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What Causes Recurrent Hives And Swelling After A Bee Sting?

Hi, my friend was stung about 8 times by some yellow jackets and got a severe allergic reaction to it (faintness, hard to breath, hives, swelling of the mouth). She was taken to the ER and they gave her an IV with some different drugs that I cannot recall. The hives and swelling went down but came back an hour or two later and she as given another IV. The swelling and hives mostly went away again and we were released from the ER. Now the hives and swelling have come back. Should we be worried? I read benadryl or clariten may help. Thank you for your time
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The use of anti histamines such as benadryl or claritine would help. It is possible that she have been given anti histamines at the hospital as well.

Since the hives and swelling have recurred, she can consider a dose of one of these to help.
They would be available over the counter.

I hope this helps
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What Causes Recurrent Hives And Swelling After A Bee Sting?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The use of anti histamines such as benadryl or claritine would help. It is possible that she have been given anti histamines at the hospital as well. Since the hives and swelling have recurred, she can consider a dose of one of these to help. They would be available over the counter. I hope this helps