Bee Sting Remedies - By: Marcia McWhite

Bee stings can be extremely painful and in certain instances can even lead to death if not dealt with appropriately. For Individuals who have very sensitive skin, they are even more vulnerable to a bee sting. The best advice that can be given for a bee sting is to always remove the stinger as soon as you got stung.

Things you will need:

Lavender oil

Honey

Baking soda

Apple cider vinegar

Vinegar

Meat tenderizer

Toothpaste

Antibiotics

Onion

Ammonia

Calamine lotion

Oral antihistamine

Instructions are as follows:

1. Once you take out the stinger, use the honey to the abrasion for pain relief.

2. Use the vinegar, baking soda and meat tenderizer and mix them together to make a paste and then place it onto the bees sting.

3. Take a fresh papaya whether unripe or ripe (preferably green) and rub it directly onto the wound.

4. After you have put some antibiotics onto a bee sting, apply toothpaste directly to the bees sting and this will help to make it better.

5. Cut a piece of onion and place it onto the area of the bee sting to alleviate the pain and stop the swelling.

6. Take some ammonia and put it on the bee sting for quick relief.

7. Combine soap and water and apply it onto the affected area two or three times a day until the stings are healed.

8. Use some calamine lotion and rub into the area where you have been stung, and this will help to soothe the skin.

9. Use some oral antihistamine such as Benadryl to provide relief and to help stop inflammation from spreading.

10. Apply ice or cool water to the wound for approximately 10 – 30 minutes to reduce swelling caused from the body’s immune system’s responses.

11. Use topical hydrocortisone to provide comfort from itching and rash. Aspirins like ibuprofen and acetaminophen can also relieve some of the pain.

12. Take some lavender oil and put one drop to the bee sting without spreading it across to the large section of skin around the wound. This will ease the pain quickly.

13. Use apple cider vinegar to rub onto the bees sting and this will treat the wound from the bee sting.

14. Take some fresh basil leaves and place it onto the affected area

The Do’s and Don’ts

*It is absolutely vital that that once you have been stung, you should take out the stinger as quick as possible using a tweezer.

*Take out the stinger within 15 seconds after being stung by a bees and this will greatly reduce the pain from the sting.

* If the person who is stung by a bee show signs like shortness of breath, excessive redness, itching and raised welts it is recommended that you visit a doctor immediately

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