stung in the mouth

[Broughtonblue]

last year when riding round Rutland water I had the misfortune to have a wasp fly into my mouth, fortunately my 'gag' reflex operated almost immediately and it only stung me on the inside of my lip as I spat it out. as we were near a café my mate suggested going in and getting a sachet of vinegar, this nearly instantly nullified the pain but did nothing for the swelling.

just wondering if any of you have 'remedies' for incidents that might occur whilst out, or what do you carry as an emergency first aid kit

 

[steve52]

i allways carry with me , sure and certain belief,that this sort of misfortune only happens to others.

 

[gavroche]

The only way to stop the swelling is to remove the sting right away with a pair of twizzers

 

[Alan Frame]

The only way to stop the swelling is to remove the sting right away with a pair of twizzers

I thought only a bee left it's sting in ?

A wasp managed to sting me five times when it flew down my shirt as I tried to safely negotiate a steep downhill , one hand on the bars and the other hand trying to grab the wasp!

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

It's surprising how quickly you can stop from 20+Mph ditch and bail off a bike when a wasp is casually crawling around inside your sunglasses. No idea why I did half of those steps - but it made perfect sense at the time

I now wear sunnies that are quite a tight fit.

 

[ianrauk]

I thought only a bee left it's sting in ?

A wasp managed to sting me five times when it flew down my shirt as I tried to safely negotiate a steep downhill , one hand on the bars and the other hand trying to grab the wasp!

Same thing happened to me. Was with @Trickedem of this parish, cycling 30mph downhill on a dual carriageway. Wasp decided he liked the look of my left bicep and started drilling. Damn it hurt.

 

[redcard]

This thread scares me. Think I'll stick to just cycling in winter

 

[Broughtonblue]

This thread scares me. Think I'll stick to just cycling in winter

You could go out tomorrow then with how our weather is this year!

 

[redcard]

You could go out tomorrow then with how our weather is this year!

You kidding? Is been glorious up here for about a month.

 

[Broughtonblue]

Its been like a febuary day week this week. Rain wind and more rain!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

This thread scares me. Think I'll stick to just cycling in winter

'ts all right: winter is here already

 

[cyberknight]

Its been like a febuary day week this week. Rain wind and more rain!

i concur, i have been dressed for February weather and it was hailing yesterday

 

[Peteaud]

If it rains really hard, does the big drops of water pose health risks to wasps?

 

[billy1561]

Tell you what annoys me. When riding along and some flying object takes residence in the gap on your helmet and proceeds to walk around on your head. Always ends up in me stopping and having a good ruffle of the hair to shake the damm thing out.

 

[numbnuts]

A few years back I was stung on my tongue while out on a ride.