
If you experience any symptoms of a severe allergic reaction, you will need immediate emergency treatment. If you experience any symptoms of an infection, or experience moderate symptoms that persist beyond a week, contact Ahmey’s to make an appointment. Be aware of or feeding areas, such as flowering plants, rubbish and outdoor areas where food is servedīee stings are painful, but do not usually require medical treatment.Wearing white and neutral colours and avoiding strong perfumes, soaps and detergents when outdoors is a good way to reduce the likelihood of being stung Bees are attracted to strong perfumes and bright colours.Avoid swatting or waving your arms around and try to remain calm and still Bees will only sting you if they feel threatened.If the sting site is infected, the doctor may also potentially prescribe antibiotics. If the sting site is incredibly swollen, the doctor might prescribe a topical cream or oral medication to reduce swelling. If your sting site is showing signs of being infected (swelling and redness persisting beyond a week, pus draining from the sting site and or fever and flu-like symptoms), we recommend that you contact Ahmey’s and make an appointment to see a doctor. In the unusual event that a sting causes symptoms of a severe reaction, you will need immediate emergency care. Additional possible symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal painĪs your body’s reaction to bee stings can be accumulative, be mindful of whether you have been stung multiple times in the past, as this could cause a more severe reaction.
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Additional skin reactions, including itching, hives and pale or flushed skin.Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction include: Anaphylaxis is potentially life-threatening and requires emergency treatment. Rapid onset of any of the following symptoms following a bee sting could indicate a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). Skin remaining swollen and painful for up to a week.Larger area of redness, swelling and pain around the sting site.The symptoms below indicate a non-severe allergy to a bee sting: A white spot commonly appears where the stinger punctured the skin.Barbed sting still attached to the sting site.Pain, swelling and redness around the sting site.A typical, non-allergic reaction to a bee sting will usually only last for a few hours and not require medical treatmen Mild Reaction This pain can occasionally feel like a burning sensation. SymptomsĪ bee sting causes a sudden, sharp pain at first. Bees can be found feeding in flowers and vegetation and are common insects to see in your garden. Reaction to the venom in bee stings can be accumulative (the more stings you receive, the worse you could react). However, bumblebees are not aggressive and are unlikely to sting you unless provoked. Bumble bees do not have barbed stingers and can sting repeatedly. It is important to remove the barb/stinger to prevent infection. It cannot sting more than once and dies once it has stung you. A honey bee has a barbed stinger which gets left inside you when it stings.
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The two most common species of bee in the UK are honey bees and bumble bees.
