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Gretchen Overstreet
Hello! I carry an EpiPen since 2011. It was recommended to treat the next yellow jacket attack. I’ve since learned of/purchased the venom/sting tincture, carry bentonite clay and water paste, and am also aware of plantain. Thankfully I’ve been assulted by many a stinging thing and have only had localized reactions vs. hives and redness heading up my back to my throat. I believe I have all the tools available to me.
I’m wanting to be helpful to others that have Anaphylaxis due to food allergies, eating something they may not be aware of and having an extreme reaction. I would like to carry something to be helpful. What is suggested?
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Chinyere
Hi Gretchen, my sister has a nut allergy so I am curious about this as well. Thanks for asking.
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Jennifer Melton
I would be interested in this as well. I have friends with severe nut and dairy allergies.
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Lisa Bateman
I wonder if Mormon Tea might help, as it is antihistamine.
Lisa Bateman
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Thank you for the reply. I’ll look into that. I apologize for the delayed response!
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Jodie Traxel
We just got EpiPens for my husband. We are bee keepers and he has an awful reaction when he gets stung. It seems to never fail that he gets stung and they ignore me.
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Sorry to hear that about your husband! I wonder if Bentonite clay and water paste would help? I want to try it as my first line of defense. It has drawing properties and feels cooling on the skin. I carry around a medicine bottle (plastic bottle with plastic lid. lightweight and doesn’t have a metal lid that makes clay not as effective I’ve been told) in my purse or pocket always. It’s been soothing and helpful so far on many a bug-bite.
I was also instructed by a doctor friend that if the stinger has a vespa (fancy word for bug part attached to stinger) to be careful not to squeeze it-cause it acts like a IV bag of the bugs venom (this is in the yellow jacket case. I don’t know if honey bees have or not, but I should research that b/c I’m an outside girl).
Sorry for the delayed response and hope this finds you and yours well!
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Angie Mason
My oldest son (38) has nut allergies and I am very nervous about his lack of responsibility when it comes to outdated epi pens or simply not carrying one. Following for herbal remedy!
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Dawn
Hello Gretchen, I am following this as well; but, I thought I would note that there has been some terrific scientific studies showing Quercetin is very helpful in allergies to include food allergies where they have shown it to reduce the reaction thereby avoiding the anaphylactic event. In this study with rats, they induced a peanut allergy and, after 4 weeks of pre-exposure use of the flavanoid “Quercetin” (a pigment found in skins of some veggies and fruits, i.e. onions, apples, etc) completely elliminated the threat. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20548131/ I’ve been using quercetin for years for seasonl allergies and now barely have any issues, even without using the supplement. It is an amazing improvement from my previous years. It is also a non-prescription alternative for hydroxychloriquin suggested by doctors’ protocols for the C-virus (prophylactic and acute treatment). Now, they are studying it for its help with cancer as you can find on nih.gov website. When I worked for ACS, it was well known to eat onions, among other veggies, to help your body to stay strong against cancer development so I am not surprised by these findings. So happy to share with you so you can be intentional in your diet to include quercetin containing skins and peels, there by skipping the supplements altogether. Some cultures save onion skins to make a strong onion tea which contains much of the quercetin in it. 🙂
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That’s awesome that your seasonal allergies have improved, now even without using the supplement. May I ask how you like to include it naturally in you diet? I really appreciate your response and wish to apologize for my delayed response! Life has been a bit full lately
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