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Title: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: beehappy1950 on April 30, 2011, 01:23:19 PM
I cleaned out a deadout yesterday in the wind. This morning I woke up and I could hardly see. My wife looked up allergies from bee propolis and found out it is quite common. But nobody said what to do for it. Is there a remedy?
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: Kathyp on April 30, 2011, 03:42:14 PM
antihistamine like benadryl or you can try something like loratadine (claritin).  it's less apt to make you sleepy.  i have a problem with propolis sometimes also.  it gets me early in the year when i am first in the hives.  it makes my face itchy.  sometimes the inside of my mouth itches  :-D
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: VolunteerK9 on April 30, 2011, 04:42:12 PM
What? No vagisil?   :-X
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: Kathyp on April 30, 2011, 04:54:04 PM
that might burn a bit.  i don't know.  try it if you want to and let us know. :evil:
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: AllenF on April 30, 2011, 09:58:52 PM
You two are bad.     


Could the dead out have mold in it?
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: Kathyp on April 30, 2011, 10:22:38 PM
Allen, i don't think it's mold.  it happens to me with healthy hives.  it happens in the spring when there is still lots of sticky propolis on the hives.  took me a while to figure it out.  funny thing is, i don't have allergies....
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: VolunteerK9 on May 01, 2011, 01:07:27 AM
Quote from: kathyp on April 30, 2011, 04:54:04 PM
that might burn a bit.  i don't know.  try it if you want to and let us know. :evil:

Took me a week to get the taste out of my mouth from the last time you told me it worked for bee stings  :lau:
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: Tommyt on May 01, 2011, 08:13:13 AM
Quote from: kathyp on April 30, 2011, 10:22:38 PM
  funny thing is, i don't have allergies....

Yes you Do  :)

Tommyt
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: beehappy1950 on May 01, 2011, 10:10:48 PM
I didnt have any allergies that I knew of till now either. I am better now been taking latridine. Thanks Harold
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: Shanevrr on May 02, 2011, 12:00:31 AM
Quote from: beehappy1950 on April 30, 2011, 01:23:19 PM
I cleaned out a deadout yesterday in the wind. This morning I woke up and I could hardly see. My wife looked up allergies from bee propolis and found out it is quite common. But nobody said what to do for it. Is there a remedy?

you got stung in your sleep :shock:
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: Finski on May 02, 2011, 04:01:29 AM
Quote from: beehappy1950 on April 30, 2011, 01:23:19 PM
I cleaned out a deadout yesterday in the wind. This morning I woke up and I could hardly see. My wife looked up allergies from bee propolis and found out it is quite common. But nobody said what to do for it. Is there a remedy?

when I am in my sauna, and propolis is in my fingers will heaten, it produces fumes which irritate eyes. But my eyes do not swell.
Title: Re: Eyes swollen half shut
Post by: rbinhood on June 10, 2011, 11:13:28 PM
You can use Preparation H, just rub a little over your eyebrow and a little under your eye....the skin above and below will tighten up and your eyes will stay wide open for a couple of days.  Just don't get it in your eyes or you will not be able to open them for a week or two.....it will work the same whereever you use it...LOL.