the only way for sure to find out na di siya allergic eh to go to am immunoligist for a test. maybe bring some bees along for the venom....kasi i dont know if the doctors here are complete with gadgets and stuff ....hahaha

also kung allergic siya sa pollen or honey, most likely allergic siya sa venom.

ako the only way i found out na may local allergy ako eh when i got stung. i put ice immediately to stop the sweeling and drank antihistamine. kasi ang laki ng swelling masyado. ice seems to do the trick for me.

i tried going to an immunologist kaya lang harang yon schedules ng doctor.

its very rare naman the statistics of people having the critical allergy for it eh. usually local allergies lang.

i think you can buy in  drugstore that injection for anti-anaphylactic ,( dont know its spelling much less pronounce it), it would be expensive but its good to have it handy for people with critical allergy. a fellow beebatchmate in the seminar i attended showed it to us, together with the kit is a plastic injection looking thing that you can practice with. i never bought one because of the statistics i saw on the internet, of people having a critical allergy to it. i have more chances getting hit by lightning.

Ok na, hindi allergic sa venom yung kilala ko, mabilis din nag subside yung swelling.

Bro Erwin, this is what I do, it could vary from person to person
1. Take approx 5 tablespoon of honey cider vinegar, mixed with 2 tablespoon of propolis liquid. Para hindi ganun kasama ang lasa, add a little water.
2. Drink the concoction in the morning before drinking anything or eating anything. Drink lots of water after drinking the concoction, acidic kasi yung vinegar kaya madali masira ipin
3. Don't leave yet because afterwards the call of nature would demand that you go to the bathroom
4. Continue drinking water laced with propolis liquid. Half teaspoon of propolis liquid for a glass of water on a needed basis. This will help flush the uric crystals out of your system.
5. With the gout on full attack (meaning hirap makalakad, pumipitik pitik sa sakit, at namamaga), get 1 bee to sting the swollen area. 1 sting lang muna, hanggat hindi pa na determine ang magiging reaction ng katawan niya sa venom.
6. Hold the bee by the wings and position her stinger to the swollen area/joint. Pag natusok na, remove the bee but leave the stinger still stuck to the skin. This is to ensure na mainject lahat ng venom. Be ready, mabibigla ka minsan, it feels like a 1 inch red hot scorching needle being inserted into your fleash. Remove the stinger once it stops to twitch.
7. Be ready, you might encounter some fever, normal lang naman ito.
8. Repeat the procedure the next day, sa ibang area naman ang sting. Kung saan ang masakit, dun ipa sting. Kung nakayanan ang 1 sting, puwedeng gawin ng 2 sting next session.
Isang ma notice mo agad, super panghi ng ihi at super dark yellow ang kulay.

tiki wrote on 09/01/09 at 23:22:09:


Hhhmmmmm... makiusi nga sa mercury. Although hindi naman natin ito kailangan, pero minsan yung mga kasama, bisita, kaibigan hindi natin alam and worst kung hindi nya rin alam na allergic pala siya sa venom. Kung mura lang naman, I think its worth having the kit ready for emergency use.

Thanks for the info tiki.

not sure what the brand is, i only saw it when a batchmate showed one to us. its for people with severe allergies.

jenbc wrote on 11/20/09 at 11:09:55:


hi Jenbc,

so sorry to hear what happend to your dad.

i dont know much about apitherapy but I did come across some readings on it on the net.  Maybe you can explore its information about it .  here are the links i have seen.
I think ilog maria has apitherapy, am not so sure as I only heard about it. Maybe you can google their website and contact them.  Maybe thru them you can learn more about it.
Hope these helps you find some information.

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Meron beekeeper dito sa Baguio, medyo busy sya once a week, may dala na queen cage, kala ko queen and laman yun pala ordinary worker bees lang. May tinutulungan siyang kakilala na nakaranas ng severe stroke, at ang tanging gamot lang ay beesting at least once a week. So far so good, hindi naman miraculously na nag ok, pero its improving..... Yung ibang parte ng katawan na paralyzed medyo nakakagalaw galaw na kahit papano. It may take another year or two of therapy but it shows signs of improvement.

Malaki ang potential nitong beevenom, sad to say na wala nga lang support from the govt para ma harness ang full potential ng beevenom,