Allergies to Bee & Wasp Stings

Learn about allergies to bee and wasp stings, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Discover effective strategies to manage allergic reactions. Simon and expert Dr Andrew Whyte explore the importance of allergy testing, immunotherapy, and emergency response.
Dr Andrew Whyte works at the Department of Allergy and Immunology at Derriford Hospital, providing care to patients with immunodeficiency and allergy from across the South West Peninsula. Dr Whyte, along with the other consultants at Eden Unit, supervise the UKAS-accredited immunology laboratories at Derriford Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and provide advice and guidance to requestors from across the region.
** Anaphylaxis UK information and free mini-guide on Bee & Wasp Sting Allergies **
www.anaphylaxis.org.uk/bee-an...

[@1983Tabbi]

I am a 39 year old women. I have been stung many times in my life by different bees. 2 days ago i was stung by a yellow jacket and within 30 mins i was in anaphylaxis. Initially it was just local pain to the area. Then extreme itchiness everywhere, next was profusely sweating, then my lips went numb and that’s when i new something was wrong. Ambulance showed up within 30 mins of the sting and i was completely swollen in my face, hands and feet. Couldn’t breathe well. It was not good and scared the crap out of me. Im going to get my epi pen today because i just feel so uneasy now without having one handy.

[@timoteooo94]

I got stung 2 days ago n though I've been treated, I'm still itching and the spot still stings....I hate these allergies..... it's crazy that I ve been stung by bees and wasp plenty of times in my childhood, and now that I'm 29, I'm super allergic. Last year, I had a bad allergic reaction, too. I broke out in hives from head to toe. My face literally didn't look like my face.

[@sanjitsingh3863]

Man same story and same age. I got stung today and had a serious reaction but got the doctor on time and symptoms reversed in few hours. Now scared if it happens again 😢

[@robertharvey3469]

One year ago I got stung by 2 wasps, one after the other (face and shoulder) Which was of course very painful, but after 10 minutes it subsided and there were no further reactions. Five days ago I got stung by one wasp on the shin, but this time about half an hour later I started to develop a rash in my groin and under my arms, and then quite rapidly from head to toe about 10 minutes after that. My lips started to tighten up and felt tingly, so I drove myself to ED where they just gave me an antihistamine and monitored me for about an hour. I did not have any difficulty breathing, abdominal pain, horse voice, or low blood pressure. So I guess my reaction was cutaneous only, but I don’t really know. Five days later it feels like I still have a little bit of residual itchiness going on, but there are no visible signs of hives; Hopefully this goes away. It’s annoying to have any reaction at all, but I guess I’m very fortunate that it was only hives and a bit of swelling of the lip, I’m now wondering what are the chances that this can worsen with every new sting to a point where I can be full anaphylaxis?

[@sanjitsingh3863]

Man last year i had one reaction it was just few things as you experienced. Today I got stung and the reaction was worse than before. Fast heart rate with nausea, difficulty breathing and wheezing. I got to doctors on time and he gave me iv injection and symptoms revered in few hours. I was about to pass out but didn’t happen fortunately. Not sure what will happen if this occurs again 😢