What Do You Recommend For Treatment I Was Stung By A Bee In Lip?

Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2020

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Question : Hello Doctors ,
I was stung by a bee in the lip area while drinking a beverage 36 hours ago . I have applied ice and taken benadryl . The swelling has continued. What do you recommend for treatment ?
Thank-you, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Go to urgent care, need a short course of oral steroids

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to ask a doctor
I have gone through your query.
I would recommend you to go to urgent care facility.
You need to take a short course of oral steroids like tablet prednisone 20 mg once daily for 3-5 days along with antihistaminic like tablet cetrizine 10 mg once daily for 5 days.
This will help in resolving your.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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