How to Diagnose a Bee Sting Allergy

There are millions of people within the United States who are allergic to stinging insects, particularly bees. A normal person will only experience tenderness and slight itching at the area of the sting. An allergic person, however, will develop a much more severe reaction to the sting.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Take note of your symptoms after a bee sting. An allergic person can have mild to severe reactions to the stinger. Common symptoms include trouble breathing, difficulty swallowing, dizziness and fainting.

2. Seek out medical treatment. You must seek out immediate medical attention if you have developed any abnormal reactions to a bee sting. You need to be given a dose of epinephrine to treat the allergy.

3. Visit an allergy specialist after you are treated for the initial allergic reaction. They may want to run some blood and allergen tests to confirm the bee sting allergy. If you have been stung once, it is likely that you will have the same or worse reaction the next time.

4. Find out what type of medications you need in the case of stinging. If you have been diagnosed with a bee sting allergy, your doctor may give you a self-injectable dose of epinephrine.

5. Stay away from any stinging insect. It is likely if you are allergic to bees then you will be allergic to wasps, hornets and fire ants.

Tips & Warnings

• You are most likely not allergic to bee stings if you develop swelling, itchiness and redness at the site. This is a normal bee sting reaction.
• Sometimes allergic reactions to bee stings can take some time to develop. Most allergic reactions occur within minutes, but some take as long as 24 hours.

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