What I am learning about wasp stings

Thanks, tattynan. I googled Aspivenin and watched a wee video about it. It looks as if it's just what I needed yesterday afternoon. I'm not sure it would be much use with midge bites though as they come in dozens at once.

Get an Aspivenin Kit to relieve your bites and stings. Larger Boots have them or you can buy one online.

At first it was terrifying cos I didn't know if my tongue would swell up and choke me. After I realised that wasn't going to happen I was just furious, my language was very strong, as they warn on TV.

I bet that was really frightening, grindos! Shudder!

Having a picnic on holiday in Devon some years ago, I picked up my can of 7up and took a swig. A wasp that was in the can stung me on the tongue. I didn't know what to do with myself with the pain. DH ran to Boots in the town but it was closed for the lunch hour. We went back to the house where we were staying and I sucked ice cube after ice cube, which helped. But it was very painful for a week. I don't drink fizzy drinks any more in a can or in a glass.

At least bees only sting in extremis. Wasps are just bad-tempered. My finger still hurts and still doesn't like water! Ridiculous! I suppose I shouldn't be surprised though – midge bites itch for days and days on me. Gusty sigh.

I was stung when a bumble bee flew through the window of a bus straight down the back of my blouse. My fellow passengers must have wondered why my (then) husband put his hand inside to try to free it. I was tempted to just strip off, but didn't dare!

The females do.

I didn't think bumbles stung?

I was recently stung by a bumble bee whilst on a river cruise in Germany, when I went back to the boat I asked if there were any first aid facilities - not allowed to dispense anything due to health and safety - another passenger suggested bicarbonate of soda so the cruise director went to the kitchen to ask - no - but came back with half a peeled onion which the chef had sent as a remedy! I rubbed it on the sting and it did work - then didnt know what to do with half a peeled onion so am afraid to say it now lies somewhere at the bottom of the Danube!

While out Historic dancing at a stately home which was run by a religious community a wasp
(or bee ) crawled up the inside fo my farthingale and stung me on the b*m. A nun came to my rescue and dealt with the sting!

I had a wasp's nest in my garage one year... usually we ignored one another, but one afternoon several of the blighters ganged up on me, and I had three or four stings. I quietened them down with vinegar (wasps have an alkaline venom, while bees have an acid one), and then the reaction started - my hands itched unbearable for about an hour! Odd.

I had a wasp inside the sleeve of my dress when I was camping [in my youth]. What a dilemma; strip off and run round the campsite unclothed or get stung like hell. [Think I ended up doing both]. My dog is very allergic to wasp stings; piriton is carried everywhere with us now [the only antihistamine recommended for dogs]. Stood on a bee once and thought I'd broken my leg as the pain shot upwards.

The more stings you sustain the worse the reaction seems to be. I once got stung while wearing strappy sandals and my foot puffed up between the straps, it was so swollen I had great difficulty getting the shoe off.
Hope it settles down soon Bags

We all react differently to wasp stings. I picked up a glass of water once and the wasp that was having a rest on it took exception and stung my finger. it hurt of course and the water went everywhere, but after a couple of hours there were few ill effects. Sounds as if you are more allergic, Bags.