How to treat a bee sting at home 🐝
1. Find the stinger
2. Remove it with tweezers, fingernails or cards
3. Wash with clean warm water
4. Apply ice/cold compress
5. Then hydrocortisone cream/calamine lotion &
6. Take a pain reliever if painful
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If you don't remove the stinger, bee stings can cause massive swelling (edema) with severe itching (erythema) & sometimes plaques & bullae, due to allergic reaction.
But once the stinger is removed, the itching & swelling should disappear within days.
In most cases, unless you’re allergic to bees or experiencing signs of a severe allergic reaction, you can treat bee stings at home if you follow the above simple steps.
If the symptoms don't disappear after 2 days, see a doctor.
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