Best bee sting remedy?

[pokerfan]

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[Inchworm]

1. Tobacco spit

true.

:D

[malta blue]

2. my grandmother used a split clove of raw garlic

I suppose that is along the same lines

[hedgehog]

3. There's this stuff I found at the store - it's called Benadryl!

And if it was a yellow jacket,










I add a touch of neosporin: those things are carrion eaters and the stings tend carry nasty bacteria!

[pokerfan]

4. I hate yellow jackets

Honey bees and bumble bees are fine but wasps are just bad news.

[sarge43]

15. I use Benadryl all the time

First take out the stinger, next apply an ice cube wrapped in a paper towel first, then the Benadryl.

[NJmaverick]

5. I used to hear meat tenderizer

as it will break down the venom protiens

[Maine-ah]

9. yep, that's what my mom used on my brother

luckily I've never been stung.

[3.14158675309]

6. Best I've found is wiping sting with ammonia. Neutralizes it right away

[cwydro]

7. My mom used to put baking soda mixed with water on it

or a very hot tea bag.

Works like a charm. I still do that, though the last sting I had was a scorpion not a bee.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. I've always used a paste of baking soda and water like my mother did.

It always seems to lessen the pain, redness and swelling. I've also heard that vinegar works the same way, but I've never tried it.

[mnhtnbb]

10. Third vote for mix of baking soda and water. Helps with soreness and redness.

[Sequoia]

11. I'm allergic to them.

One day I was picking through a truck load of apples and I was covered up except for the webbing of my gloves between my fingers and of course the bee found it !! I got all hot and broke out and then I had tunnel vision. However, I like bees.

[pokerfan]

12. So, in your case a remedy would involve epinephrine?

Anaphylactic shock is not fun.

[Sequoia]

13. The doc gave me some little pink and white pills.

I was about 13 or 14 at the time.

[kimmerspixelated]

14. Moose Ridge Gardens

Woodswomans salve or other name works like a miracle. It's all natural, and works like a charm. You'd never know you were stung. I swear by it! They might have a website now. It's good stuff!

[DS1]

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