Ouch! You accidentally stepped on a bee and got a nasty sting? Then our tips on how to treat a bee sting will help you.
Bees are peaceful animals that prefer to flutter from flower to flower and do not harm humans. But when a bee feels threatened, it stings out of self-defense.
And that hurts! Just a small sting and it feels like hell. Usually home remedies or creams from the pharmacy help against the pain.
In the vast majority of cases, however, a bee sting is harmless and apart from itching and swelling you will have no other symptoms.
Nevertheless, it sucks! Here you will learn the golden rules, how to treat your bee sting and what helps against the pain.
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Golden rules how to treat a bee sting
If you are stung by a bee, then before you treat the area, you should first remove the stinger. The easiest way to do this is with a blunt object.
For example, you can run a butter knife gently over the spot, thus you can remove the sting and the poison blister.
Poison flows out of the poison blister until it is removed. The faster you remove the stinger, the less poison can flow into your body!
Tweezers or other pointed objects are not suitable for this purpose. Afterwards, wash the affected area with water and disinfect it. You can repeat this several times.
Depending on where the puncture site is located, elevating the affected body part may reduce swelling. The swelling can be quite severe. It is even possible for the arm to swell to twice its normal size.
Usually the severe swelling goes away after a few hours, but it may take several days to completely resolve.
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What works wonderfully right after the sting and prevents the swelling from occurring in the first place is an electronic sting healer.
With the help of heat, it destroys the insect venom. The body can then easily break down the remaining venom - swelling does not occur in the first place.
Particularly exciting is the heat_it stab healer*. You simply plug the gadget into your cell phone for a few seconds, it is charged via the app and heats up. Then place the sting healer directly on the sting to treat itching and pain.
The heat_it stab healer* You can simply attach it to your key ring and always have it to hand. By the way: Made in Germany.
I was allowed to test it myself. So far, I have fortunately only caught mosquitoes and the program "short" has sufficed. For sensitive skin areas such as inner thighs, neck, face and Co you can select "sensitive body part". The sooner you act and treat the bite with heat, the better it is.
When a doctor should treat the bee sting
However, if you suddenly have trouble breathing or feel nauseous, this may be a sign of an allergic reaction. Then you should quickly inform the rescue!
Bee stings located in the mouth or throat area should also be examined by a competent person!
Until the doctor gets to you, it helps to suck ice cubes or make cold compresses around the neck. This will prevent a large swelling, which can be dangerous in the mouth and throat area.
How to treat the swelling after a bee sting
Curd compresses are the secret tip for any ailments in many households. The same applies to apple cider vinegar. This is also true for bee stings! Take a tablespoon of curd, stir in a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and spread the mixture on the swollen sting. Cover the curd with a piece of cling film.
After about 15 minutes, remove the wrap and make a new one. In no time, the swelling goes down and the itching soon stops!
Cold quark compresses have a draining and anti-inflammatory effect. So perfect if you want to treat a bee sting!
What you can treat a bee sting with
There are many ideas circulating about how best to treat bee stings. As with all home remedies, many of these tips work differently from person to person.
So you can only try what helps you best. We will tell you a few ways to treat the bee sting.
Cooling the bee sting
Once the sting is removed, you can start cooling. The pain will be relieved and the swelling will be reduced.
You can use a cold compress or simply place ice cubes on your stitch. But always make sure that the cold does not directly affect your skin, but put a tea towel in between.
If you find the cold uncomfortable, you should interrupt the cooling. This way you can avoid cold damage! A damp cloth also feels pleasant and relieves itching.
Creams and cooling gels
Those who react sensitively and with slight swellings should always have a joker in their handbag for treating bee stings.
Quite wonderful for insect bites of all kinds helps Fenistil Gel. It cools and contains an anti-allergic agent that makes pain and swelling disappear.
You can register on the Store pharmacy page about the exact mode of action. I can only tell you: It helps :)
Onion as a panacea for a bee sting
Probably one of the best known home remedies for insect bites in general are onion slices. The juice of the onion also works wonders for bee stings.
Because it not only cools, but also has a mild disinfecting and anti-inflammatory effect. This works well if you cut the onion in half, make a grid-shaped incision and then squeeze as much juice as possible into the wound.
You can also rub the onion on the puncture site. If you drizzle a little sugar on the onion, then this strengthens the effect. Because the sugar removes moisture and thus also the poison from your body!
Treat the bee sting with a sting healer
For itching, burning, pain and swelling after mosquitoes, wasps, bees, horseflies and co. a sting healer helps.
There is no product that has so many good reviews.
With heat, the sting healer destroys the insect's venom. To do this, you simply press the pen on the puncture site for 6 seconds. This allows the wound to heal very quickly.
The pen works exclusively via heat and without chemicals. You can use the heat_it stab healer* order online here.
Baking powder or baking soda
Also Baking powder* is supposed to help if you want to treat a bee sting. You can mix it with water to make a paste and apply it to the area for a few minutes, then wash it off thoroughly.
The Baking powder* neutralizes the acidity of the bee venom. You can also do the same with Baking soda* make!
Essential oils after the bee sting
Essential oils can be very helpful for bee stings as well.
Tea tree oil* has a decongestant effect, Peppermint oil* has a cooling and disinfecting effect and Lavender oil* reduces itching.
Mix 3 drops of essential oil with 1 tablespoon of carrier oil (eg. Almond oil*) and apply it to the puncture site.
About other essential oils and their effects you can learn here!
What you should not do with a bee sting
There are a few things that sound tempting for a bee sting, but are not a good idea at all! If you want to treat a bee sting, you should stay away from the following things:
- Sucking out the poison with your mouth: This will make everything worse. Because through the mucous membranes in the mouth, the poison spreads much faster throughout the body and in the circulation.
- Scratching: No matter how much the spot itches, do not scratch it. Because then bacteria can get into the wound and that will be very unpleasant!
How you can avoid a bee sting
You can also avoid the painful stings so you don't need the home remedies in the first place and you don't have a bee sting to treat.
If you pay attention to a few things, you will be spared agony, but also the bee.
Shoes on!
Walking barefoot in the summer - for many, there's nothing better than feeling the grass and flowers under your feet. But if you want to avoid nasty and painful bee stings, then you should at least wear light footwear.
Flip-flops or sandals will do. If you don't want to give up walking barefoot completely, then at least avoid the places in the grass that are covered with flowers. This way you can reduce the danger a little bit!
Do not wear floral fragrances
Bees and other insects love floral and sweet scents. So if you do not want to attract the animals, then better do without them in the summer.
Perfumes that smell lemony have a rather deterrent effect on insects and are therefore particularly suitable! But also certain room scents keep insects away.
Learn here how you can make room scents yourself!
Calm handling
If a bee nevertheless approaches you, then the first commandment is to remain calm. Waving your arms around and frantic movements put the bee in stress and scare it, which is why it tends to sting.
Even if you are afraid of being stung, try to sit still and stay calm. As soon as the bee realizes that you are not a flower, it will fly away again.
Do not blow away bees!
Another golden rule when dealing with bees is that you should not blow them away. Do you know why? Our breath contains CO2, as you know.
This usually signals to the bee that a thief is threatening the brood or food stores in the hive, which is why it strikes in a stressed and frightened manner.
Seal your drinking vessels
Sweet juices attract bees and also wasps almost magically. They like to climb into the glass, bottle or can. When you drink from it, a mishap often happens and you have a bee sting to treat!
In the mouth or throat, this can also be dangerous for people who are not allergic. It is therefore best to close or cover open drinking vessels.
Before each sip, it does not hurt to check that there is no animal in the glass!
Mouth closed!
When you're playing sports, you often tend to have your mouth slightly open. Perhaps it has also happened to you that you have swallowed one or the other small insect in the heat of the moment.
It may not taste so good, but it's not so tragic. But if a bee or wasp gets into your mouth, it's a different story.
Especially when cycling or roller skating, the higher speed also means a higher risk. So keep your mouth shut when you are on the bike or on your scooters!
With these skates you are guaranteed to outrun the bees!
Our conclusion
Bees are basically social creatures, which means that they do not sting you out of malice, but when they feel threatened. You can easily avoid such situations.
If you get one, then you now know how to treat a bee sting! Get well soon! :)
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