill it with a fly swatter or rolled up newspaper. Do not pick up the dead wasp or bee right after
it has been killed, the bee or wasps stinger will often move for over an hour by muscle or nerve reactions, making the
creature able to sting a long time after it's dead.
If you encounter a nest of bees outside, if you are sure you can safely kill them, dress for the occasion and wait until
night time to spray it from a distance or very early in the morning, when it's cool and the creatures are in their nest
and are not yet active. But be warned, once you spray a nest, soak it completely and fast, it will only take a couple
seconds before the creatures may start flying out and stinging, if there not all killed right away. Once sprayed, do not
walk or stand near the nest, because bees that are sprayed will often drop to the ground, and may crawl up your pant legs or
get into your shoes, into their dead.
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