How to deal with a bee bite

Bees normally do not actively attack humans. If you are not careful and threaten bees, you may be stung. Since there are many types of bees, if they are domesticated bees, they will not cause much damage to the skin. You only need to use some alkaline soap to eliminate them. However, if there are other complications, you need to pay attention. So how to deal with bee bites?

First, how to deal with a bee sting ? Bees are different from wasps. There is a big difference between them. Bee stings are treated with alkaline, while wasp stings are treated with acid. What we often encounter in the wild are wasps, so remember the acid treatment.

Second, after being stung by a poisonous bee, applying ammonia to the affected area is completely ineffective, because the histamine in the bee venom cannot be neutralized by ammonia. Wasps are poisonous, but bees are not. After being stung by a bee, you should also remove the stinger first. The treatment is different from that of wasps in that you can apply some ammonia, baking soda or soapy water to the wound.

Third, after being stung by a bee, people may only experience local redness, swelling, pain, and burning sensation in mild cases, or they may have blisters, ecchymosis, and local lymph node enlargement, which will disappear on their own within a few hours to 1 to 2 days. If a person is stung by a swarm of bees in multiple places on his body, it often causes systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, dizziness, nausea, irritability, and fainting. People who are allergic to bee venom may develop urticaria, rhinitis, swelling of the lips and eyelids, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. In severe cases, it may cause laryngeal edema, asthma, difficulty breathing, coma, and ultimately death from respiratory and circulatory failure.

How to deal with bee stings ? Cleaning: Once stung by a bee, clean the wound with warm water, soapy water or salt water, sugar water. If there is no water, fresh urine will also work. If there are any stings left in the wound, they should be removed immediately. Apply medicine: Wanhua oil, safflower oil, green ointment, etc. You can also mash and chew ginger, garlic, purslane (a kind of wild vegetable) and apply it to the wound. Seek medical treatment: If you experience symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, irritability, fever, etc., you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.