Peeing on it is what will make it sting again. DO NOT PEE ON IT. Wash it off with the sea water. Not fresh water either. And for the "just do what everyone is saying" could get you in worse situations. I hope if you're in a situation one day you think it through and don't just "do what everyone is saying"

Well it only applied to this case, marinus :) Peeing on jellyfish stings is the general home remedy consensus, but looking at your comment, OP should have definitely just asked the lifeguard for some sting ointment.

Sorry for the rant haha. Yes it's the general remedy because people have been misinformed about it! It does in fact make it worse (: I mean, how many kids would have read the first comment, and now think peeing on it works, and then thoughtlessly tell their mates at school and so on... That's how things become a misinformed remedy (:

Really? I always figured that urine, well actually the ammonia, sorta canceled out the stinging. But aside from peeing, is safely removing the stinging tentacles is a accepted medical practice in the treatment of jelly fish stings?

Vinegar is your friend in this situation. You should soak it for a few minutes if possible, before removing any tentacles. Luckily for us in Australia, where there's a beach, there's a fish and chip shop. Where there's a fish and chip shop, there's vinegar.

44- you forgot the random bottles of vinegar kept around beaches specifically for stinger victims.

44 vinegar is also no help either use sea water. That's what the doctor told me after I was hospitalized from a sting. I was allergic to the venom. I'm posting this as often as possible so no one else goes through what I did :(. NO TO VINEGAR AND URINE PEOPLE THEY DON'T WORK!

Of course if you're ALLERGIC, it's not going to help. But for those of us who aren't allergic, vinegar might work...I mean, if people have used it before, and it's worked, the you are the exception here. Not everyone is allergic.

58 - I've also been stung by a jellyfish. Several times, in fact. Vinegar has worked on all occassions. I'm obviously not allergic to the venom like you are. It's good that you're so concerned about warning everyone, but not EVERYONE is allergic so please don't spam us with your comment.

The doctor told me the severity of it was because we did not get the venom off properly. She told me venom does nothing but relieve pain for a second I still had the stingers in my back which is why I had a high level of venom in me.

I think almost anything would be better then him "wiping" out his penis.

Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray, not a jellyfish, so not only is your comment not funny, it doesn't make any sense either.