On Wednesday 24 November 2004 10:55 pm, Michael Reddell wrote:
> At 11:04 AM 11/24/2004, you wrote:
> >  I, too, always heard that beekeepers don't get arthritis so I was
> >surprised to find out I have it.
>
> John,
...
> My wife does not work the bees, but we have experimented with
> stings on her hands where she is mildly arthritic, and she reports a
> definite and immediate positive effect.
...

Bee sting therapy works for artheristis relief because it is a histamine and
chronic inflamatory. By being stung in the general location, the tissues
swell in the area causing immediate relief from artheritic conditions. The
swelling is chronic, though the swelling is relieved slowly as the venoms are
finally processed by the body. It takes several months for the swelling to
completely go away, even though it only visibly takes a few days for the
visible swelling to "go down". The continued use of bee stings creates a
tolerant environment, this is the reason why the dosages need to be increased
with each treatment and a period of abstainence from the therapy to allow the
therapy to continue having beneficial effects without having to increase the
dosage to lethal levels.

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