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Wednesday, 25 March 2015

How Effective Bee Venom Therapy Is

By Zelma Hurley


Bees are very useful creatures. Through them, you can get hold of honey that is utilized in various purposes. They are also known to be the main reason why flowers bloom since they bring pollens for fertilization. The honey is utilized for many purposes as well. From this alone, you can safely say that these creatures are a huge help to the way humans live.

Aside from what is mentioned above, the venom from these creatures are also being used for medical treatments. Bee venom therapy is a new found treatment method that is being used in various ways. There is still a need to do more research regarding this first before it can be freely prescribed to other individuals.

Bees are probably categorized as one of the most irritating and scariest insects to date. They suddenly pop up out of nowhere and starts to hover at your face. When you get stung, it is only natural that it would swell up since your body is not accustomed to the venom and the immune system would surely put up a fight. But there are times when the allergies are hard to contain. And in these cases, it can be dangerous.

There are times when the body is not atoned with any of the external substances. Allergies and the reactions arise when the body encounters substances that it is not familiar with. The types of allergic reactions vary. It can be something that is caused by the food or the venom.

The venom of the bees are also known to be the main ingredient for the treatment. When your body reacts, this is because of the fact that the substance is unknown. When the substance is first introduced to your body, it would normally resist. But this would eventually change when you are already in the process of getting treated.

Every session, the patient is injected with small amounts of the venom. The number of sessions will vary and would heavily depend on the severity of the effect of the substance on your body. If your system has the worse reaction to it, then you can expect that the treatment would be longer. There were cases when these attacks have claimed the life of people. And because of this, there is a need for proper medication.

It is also being studied to be used as treatment for people suffering from arthritis. But there are still debates regarding this matter. All the test subjects for the experiments showed major improvements right after the procedure. However, the subjects were not humans but animals. Human trials are set to be done. But there are still doubts that the result would be the same.

You have to know that there are effects when the treatment starts. You are bound to feel something negative in your body. This is the same feeling when you have when there are allergy reactions. So you need to be wary of these types of things. And you have to be sure that you inform your attending physician.

There is a need for you to always ask for advice from your doctor. This way, you would know what you can expect from this treatment. You will also have to be ready about the possible things that you may experience. You also have to know what certain situations when this therapy is not the best choice.




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