Dealing with insect stings
The best remedy I know is to remove the sting immediately, then gently rub in ordinary household paraffin. This takes away the pain, inflammation and swelling within a few seconds. I used this on my grandson recently after he was stung by a wasp, and it was used on me as a child when I disturbed a hornets' nest and received many stings. I am allergic to wasps and it works on me, but I still take an anti-histamine tablet to be sure.
Angela Cassan, 67, Bedford
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Lesley Gough, over 2 years
Its really good to here tips like this, when my niece was on holiday with us, she was stung by a wasp, luckly a nurse was camping next to us. She made sure the sting was out and then cut one onion in half, and gently rubed it over the area, swelling/reddness was gone shortly.
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Magda Jessops, about 1 year
Those seem like great tips to me, and the wasps have been coming out earlier and dying off later in recent years so I'm sure I'll get a chance to use them!
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