Bee Cure That Takes The Sting Out Of MS

Bee stings have been credited with helping a multiple sclerosis patient regain her quality of life.

Sami Chugg, 45, says she was bedridden before turning to ‘apitherapy’ but is now out and about.

The unusual treatment, sees bees being held up to the sufferer’s back to sting the area around the spine. The venom is said to ease MS symptoms and stimulate the immune system.

Miss Chugg who was stung 1,500 times, said: ‘When you have a condition like MS, that involves  the numbing of the body, any kind of sensation is welcome. Sadly, bees are killed by stinging, so you certainly only want to do this for a very good cause. But the relief it gave me was tremendous.’

When patients are desensitized to being stung, multiple bees are left on the skin for up to 20 minutes. Experts warn however that the treatment can be very dangerous and may cause a fatal anaphylactic shock.

A spokesman for the MS Society has said that U.S. trials on purified bee venom extract have not found any lasting effect. The treatment has been used in other diseases including arthritis.

Miss Chugg, a charity worker from Bristol in the south west UK, now campaigns to raise awareness of the decline in bee populations.

She said: ‘Life without them would be unimaginable, because the work that they do as pollinators basically keeps our environment ticking over.

More than 85,000 Britons have MS, a condtion tin wich immune cells attack the sheath protecting nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord.

The body can repair the damage, but over time the nerves become scarred and stop transmitting signals

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