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Make sure that all of your health care providers are aware of the type of reaction you have had.
If you have had a severe or all-over reaction, you should be given a prescription for an epinephrine injection kit (EpiPen) when you leave the hospital.
This is a premeasured dose of epinephrine in an easy-to-use syringe.
You would inject yourself in the thigh muscle with the epinephrine at the first sign of a reaction.
Someone at your medical office can show you how to use the kit. Clear instructions are also provided at the web site of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.
It is recommended that you keep 2 or more of these kits at different locations and that you keep one with you at all times in case of a sting.
If you have a severe or all-over reaction to an insect sting, you should see an allergy specialist (allergist). Desensitization therapy is available for some types of venom allergies.

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