According to Bottom Line Health, this is a good way to treat bee stings:
* Remove the stinger by scraping it out with a dull knife or a credit card.
* Moisten an Alka-Seltzer tablet so it starts fizzing when you apply it to the sting.
Alka-Seltzer contains baking soda, which reduces inflammation, as well as aspirin, which relieves pain. The fizzing allows both to get under the skin and provide immediate relief.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
