I was just stung by a wasp or a yellow jacket- I am not allergic- but it hurts like crazy- what should I do?
353707
take ibuprofen and put ice on it
509375
I remember over fifty years ago as a child getting several nettle stings. My mother immediately rubbed them with a dock leaf. Being stung by a nettle is painful because the sting contains an acid. Rubbing the sting with a dock leaf can relieve the pain because dock leaves contain an alkali that will neutralise the acid and therefore reduce the sting. Bees and ants also have acidic stings, so dock leaves should help, but other alkalis, such as soap or bicarbonate of soda, are usually better.\n\nHowever, a dock leaf is useless against wasp stings, which contain an alkali. This is unfortunate because wasps are nasty little critters whose sole aim in life is to ruin picnics and barbecues. If you want to neutralise a wasp sting you should use an acid such as vinegar. The only problem is you'll smell of pickles for the rest of the day.
638925
How big are the rashes (dime sized? palm sized?)? How long have you had them? Are they symetrical? Have you been exposed to anything recently that may have caused them, such as poison ivy or poison oak? Have you bitten by anything recently? Need a LOT more information before anyone could begin to guess at what it may be.\n\nThere are hundreds of different types of rashes, and many have multiple causes, so without better info it is very difficult to think of what it might be. It can run the gamut from cancerous lesions to hives. Sorry can't be of more help.
138076
It could be an allergic reaction to something. Have you changed laundry detergent or anything like that? It could also be from some kind of insect bite or bites. It it gets worse then you can go to your urgent care and they can give you an shot to get rid of the itching. If you experience shortness of breath or feel like your throat is consticted go to the ER asap.
1017192
this particular wasp was maybe the guard on duty, they are amazingly clever. Try to learn to respect them rather than fear them and it would help. \n\ni recall having a nest of them at our cottage and i tied a clotheesline to something and started hanging something on it. part of the clothesline went across their territory, their airspace. so the guard would fly right along the clothesline to the place where it was tied (far away, clearly outside their airspace) it would touch the knot with its antenas, inspect it very closely and it actually made clear attempts to untie it. then it got back to its post. whenever i crossed the invisible border, it would attack - not bite, just repeatedly bump the little head into me and even chase me outside their terrtory. this was rather disturbing, so i retreated and kept my distance and the wasp was calm. but i wanted to use the full lenght of the clothesline and as i was bumped into again, i made the wasp follow me in the house by provoking it a little and i locked it inside. i had some time then to work undisturbed, but after a couple of minutes they noticed the absence and another guard was put into service. this shows more system, purposefullness and organization than our Public Healthcare system, im afraid. Then they made a nest in the attic (or loft u call it) because stupid me, i left the window open one day. I closed the window. the cute creatures found it uncomfortable to have to fly through the narrow spaces between roof tiles, so they gradually chewed up their nest and took it away inside threir bellies to build it back elsewhere. This adn other encounters with them taught me to respect them. They were here before us, anyway. And maybe they will be here after us as well. Whenever i got a sting (couple of times in my lifetime) it was my own fault, not their meaniness. \n\ni mean of course behave sensibly -  if u provoke them by wavin your hands at them , u are askiing for it, if u eat fruit in a careless manner when plenty of wasps are around u are asking for a life threatening sting in the tongue, if there is a baby in a pram left without somebody directly watching it, it is a good idea to fix a insect net over the pram - who wants even a fly crawlin into the nose of a baby? yeah, u would wish to check the trash bin in summer if it is not oozing something sweet, and so on. But u cannot possibly kill all wasps, so anyway u need to be able to cope with them, the sooner u start, the better.  If u happen to be allergic, it is twice more important. Fear does u no good. Start with watching a single wasp how it behaves, moves around - u will soon see it is minding its own business and will continue so until u mess with it.
561006
hmmm...get a doctor...are you allergic to any thing like bees?
377823
You can go to a doc.  and have it either frozen off or burned off.  In either case, that will hurt like hell at first, be uncomforatable for awhile, then feel better later.
516768
Try some topical benedryl. The cream you can buy at the drug store. Sounds like an allergic reaction
994452
First, you want to SCRAPE out the stinger, not squeeze it. This prevents "pumping" in the venom into your skin. Then make a thick paste out of baking soda and water and apply to the sting site. You may want to take Advil or Tylenol and use an ice pack for swelling.
261385
Since there has been a time lapse between the bruising and today, the best thing is to live with it. Perhaps a cold compress might help but that is  doubtful. Sorry for your bruise. Be careful!
821035
See a docter QUICKLY! You might be allergic and if you get another bee sting, it could be deadly because the first is always the best one...
903954
You should try to find our what caused the rash. But for immediate relief, use calamine lotion, and have a anit histamine. If it does not settle you should see your doctor.\n\nGood luck
809457
Hi there !\n\nIt sounds like the typical manifestation of an allergy ??\nAre you NOT tolerating any of the medicines you had taken ?\nor is it that you are allergic to any of the special "unusual"  food preparations you had taken on these days of allergy ?\nor is it that you had "some insect bite" ...on these days..? some people respond to insect bites like these..\nMaybe you yourself can make a list of "items and medicines suspected" and take it to your consultant and ask him straight...dont worry..he is the best judge...to decide on the issue..\nSteroids are given for allergies and anaphylaxis too..\nbest wishes...
805982
First assess the damage.  Is it just a little red mark?  Put it under cool running water, put a moist bandage over it (loosely), and that's all that's needed.  If you have aloe vera or burn spray, use that before bandaging.\n\nIs it blistered and/or seeping fluids?  Or is it white or charred?  Put a dry bandage over it (again, not tight) and take her to the ER.  If you aren't old enough to drive and there's no one who can drive you, then call an ambulance.
984519
Keep it clean, and dry, and don't put any "old wives" remedies on it (butter, oil, etc). These actually hurt the burn by holding in the heat, thus causing a more severe burn. I'd cover it gently with non stick gauze, and wrap it with a gauze roll (but not too tightly).\nDon't pop the blister; hopefully it will reabsorb. \nIf I were you, I'd go to the doctor's and get checked out, I don't know exactly where the burns are on your hands, but hand burns can be expecially dangerous. There's the issue of scar tissue when it heals, and it's a bad place to get an infection. I've taken people to the hospital for burns like that; it's nothing to take lightly.\nHope you feel better soon...
1080331
The more you convince yourself it's going to hurt, the more pain you're going to feel. Just try to sit back, relax and tell yourself it's going to be over very quickly. You can also take a couple of ice packs with you. You can place the packs on the injection sites which will help take away the sting.\n\nBy the way, it's not actually the shot itself that hurts, it's the vaccine. They tend to sting a little but if you've ever been stung by a bee before, it's not nearly as bad!\n\nTake a deep breath and imagine the shot is a tickling flower! The way you approach this will determine how much it actually hurts!\n\nGood luck!
611630
I got stung by a wasp on the eyelid. I was fine* after a few days. \n\n*[Results may vary. Do not try this at home.]