Bee sting swelling

[FireInTheWire]

My 5yr old got stung on his hand (again) and it looks like Popeyes forearm. He has a great sense of humor, because when I started swelling, he said "great, now I cant do anything for 3 days."

Ya'll know any good remedies to help reduce the swelling? Right now he is just using ice packs. As a kid my mom used tobacco or bleach to help. I guess he might be a little allergic because its big, red and hot.

Yes he'll be fine and it'll run the course. Was just hoping for a little relief.

 

[glenbo]

Antihistamines.

 

[Brains]

Benedryl

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Be sure the stinger is out.

 

[TxStetson]

Chewing tobacco but it needs to be chawed on first.

 

[oldag]

Antihistamines plus ice.

Baking soda applied soon after the sting can provide good pain relief.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Chewing tobacco but it needs to be chawed on first.

I put some pipe tobacco on it yesterday. I forgot it needs to be chaw and wet. Dang

 

[Sam7sf]

Antihistamines plus ice.

Baking soda applied soon after the sting can provide good pain relief.

This.

The kid reacts strongly to stings. Don’t go wild with our advice.

 

[deemus]

Baking soda helps. I am allergic to yellow jackets. I got the popeye forearm thing happening when it happens. Benedryl helped.

Bees are not a problem. Pull the stinger out and move on, maybe a Benedryl but usually not.

Red wasps not allergic, but baking soda and ice. But it still hurts like hell.

 

[baboon]

Take a Sharpie and draw around it to see if it’s still growing. Sometimes a steroid might be the answer.

Last sting I got was at the renfest. All the free shit army offered up various forms of CBD. Most times it’s just the time the body takes to fight it

 

[Ozzman]

Go to an Urgent Care Clinic... like now.

They can provide you with Epinephrine or other Antihistamines pretty quickly.
IMO, if the arm looks like "Popey's", there is definitely some sense of urgency here.

 

[EZ-E]

If you use a credit card or your ID & scrape it across the sting, it should pull the stinger out. The kiddo got hit 3 times on the hand Friday night. Wife scraped it with a credit card, then broke a cigarette open, put the tobacco on a wet paper towel, them held it on the sting. Then a dose of benadryl. Was all better the next day.

 

[Sam7sf]

As much as I don’t react to many stings I still react a little bit to hornets. I hate hornets. Freaking hammers with wings.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Crazy sucker went looking for a fight. Bee was on the water and he swam over and slapped it. I did it one time as a kid. I learned quickly that technique doesn't work well.

He's learning the hard way

 

[Sam7sf]

 

[FireInTheWire]

Go to an Urgent Care Clinic... like now.

They can provide you with Epinephrine or other Antihistamines pretty quickly.
IMO, if the arm looks like "Popey's", there is definitely some sense of urgency here.

Thanks for caring, man. OK, it's not like popeye.... he just gets a good amount of swelling. Plus it itches and that makes it swell more. I was like that as a kid.

But, I do have my eye on him for if he ever gets stung in a location that could be life threating.

 

[FireInTheWire]

My boy watches him. CRAZY MF'er!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TreyG-20]

As much as I don’t react to many stings I still react a little bit to hornets. I hate hornets. Freaking hammers with wings.

Spicy sky beans

 

[Fishkiller]

My boy watches him. CRAZY MF'er!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope it wasn't one of them Murder Hornets.

 

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

Thanks for caring, man. OK, it's not like popeye.... he just gets a good amount of swelling. Plus it itches and that makes it swell more. I was like that as a kid.

But, I do have my eye on him for if he ever gets stung in a location that could be life threating.

Here's the thing. He's allergic to bee stings. So he gets stung on the arm or leg... no biggy, Maybe...

He gets stung on the neck..... he's got a problem. I don't often tell people what they NEED to do, .... But, you need to go to the Dr. and find out from him what to do. You need to have Benadryl on hand and probably an Epipen too.

I used to keep bees, got stung all the time. Then one day, boom, swoll up like a balloon. Arm, leg, hand, and I'm taking Benadryl right now. Stung on the neck or head and it's Benadryl and a trip to the ER right then.

That type of swelling in the neck will cut off air and circulation and without help or the two things I mentioned, there won't be a damn thing you can do about it... It really is serious.

Don't take my word for it, You should get medical advice on this.

Alan