What happens to the body if you swallow a bee? It can be found in a drink or honey

What happens to the body if you swallow a bee? It can be found in a drink or honey

The doctor advises to take it seriously. But it all depends on the individual case.

Surely all of us in childhood have faced a bee sting, but what if you swallowed an insect, for example, with a drink or honey? We tell you what you should do.

MD, pediatrician, nutriciologist

With this can face everyone. You just need to know what to do.

Let’s consider two options.

In the first, you swallowed a live bee (for example, in a drink, and the insect accidentally flew into your mouth). More likely, the bee will simply be washed into your stomach, where it will quickly break down and in this case will definitely not cause an allergic reaction.

If you are unlucky, the bee may sting at the moment of swallowing – in the throat or esophagus. It will be unpleasant, may cause sharp pain, but if you are not allergic, you do not have an immediate reaction to bee stings, this case will not be life-threatening. It is worth visiting a doctor so that the specialist can examine the sting site and prescribe anti-inflammatory medication, if such is needed.

If you know that you suffer from allergies to bee stings and to products made by bees, call an ambulance and use the usual antihistamines before a reaction occurs.

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The second common case is a bee from honey. It is absolutely normal if a dead bee is found in the farmer’s honey, after all, bees produce this honey. During the spill, the beekeeper may not have noticed the bee getting into the container. Most likely, a bee drowned in honey is no longer alive, it will not be able to sting, it will be digested in the stomach and most likely will not cause harm.

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Most bee species are quite small and are unlikely to pose any risk of clogging any part of the digestive system. Moreover, in many cultures, dead bees are considered medicinal. They are collected and medicines are made from them. So to some extent, eating such a bee can be therapeutic. If you’re not allergic.