Fire Coral.....help!

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This is the label from a meat tenderizer. It has bromelain in it. This stuff comes from Pineapples. I wonder if pineapple juice would do any good. Maybe it is the salt or the sugar that draws the venom out?


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I was stung by fire coral about two weeks ago and its still very red and painful. Does anyone know how long this will last???

In may I was diving on a wreck at 90 feet and I was looking at this huge barracuda and did not notice on the railing there was a silver plant with white tips. I had a shorty so my leg brushed against it and it started to itched. They by the time I got back up it was all red and swollen a little. they put vinegar and told me it would be gone in 1 week. Well nope was still there and still burning and itching. For some reason I had some preparation H in my bag, so I decided to apply some before going to bed, the next day it was less red and the itching stop. Continued that for 4 days and it was all gone.

So who knows, you may want to try that.
 

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