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re: Best ways to get rid of poison ivy without having to get a shot.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:03 pm to RBWilliams8
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:03 pm to RBWilliams8
Gotta dry the rash out
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Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:04 pm to RBWilliams8
Soak it in Epsom salt water. Will help dry it up
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:09 pm to RBWilliams8
The culprit in poison ivy is an oil.
1) First use some sort of dispersant to remove any oil, but be careful to not spread it to unaffected skin (Dawn or anything else that will disperse oil)
2) Take oral Benadryl tablets (will also help you sleep through the night)
3) Spread either hydrocortisone cream or Benadryl cream on the affected areas.
4) Cover the affected areas.
1) First use some sort of dispersant to remove any oil, but be careful to not spread it to unaffected skin (Dawn or anything else that will disperse oil)
2) Take oral Benadryl tablets (will also help you sleep through the night)
3) Spread either hydrocortisone cream or Benadryl cream on the affected areas.
4) Cover the affected areas.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:16 pm to plazadweller
quote:
got it on my penis
a buddy of mine had the same thing happen to him. he ended up "infecting" his wife before he knew he had it. that was 20+ yrs ago and i still make STD jokes to the two of them.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:22 pm to CoastieGM
quote:
1) First use some sort of dispersant to remove any oil, but be careful to not spread it to unaffected skin (Dawn or anything else that will disperse oil)
2) Take oral Benadryl tablets (will also help you sleep through the night)
3) Spread either hydrocortisone cream or Benadryl cream on the affected areas.
This, once it is there you treat the symptoms and time do its thing
I have recently heard to try pouring apple cider vinegar on it, can't hurt
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:26 pm to RBWilliams8
quote:I have never had reactions. I was told some people are just not affected by it. Not sure if true.
You aren't. I've never had it until last year. I would always play in the shite and never got an outbreak. One day I thought I was immune and was doing yard work in nothing but shorts like I always do. Wasn't cutting limbs and weed eating. I had forgotten what poison ivy even looked like and must have weed eaten some ivy and it got in my blood.
I was also told as we age our immune system weakens so being unaffected may not be forever.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:30 pm to plazadweller
quote:
including that one time I got it on my penis.
makes it look like your little egg roll is wearing an inner tube.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:46 pm to Dooshay
The itching from poison ivy is caused by the skin's release of histamine. The heat from a scalding hot shower will actually promote the skins release of the histamine causing an increase in the itching. What will occur if your man enough to get through it is your body will exhaust it's current supply of histamine. The itching will temporarily go away until your body can produce more histamine. This time varies for different individuals. Thus the hot shower will actually provide some temporary relief.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:49 pm to RBWilliams8
My exwifes brother swears he got rid of his poison ivy by pissing on it in the shower. If he couldn't directly piss on the area he pissed in a cup and poured it on his skin. I called bullshite until I saw him pour a cup of hot piss all over his arm. To his credit the area was clear in 2 days, however I have never tried it personally.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 7:56 pm to Hog Zealot
Posted on 6/13/13 at 8:05 pm to Dooshay
Zanfels if within 24 hours of exposure.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 8:55 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
I have never had reactions. I was told some people are just not affected by it. Not sure if true.
Growing up, we had a mule that thought poison ivy was candy. We'd rotate him to wherever there was poison ivy, and it would be the first thing he'd go to.
Never affected him.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:06 pm to Hog Zealot
i think you're full of shite but i'm getting pissed on right now anyway. for fun though, not you're bullshite cure.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:07 pm to RBWilliams8
2 cups Epsom salt in bath with as hot water as you can stand for 20 minutes. Dis it just couple weeks ago. Takes a couple days but dries it out
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:12 pm to RBWilliams8
Tecnu soap or some shite spelled like that
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:22 pm to DeepSouthSportsman
quote:
Tecnu soap or some shite spelled like that
this man knows some shite about some shite.
I am a poison ivy getting son of a bitch, and you either go get a shot and a dosepak, or you do the Tecnu deal.
Used to get it on my pecker all the time, get it on hands, piss in woods, wake up the next day to fingertip shaped poison ivy rash on unit.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:24 pm to DeepSouthSportsman
Wife went and picked up some of that tecnu scrub. I have so many tiny cuts everywhere its all over me so I lathered up my entire body with that and rinsed off. then I put some calamine lotion on to dry it out. I let it air out for a while and then I broke out the UA type hunting camos so i can keep it covered without irritating it.
ill see how it looks tomorrow and let yall know.
ill see how it looks tomorrow and let yall know.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:25 pm to Run up middle
quote:
2 cups Epsom salt in bath with as hot water as you can stand for 20 minutes. Dis it just couple weeks ago. Takes a couple days but dries it out
i cant stand some pretty hot water. ill try this if i dont see a little improvement by morning.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:28 pm to DeepSouthSportsman
Technu lotion will help,but I would go to ER and get a shot as well.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 9:32 pm to tigerfoot
quote:
get a shot and a dosepak, or you do the Tecnu deal.
Im with this.
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