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Bee sting - is it bad to scratch?

Yesterday, I was at my sisters softball game, and if I walked down to the next field, there was a major 1 game (There are three stages. Preminor (what my sister is in), Minor, Major 1(what I’m in), and Major 2). I had played the team three nights before, and I knew they were big jerks, so that’s what I went to go watch. As I was walking back, since I was wearing flipflops, a bee flew into one of them, I guess you could say that, when I had my foot up, and stung my foot because I stepped on it…there was no stinger in it, but it hurt really bad to walk on it, and putting ice on it hurt worse, but I did, to keep down the swelling. Now it itches really really bad, but is it bad to scratch it?

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Answer #1

Well, you probably shouldn’t scratch it.. just because you may irritate your skin because you itch it so much… But if you do a bit it’s probably not much of a problem. Try some calendula ointment or cortisone cream on in.

Answer #2

Don’t scratch it my get infected.

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