Hives will develop on the face and body, followed by other symptoms, such as headache, dizziness, fainting, nausea, vomiting, and difficulty breathing and swallowing. Blood pressure can also decrease and the heart rate can weaken, which can lead to loss of consciousness.
If you or your child is exhibiting signs of an allergic reaction to a bee sting, call immediately. Because symptoms can continue to get worse with time, it is best to seek medical attention as soon as the bite causes a reaction in the body. If you or your child has had a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting, an allergist can help prevent another potentially life-threatening response to it and reduce the severity of the reaction.
At Oak Brook Allergists in northeast Illinois, we test for different insect bites to determine what you are allergic to.
We recommend that you avoid places where you could get stung by bees and create an action plan in case you do get stung. Our patients are provided an emergency adrenaline kit and offered venom immunotherapy to reduce the severity of an allergic reaction to a bee sting. To make an appointment with one of our board-certified allergists, call or use our online form now. We look forward to serving you soon! Signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis include:.
Talk to your doctor or an allergy specialist about prevention measures such as immunotherapy "allergy shots" to avoid a similar reaction in case you get stung again. Generally, insects such as bees and wasps aren't aggressive and only sting in self-defense. In most cases, this results in one or perhaps a few stings. In some cases a person will disrupt a hive or swarm of bees and get multiple stings. Some types of bees — such as Africanized honeybees — are more likely than are other bees to swarm, stinging in a group.
If you get stung more than a dozen times, the accumulation of venom may induce a toxic reaction and make you feel quite sick. Signs and symptoms include:. Multiple stings can be a medical emergency in children, older adults, and people who have heart or breathing problems.
In most cases, bee stings don't require a visit to your doctor. In more-severe cases, you'll need immediate care. Call or other emergency services if you're having a serious reaction to a bee sting that suggests anaphylaxis, even if it's just one or two signs or symptoms. If you were prescribed an emergency epinephrine autoinjector EpiPen, Auvi-Q, others , use it right away as your doctor directed. Seek prompt medical care if you've been swarmed by bees and have multiple stings. To sting, a bee jabs a barbed stinger into the skin.
Bee sting venom contains proteins that affect skin cells and the immune system, causing pain and swelling around the sting area. In people with a bee sting allergy, bee venom can trigger a more-serious immune system reaction. You're more likely to have an allergic reaction to bee stings if you've had an allergic reaction to a bee sting in the past, even if it was minor.
Adults tend to have more-severe reactions than children do and are more likely to die of anaphylaxis than children are. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Close alert. Informational Alert. Bee or Yellow Jacket Sting. Is this your child's symptom? Sting from a bee, hornet, wasp, or yellow jacket Over 95 percent of stings are from honey bees or yellow jackets The main symptoms are pain and redness Cause of Bee Sting Reactions The bee's stinger injects venom into the skin.
The venom is what causes the symptoms. Local Skin Reactions to the Sting The main symptoms are pain, itching, swelling and redness at the sting site. Severe pain or burning at the site lasts 1 to 2 hours. Itching often follows the pain. The bee sting may swell for 48 hours after the sting. The swelling can be small or large. Stings on the face can cause a lot of swelling around the eye. It looks bad, but this is not serious.
The swelling may last for 7 days. Bee stings are often red. That doesn't mean they are infected.
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