If the swelling becomes large (10cm or more) or if it extends up or down an arm or leg then visit your GP/ nurse practitioner or walk-in medical centre as they may prescribe medication to help the swelling go down. Smaller swellings will often go down without medical treatment after a few days.
The reaction that most people experience after a wasp or bee sting is pain, discomfort and redness around the sting site, with swelling that may increase over a few hours. People who are allergic to wasp stings may very rarely also be allergic to bee stings.( 1) Each year there are approximately ten reported deaths from wasp or bee sting reactions, but it is likely that many more deaths may be occurring, mistakenly diagnosed as heart attacks, stroke or attributed to other causes. Most people, unless they have a specific occupational risk, are rarely stung by wasps, perhaps once every 15-20 years. You may not have an allergic reaction the first time you are stung but there is a small risk that subsequent stings could lead to a serious allergic reaction. However, there are some people who may develop life threatening allergic reactions, called ‘ anaphylaxis’, where breathing and circulation are affected, so it is important to be able to recognise the symptoms and know what to do when this happens. Most people are not allergic to these stings. There are also many species of wasps and wasp stings are far more common. There are many species of bees in the UK of which only the honeybee commonly stings (and it is usually bee keepers, their family or neighbours who get stung). Wasps and bees fly around our countryside, cities and occasionally indoors usually from spring to autumn.
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