Stings

[Satch]

you guys have no guts!!!   :evil:

extra strength Vagisil. 

Active Ingredients: Contains: Benzocaine USP (20% - External analgesic), Resorcinol (3% - External analgesic)

that's more Benzocaine than you get in most anti-itch meds and at a much cheaper price.

LMAO!  Hey, I'll try anything once.  Forgive my ignorance, but I assume this is a topical?

You can try it orally, but then you'd be like the Professional Cheerleader suing the birth control jelly company because she was spreading it on her toast in the morning :shock:

[Kathyp]

missed some of this :-D

i found it after a sting and i was itching so bad i couldn't stand it.  went to the store and the anti itch/bite stuff was really expensive.  thought "what else itches?"  looked around and found the vagisil.  also looked at the mens itch stuff.  guys, you are paying way to much for your comfort!! 

[Satch]

missed some of this :-D

i found it after a sting and i was itching so bad i couldn't stand it.  went to the store and the anti itch/bite stuff was really expensive.  thought "what else itches?"  looked around and found the vagisil.  also looked at the mens itch stuff.  guys, you are paying way to much for your comfort!! 

maybe we just itch more. :-*

[hardwood]

Heck, I scratch even when it doesn't itch :-D

Scott

[BeeMaster2]

Heck, I scratch even when it doesn't itch :-D

Scott

That's not scratching.  :-D
Jim

[jredburn]

BENADRYL CREAM after you are stung.  Take one of the pills before you get stung.
Regards
Joe

[Simon]

We used to get treated with a blue bag!  Probably most people will not even know what one of those is, but the ones we used to get here were were like a piece of pool cue chalk used to add to the washing to get your clothes nice and white.  I haven't looked in the supermarket lately to see if they still sell them or not.  As I remember the swelling never got too bad when a liberal coating of "blue" was applied, but maybe I don't react too badly to stings and/or the blue was a cunning ploy to pacify my screaming! :laugh:  ...it's a bit of a novelty to paint various body parts blue!  I must research this further to see what they put in those little blue packages that might help with stings.

The first time I was stung by a European Wasp, I thought that I was going to die, then I became afraid that I wasn't going to die ;), but seriously, that was not all that pleasant and the little darling had a pretty good go at me before I got her out of my jacket.  The recommended treatment was a few pain killers and half an onion applied to the affected area.  Maybe the onion does something, but it stil hurts :'(   The onion may also help with bee stings.  The second wasp sting I got, I was pretty quick to get rid of the wasp from my arm (benefit of experience) and the effects were relatively insignificant.

I must say that the Vagisil idea is brilliant, I'm going now to check the medicine cabinet and the cupboard under the bathroom cabinet for supplies.  Thanks for the hint.

[aridostlari.com]

need to pay attention..!! ;)

[twin1]

MSA first aid kits had StingFo swabs.  Man they worked great. Now you can get sting swabs and sting sticks at most pharmacy's and "Wally world".  Calidryl(topical) and Benadryl(internal) are good too.

[jayj200]

one or two table spoons oaraly

[capt44]

I usually don't take nothing for a bee sting.
But last year I got in a hot hive and got stung about 100 times from the waist down.
Now I did take a Benadryl capsule then.
I use to carry a sting stick but I'd forget about having it at the time.

[jayj200]

you guys have no guts!!!   :evil:

extra strength Vagisil. 

Where do real men put it?  :lau: :lau: :lau: :lau: :lau: :lau: :lau:

[SkipS]

More stings untill you dont swell anymore

Took a sting in the eyelid last Sunday and didn't swell at all.  Back when I first started (in the early 90's) my eye would have swollen shut. 

[jayj200]

orally taken three times an hour
now I have this bridge

[Brother Dave]

I have been told that an electric shock works to denature the bee venom has anyone tried that

[BeeMaster2]

I have been told that an electric shock works to denature the bee venom has anyone tried that

I don't know about the venom but it might denature you.  :-D
Especially since the sting leaves an opening in your skin. Your skin it your only protection from shock. If you prick your 2 pointer fingers and touch them to the 2 terminals of a AAA battery it can kill you very easily. It will at minimum heart your heart.
Jim

[jayj200]

More stings untill you dont swell anymore

don't say that cause they will go off too full body swollen then they will know.

I like Kathy's way haven't had to use it yet

[jayj200]

The Zapper I have been told will break down most venom even snake bites

[Sweet!]

More stings untill you dont swell anymore

This actually worked for me.  My first sting swelled my hand up so bad the skin started to "weep" and I thought it'd split.  After purposely stinging myself every two to three days for about a month, the last time I got lit up (8 total stings, one in the lip) the swelling went down within 24 hours.  In the meantime, lots of benadryl.

Both sage advice. I premed with 25 of Benadryl before I go out to the hives. Works pretty well. I'd heard about the meat tenderizer, but haven't tried that. Baking soda paste, maybe.

I developed hives once...that was unpleasant.

Who needs pain meds?   ;)

And hello, all, btw. Nice to be here.

[Packrat3wires]

Benadryl and a few choice adjectives!!!