Swelling from a Sting

**critter crazy** · 09-18-2007, 04:26 PM

You know, you should realy learn to keep your hands out of the way of those pesky stingers!!

I always use water and baking soda when I get stung, works pretty good, especially if you do it immediately after you get stung. Feel better hun!

**sparks19** · 09-18-2007, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by critter crazy

You know, you should realy learn to keep your hands out of the way of those pesky stingers!!

I always use water and baking soda when I get stung, works pretty good, especially if you do it immediately after you get stung. Feel better hun!

LOL I know.... that'll teach me to mess with bugs. I'll remember that next time lol

Well I didn't think to do it right after getting stung lol hopefully two days later will be just as effective

Thank you

**mike001** · 09-18-2007, 08:11 PM

I've heard you can put amonia on it and it helps...don't know if it works though, I've never had to try it.

**sparks19** · 09-19-2007, 12:48 PM

WOW. I dont' know if it's just coincidence or what....

but i tried the baking soda thing last night. Nothing was happening at the time but today the swelling is half what it was. i can almost bend my finger

I really thought that wouldn't work. but it seems like it did. and the itching is really minimal now too.

WOOHOO thanks