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Bee sting allergy
Mary Fisher wrote:
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... On our allotment site one gardener wanted to start keeping bees. Our Council who rent out the plots wrote to everyone and asked if they minded the keeping of bees on the site. Needless to say all the "old " gardeners said yes, with some enthusiasm, we could see a significant increase in crops due to better pollination. Let alone the availability of local honey. Unfortunately one of the "new" plot holders has objected saying he is allergic to bee stings. Our Council have therefore refused permission for bees to be kept on our site. (no democracy there!) My understanding is that when a child he was stung by a bee on the hand and eventually, after a couple of days or so, he got a dark line running up his arm and had to have medical treatment. That's not an allergy, it's an infection causing cellulitis. I thought that if one had an allergy to bee stings, once stung, the situation was serious and needed immediate medical help and also that sufferers carried a special pack around with them just in case. Some do. I never did. I rarely had an allergic reaction, just a 'local' reaction, which is painful swelling and hives. So, is what he experienced an allergy to stings or blood poisoning? Neither. Cellulitis :-) I have to be careful of that now if I damage my right arm, becuse I have no lymph nodes in that axilla, to help fight infections. If cellulitis develops it needs treatment with antibiotics. Allergic responses need a different treatment, usually with adrenalin. Mary I am allergic to wasp stings, don't know about bees, but much the same I guess. Instead of the usual small swelling ans irritation the area around the stings swells like a balloon, very unpleasant, luckily it was the back of my hand, though the swelling reached up past my elbow, just glad it was not my face! |
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