• Bee sting?

I've been stung by a bee but I don't know which type and I couldn't pull out the stinger for about a week now. The swelling has gone down but the itching has moved toward a surrounding area away from the stunned area. What should I do?

8 Answers

  • , Nursing
  • Kansas

Sounds like you might have a sensitivity to bug bites. When you are bitten by a mosquito for example, does the bite continue to itch for a long time like weeks? Just a curiosity but either way the answer is to hit your body with an antihistamine. I would suggest systemically with Benadryl and at the bite area with Benadryl cream. If the itching gets bad, Benadryl also has a spray that works very well but it is sticky and collects all dirt, dust and lint around.

  • Family Practitioner
  • Atlanta, GA

I think that that this patient should take antihistamine use a cortisone cream and see a doctor to receive antibiotics

  • Family Practitioner
  • Mansfield, TX

I would go and see your primary care doctor or to an urgent care .

  • Family Practitioner
  • Honolulu, HI

The homeopathic remedy Apis 6x or 6c should assist in detoxing your body from any toxin which could cause itchiness.

  • Family Practitioner
  • Yonkers, NY

You don't pull out the stinger. You can use aloe vera gel apply over the affected area

  • Family Practitioner
  • Harrogate, TN

One of the best things is to get some meat tenderizer and with water make a paste and place on the bee sting- like it does with meat; the tenderizer breakdown down the protein of the bees venom decreasing and eliminating the inflammation

  • Family Practitioner
  • Lancaster, OH

The swelling going down is a good sign. Keep it clean apply ice and you can use calamine and Benadryl for itching.

  • Family Practitioner | Adult Medicine
  • New Braunfels, TX

Keep the area clean, try some benadryl cream. If this does not improve after 2-3 days, contact your primary physician.

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