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Post by daylilydude on Jan 27, 2018 8:03:40 GMT -5
All... well most of us have been stung by a wasp/bee/hornet or the like... just wondering what you do after getting stung... besides the cussing under your breath (or am I the only one who does that)?
I had taken a dose of Benadryl for a long time, but then the wife found a Benadryl itch relief stick and it's a topical way to relief the sting and works great for me... the wife has an epipen as she is allergic to the stings.
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Post by coppice on Jan 27, 2018 8:16:25 GMT -5
OTC Hydro-Cortizone cream, with only very rare exceptions on most stings. I had one sting right on the bridge of my nose than blacked both eyes and hurt like heck for days.
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Post by spike on Jan 27, 2018 9:42:13 GMT -5
apple cider vinegar or honey. Seriously daylilydude, you cuss "under" your breath? Last summer I was a wasp magnet and learned to cuss like a sailor at the top of my lungs >,< Wasn't very lady like but geez even. Those nasty buggers invaded my car. Door hinges, door handle and OMG the even the gas cap. My poor poor fingers.
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Post by meandtk on Jan 27, 2018 9:47:23 GMT -5
If you can apply it very quickly, holding a rag with a bit of chlorine bleach on it for a few minutes does wonders.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 27, 2018 10:13:05 GMT -5
Hot peppers!
But then, I guess you knew that. 😨
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 27, 2018 10:24:12 GMT -5
Benadryl cream or hydrocortisone cream would be what I would use but a baking soda and water paste also works.
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Post by paulf on Jan 27, 2018 11:17:02 GMT -5
One of my brothers carries an Epi-pen or he would swell up like a balloon. I am very spooky around wasps and especially yellow jackets and have not been stung for years. My wife even got stung last summer by a usually docile bumble bee while weed eating and hit a nest. I do a funny dance to get out of the way of insects with stingers.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 27, 2018 13:47:49 GMT -5
Another vote for Benadryl or hydrocortisone cream here.
Take Benadryl pills or liquid instead if you're prone to swelling at the sting site. (I'm not talking about a true allergy - for that you need an Epi-Pen! But some of us swell around the sting site more than most people, but don't have a dangerous systemic reaction.
Usually I get stung when I get careless picking okra. For some reason, my local wasps love to hang out on the backside of okra pods. So if I grab the pod without checking thoroughly...zap!
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 27, 2018 14:20:30 GMT -5
Generally if it's a bee,
It's to the ER.
I got hit this summer and they rushed me to the ER and all that happened was a little bump.
I was always told even if I used the epi pen rush to the ER
It had been years since I was stung and my hand looked like a football.
Who knows...
Wasp don't generally bother me, but with my health these days who knows.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Jan 27, 2018 14:23:02 GMT -5
One of my brothers carries an Epi-pen or he would swell up like a balloon. I am very spooky around wasps and especially yellow jackets and have not been stung for years. My wife even got stung last summer by a usually docile bumble bee while weed eating and hit a nest. I do a funny dance to get out of the way of insects with stingers. I used to have an epi pen, I Need to get another after I used it this past summer.
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Post by tomike on Jan 27, 2018 14:58:14 GMT -5
How about "mud", that works but I think that it is better if the clay content is high.
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Post by Gianna on Jan 28, 2018 15:01:10 GMT -5
Usually I get stung when I get careless picking okra. Ack!!! I always KNEW okra was bad for one...
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 29, 2018 10:08:26 GMT -5
, Gianna. To put this in perspective, I only get stung once every few years. Apparently that's how long it takes me to get careless again.
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Post by stone on Jan 29, 2018 13:20:46 GMT -5
Last sumer Those nasty buggers invaded my car. Door hinges, door handle and OMG the even the gas cap. My poor poor fingers. Poor wasps... Crawled in the breaker box to deal with the deep freeze, and started moving around when it got a bit warmer.... Electricity isn't too good for them... And they weren't too good for the electricity.... So.... Nobody else uses salt and garlic? Slice the garlic clove in half, salt well, apply to sting....
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Post by ahntjudy on Jan 29, 2018 13:47:28 GMT -5
Wow...that's quite a mess of wasps there... Decades ago, my cousin gave me something called "Sting-x-tractor"...a syringe-ish type of thing that is supposed to extract the venom from stings... I used it ages ago, but really can't remember if it worked or not... Hopefully the occasion will not arise to try it again... Last time I got stung was when I was digging some horseradish and disturbed a yellow jacket nest... Stung on nose, arm and thigh... Did that flailing funny 'dance' and 'run away' that paulf mentioned... Now, before I dig certain places, I prod the area with a long stick first... I tried to look that extractor up but it's so old that the particular brand does not come up on a search... This is something similar to it... sawyer.com/products/extractor-pump-kit/
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Post by carolyn on Feb 3, 2018 13:28:12 GMT -5
Plantain.. the weed. crunch it up and apply it like a poultice. or the milky sap from a dandelion or wild lettuce. pick the stem, let the ,ilk well up and dab it on. it is marvelous!
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Post by reubent on Feb 8, 2018 20:16:08 GMT -5
I look around and grab the closest leaves of english or broad leaf plantain, chew them to a pulp and slap it on. In a few minutes the sting is gone. It's the most powerful toxin absorbing plant in nature I think.
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