Food that contains high levels of purines produces more uric acid, so start by avoiding those if you suffer from gout. She lists red meat, offal and sweetbreads, gravy, stock cubes and yeast extracts such as Vegemite on her no-go list.
If a bee stings your dog again, first look to see if the stinger is still in the skin. It resembles a small black sac. You can brush it off with a finger, scrape it out with a fingernail or grasp it with tweezers and pull it out.
Carpenter bees are a very calm type of bee. While they are very damaging because they burrow into homes, they will tend not to harm humans. Luckily, male carpenter bees do not sting because they are not equipped with a stinger.ou would need to do something extreme like grab it in your hand or poke it in order for it to sting. Otherwise, it will not sting. Females also do not die when they sting you as would other bees. If you are stung by a female carpenter bee, you may want to put ice on the sting to ease the pain.