Title: 'I was stung by 1,500 bees and I feel great': MS sufferer's pioneering therapy | Daily Mail Online
Headings: 'I was stung by 1,500 bees and I feel great': MS sufferer's pioneering therapy
'I was stung by 1,500 bees and I feel great': MS sufferer's pioneering therapy
Content: Now she is now back on her feet with a much improved quality of life. Alternative therapy: Sami Chugg from Bristol suffers from multiple sclerosis but has been successfully treated with 1500 bee stings
The 45-year-old was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago and says she was numb and unable to move until she tried a treatment known as Bee Venom Therapy or Apitherapy. The treatment involves holding a live bee in a pair of tweezers and deliberately stinging an area of skin on the patient's body. Proponents of the method believe the venom in the sting helps ease the pain of MS symptoms and also stimulates the body to fight back. Miss Chugg says she was stung around 1,500 in eighteen months, and feels much better for it. She said: ' Most people would be terrified by the prospect of being stung by a bee. 'But when you have a condition like MS, that involves the numbing of the body, any kind of sensation is welcome - even if it's from a bee sting.' She continued: '