Bee Sting Allergies Explained

Dr. Bob Overholt explains how severe venom allergies can be desensitized through allergy immunotherapy. For more health tips & information visit drbobshow.com

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[blackdogleg]

I have very severe reactions. The problem is with my work I travel, so it is hard to enter a desensitizing program. A doctor gave me three more intermuscular injections that I need to prepare. He told me if used within 15 minutes it will halt the reaction.Used with the epi pen I have 2 - 100mg of actocortina x2 and 1ml of polaramine. Does this come in an auto injector?

[pmecommunications]

With severe bee sting allergies, you should be on a desensitizing program. Your best treatment is to get the bee sting immunizing shots. If you cannot get the shots, then the usual protective treatment is with an epi-pen autoject, liquid Benadryl and perhaps 40 mg of prednisone. This program must be the one recommended by your family physician. To answer your question about actocortina and polaramine, they do not come as "auto-injection" availability. Good Luck

Dr. Bob

[orafferty83]

All I was givin was and Epi-pen how would I go about getting the shots.

[pmecommunications]

1.5 million people in the United States are allergic to stinging insects. There are at least fifty deaths per year due to allergic reactions to the sting of yellow jackets, wasps, hornets and honey bees.

If you have had an allergic reaction to the above, you should see a board certified allergist and be skin tested and started on immunotherapy (allergy shots). It is very effective and could save your life.

Good luck,

Dr. Bob

[languagenut5]

I got a question. I have a relative who's had mild allergic reactions to bee stings before. Could she be at risk for a life-threatening one if she gets stung again?

[pmecommunications]

If an adult has a generalized allergic reaction such as hives, wheezing or loss of consciousness, they should see an allergist and have testing for which stinging insect to which the relative is allergic. Then a desensitizing program should be utilized (most likely 3-5 years) and the person give an Epi-pen autoject.

[Zgirl9956]

i just got stung by a bee yesterday and my foot has hives and it is burning

[vickiormindyb]

You have to be kidding. I asked my doctor to give me immunotherapy and HE said he didn't like doing that, b/c it's dangerous to do it. And he wouldn't do it.

I already know I AM allergic to them. My sister is fatally allergic, worse than I am, and she won't do ANYTHING to get help. She almost died from one bee sting.

I had a severe reaction to something else and carry an epipen for it, but I'm also allergic to bees and the reaction keeps getting worse every time I get stung.

[brightredify]

I hear bee sting reactions get worse after each sting, I only got stung two times but the difference in severity is large. The first time I got stung was on my neck and it only swelled around the sting, and after a couple days went away. The second time I got stung on my pinky but the reaction was much worse, the next day my whole hand was swollen, and the swelling was climbing up my arm, and my hand was hot and purple ish. if I got stung again, would it be much worse than my second stung?

[iNFaMi5T]

i got stung about 2 weeks ago

my whole body was red and itchy, and my face got fat and red

[nousernameideasleft]

I'll tell you a funny placebo story. I had such high hopes when I had a bee sting me a few weeks ago, that I grabbed one out of the air to prove to everyone that I was not allergic enough to own bees. Well, I'm not allergic and the (probably) placebo affect of the bee sting venom was so powerful, because I was so hyped up about stinging myself, that the venom actually felt good. I could not believe it, the only bad part was the swelling for a couple days, but for 10 minutes, it was pretty good.

[mystery2008able]

i got stung by a bee and i have a 4 itchy bumps on my back and 3 on my stumach