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Chest Diseases Specialist Dr. Özgür İnce stated that cutting the area where the sting is and draining the blood in bee stings accelerates the mixing of the venom into the blood and that it is a wrong application and warned what should be done after the bee sting.

With the summer months, bee sting cases began to increase. Chest Diseases Specialist, one of the Medicana Health Group doctors, who made statements about bee allergy, which causes health problems in people with allergic reactions. Özgür İnce made statements about the known mistakes and the issues that need to be implemented. exp. Dr. İnce underlined that it is important to remove the bee's stinger from the skin within the first 20-30 seconds.

"The bee's sting needs to be removed within 20-30 seconds."

Pointing out that the sting should be removed within 20-30 seconds after the bee sting, Chest Diseases Specialist Dr., one of the doctors of Medicana Intarnational Samsun Hospital. Özgür İnce said, "When honey bees sting their sting, they first secrete a poison called apitoxin. This causes pain and pain. The pain felt is not from the sting, but from the toxin, and the severity of pain and allergy varies according to the amount of toxin. More importantly, if the sting remains in the tissue after the bee sting, it also causes the secretion of secretion. Even if the residue is gone, the transfer of another chemical from the sac to the person continues; this chemical is a special smell to quickly call other bees to that area. That is, after the bee sting, firstly, without pressing the needle on the skin, tweezers from the nearest place to the skin, if possible. "It should be carefully removed and removed with an object such as. If possible, this process should be done within the first 20-30 seconds," he said.

"Cutting the area where the poison entered and making it bleed will cause the poison to mix with the blood faster."

Dr. also gives information about what should not be done. İnce said, “The first thing to do after a honeybee sting is cold application to prevent the rapid spread of the venom. This can be done with ice or a cold object. Methods such as bleeding and draining the area where the venom has entered are not recommended as they may cause the venom to mix with the blood faster. Anti-allergic medical treatments that can be delivered quickly are suitable. These are antihistamines and cortisone group drugs if necessary. In severe reactions, adrenaline may be needed. It is recommended that those who have a previous anaphylactic reaction due to bee stings have epinephrine auto-injectors with them. This is ready-made adrenaline at a dose that can be administered by the person himself or by the person next to him. "The scientific benefit of applying substances such as vinegar, baking soda, ammonia, urine, yoghurt, toothpaste in bee stings has not been scientifically proven. To summarize, removing the stinger within seconds without squeezing, cold application and, if necessary, drugs should be used," he said.