"Gordon H" wrote in message
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In message , Mary Fisher
writes

But that acid/alkali theory is very old hat. Sorry. Bee and wasp stings
are
different but it's nothing to do with the pH. They are both made up of
very
complext proteins.

Mary

I can never remember which is supposed to be acid and which alkali, so I
always have antihistamine in my first aid kit, which is always in my
rucksack.

That's more effective if it's taken half an hour before you get stung :-)

Mary