Eyes swollen half shut

beehappy1950 · 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?

Kathyp · 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

VolunteerK9 · April 30, 2011, 04:42:12 PM

What? No vagisil? :-X

Kathyp · 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:

AllenF · April 30, 2011, 09:58:52 PM

You two are bad.

Could the dead out have mold in it?

Kathyp · 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....

VolunteerK9 · 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:

Tommyt · 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

beehappy1950 · 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

Shanevrr · 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:

Finski · 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.

rbinhood · 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.