How to reduce swelling and relieve pain after being stung by a wasp

In the season between spring and autumn, bees are very active at this time. If you are not careful, you will be stung by a wasp. Usually, after being stung by a wasp, the body will appear red, swollen, and painful. In severe cases, there may be symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Therefore, people who like to go on picnics or exercise in the wild need to pay special attention. If you are stung by a wasp and there is redness and swelling, how to reduce swelling and relieve pain?

How to reduce swelling and relieve pain after being stung by a wasp?

1. Stay calm. If a poisonous stinger has penetrated your skin, remove the stinger first.

2. Use soapy water, 3% ammonia water, 5-10% sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) water, saline solution, or sugar water to wash the wound. Be sure to use soapy water because we need an alkaline liquid.

3. Mash Yulu Powder or chrysanthemum leaves and apply it.

4. Mash the garlic or ginger to extract the juice and apply it to the affected area.

5. Choose fresh dandelion, violet yedoensis, seven-leaf clematis, lobelia, etc., wash and mash them, and apply them around the wound, which has a good effect.

6. Apply a circle of dissolved Nantong snake medicine tablets about 2 cm around the puncture wound. It has the effects of detoxification, pain relief and swelling reduction.

7. Apply cucumber juice to the affected area several times a day to relieve pain and reduce swelling.

8. Wash and mash 30 grams of leeks into a paste and apply it to the affected area.

What to do if you get stung by a wasp

Checking the wound

Hornets and honey bees are different. Bees eat pollen, while hornets are different. They are carnivorous insects. Both the mouth and the stinger of a hornet can hurt people. The degree of damage caused by these two types of wounds is different, and the treatment methods are also different. Therefore, the wound needs to be carefully checked. If there are two wounds, it is caused by the bite of the oral pincers, which is an external injury. Just pay attention to cleaning the wound to avoid infection. If you are stung by the stinger of the tail, it will be a red dot that penetrates deep into the skin and is painful, so additional treatment is required.

Drug extraction

When attacking, hornets will inject a certain amount of bee venom under the human skin, which will attack the surrounding nerves and muscles. You should pay attention at this time. Use a sharp knife to make a small incision at the red dot of the sting, and use a cupping jar to extract the venom, which can alleviate the symptoms.

Alkaline water treatment

The venom in hornets is an acidic toxin, so after being stung by a hornet, we can use a solution containing a relatively high alkaline content of soda water to clean the wound, which can reduce some toxins and also reduce some symptoms.

Ice

In addition to severe pain, the wound caused by a hornet sting will also feel an intense burning sensation. Applying ice cubes or ice water can reduce the temperature, promote capillary contraction, inhibit the release of toxins, and alleviate symptoms.

What should you pay attention to when you are stung by a wasp?

1. Hornets are beneficial insects that feed on insects. They usually sting people only when they are attacked. There is currently no good way to prevent and control hornets. The only common methods are burning and spraying pesticides to kill them. If you encounter a hornet, it is best to squat down immediately and wrap your head with clothes. This can be a temporary prevention.

2. If you accidentally make a hornet "angry", you can lie down and don't move. Never run wildly to avoid being chased by a swarm of hornets. After being stung by a wasp, the wound will immediately become red and swollen, and feel a burning pain. At this time, you should immediately apply some alkaline water to neutralize the acid and alkali, reduce the toxicity, and also have a pain-relieving effect. If there are onions, wash them, slice them and apply them to the wound. You can also use breast milk, wind oil, cooling oil, etc. to remove the bee venom, but remember not to use mercurochrome or iodine, as it will not only fail to treat the wound, but will aggravate the swelling! If you are attacked by a swarm of bees, you should seek medical attention immediately and do not take it lightly.

3. We would like to remind everyone to pay special attention to any injury and not to block the wound with soil, rags, dirty handkerchiefs, etc. to avoid tetanus and possible death.