stung in the mouth

[Supersuperleeds]

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

No word of a lie, for wasp stings, WD40, instantly stops the swelling and mutes the pain. Tastes bloody disgusting but works.

 

[ianrauk]

One of the reasons I stopped wearing a helmet was because a bee got sucked in and started drilling into my noggin. Ouchy Ouchy... had a headache for the whole weekend.

Now.. before some clever clogs says you can get helmets with a protective net, well my helmet did. The bee got sucked in round the side.

And this little story reminds me.
I had never been sung by a wasp or bee before I took up cycling again 7 years ago......

 

[Broughtonblue]

No word of a lie, for wasp stings, WD40, instantly stops the swelling and mutes the pain. Tastes bloody disgusting but works.

This isnt a leeds fan trying to make a leicester fan realy ill is it?

 

[Trickedem]

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.

Didn't think pressing like was appropriate.

 

[tyred]

Last August, I got stung with a wasp above the eyelid when it got wedged behind my glasses. Ouchy.

 

[TheJDog]

The solution to a bee sting in the mouth is an injection of adrenaline in the same area, but only do that if the swelling is blocking your airway. Otherwise I would let it take its course. I am not a medical doctor.

 

[TheJDog]

Really? Most doctors would try something like an oral antihistamine like diphenhydramine first.



I kind of guessed that...

If I ever get rushed to casualty with a bee sting in my throat I really hope they don't try an oral antihistamine first.

 

[TheJDog]

Perhaps you'd better have a word with the A&E consultants at Addenbrookes in Cambridge.

That's how they treated me for a bee sting on the tongue... oral antihistamine and observation.

Well, it doesn't sound like it was blocking your airway, does it? Perhaps you could have read my first answer fully?

 

[TheJDog]

I did. What I was poining out, had you read my answer, was that you were giving the most extreme treatment and intimating that it was the only treatment: "The solution to a bee sting in the mouth is an injection of adrenaline in the same area"

As it is, if you are stung in the mouth, doctors will give you an antihistamine (either orally or parenterally) to reduce any swelling and prevent any complications with the airway. That's why it important to get any stings in the mouth checked out.

Ah-ha. I didn't read my own post. I meant to say "a", not "the". But it is a handy thing to know if you are in the wild and someone happens to have an epi-pen (probably happens more often than you think), and you don't want to start stabbing holes in people's neck with a Bic.

 

[steve52]

when in turkey,with a chubby friend who was wearing baggy shorts, a big stingy flying thing,flew around the deck of the boat we were on,causeing panic,and then up his shorts! this cause panic ,plus screaming on his part,and was dangerouse for me as i rolled around the floor laughing so much i could hadley breath.

 

[Veloscot]

I've had wasp stings in the mouth while out riding every year now for the last three years in a row - unlucky I guess but it's becoming something of an annual ritual.
I have started carrying an anti-histamine tablet in my saddle bag for such incidents. It means I don't arrive home with quite such a fat lip.

 

[Globalti]

A few years ago Gti Junior got stung on the shoulder so I took him indoors and tried a trick I'd seen employed in South Africa: took an old syringe and pressed the nozzle over the tiny puncture, where a little white blister was forming. Withdrew the plunger and lo and behold, a tiny bead of clear liquid was sucked into the syringe, the white blister disappeared and the pain vanished. Result: one happy child.