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Post by moonlilyhead on Feb 14, 2008 17:32:09 GMT -5
Well, the weather was so pretty this past weekend, I weeded an overgrown flowerbed, and guess what? Yes, now I have poison oak (I think it's oak and not ivy). BF said since it was dormant, I couldn't get it. Apparently he was talking out of his you know what. He better watch it, or I'll rub it on him. Ok, I'm just a bit cranky since I want to scrape my skin off. It seems much more painful this time around, and my forearms (where it is the worst) were really swollen; they've gone down some now.
I'm using Rusto lotion, does anyone have anything better?
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Post by sammyqc on Feb 14, 2008 18:26:19 GMT -5
Hi there. I got into some poison ivy two summers ago, while weeding the garden, and I so sympathize with you! Ouch, and itchy as anything. I was wearing gloves, but it was really hot, and somehow got it all over my arms. I used calomine lotion, and aloe vera straight from my plants. It seemed to help. I kept slathering it on, and it definitely soothed the itch. IIRC, the oil is the same or similar in both plants, so the reaction is similar as is the treatment.
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Post by cff on Feb 14, 2008 20:13:54 GMT -5
Try this link for some really good stuff, this stuff will dry it up in about two days. www.tecnuextreme.com/Well, the weather was so pretty this past weekend, I weeded an overgrown flowerbed, and guess what? Yes, now I have poison oak (I think it's oak and not ivy). BF said since it was dormant, I couldn't get it. Apparently he was talking out of his you know what. He better watch it, or I'll rub it on him. Ok, I'm just a bit cranky since I want to scrape my skin off. It seems much more painful this time around, and my forearms (where it is the worst) were really swollen; they've gone down some now. I'm using Rusto lotion, does anyone have anything better? |
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Post by moonlilyhead on Feb 15, 2008 15:14:04 GMT -5
Thanks you guys. This Rusto stuff seems to be drying it out, but not helping too much with the itching and pain, or the swelling. It's moved into the inside of my elbow joints. Ouch! My Aloe plant froze one night when I accidentally left it unprotected. But I will try this link. What's really bad is I can't stand to have sleeves on my arms, yet I'm very cold-natured and am freezing!
(pity trip, pity trip)
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Post by houseodessey on Feb 15, 2008 20:59:48 GMT -5
I think I've given this advice on idig but the PI pills work wonders. Keep them on hand and take them when you think you'll be exposed. They worked wonders for DH and his friend Tom. They can make you immune or heal you, whichever is necessary at the time.
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 15, 2008 21:25:13 GMT -5
Michelle, what is the PI pill? Something you can get over the counter? I don't think I have ever seen anything like that in IN. It would be great to have something that would work. I don't get it as bad as I used to, but even a little PI or PO is too much. Is it just me, or does anyone else think that PI is more 'drive you crazy itchy' and PO is more like it actually hurts? Maybe I'm just nuts.
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Post by moonlilyhead on Feb 16, 2008 14:26:02 GMT -5
I think I saw those pills at the old country store where I got the Rusto. Same brand, I believe. I picked some of the Tecnu up that CFF recommended. It was the original and was on sale for around $4 at Walgreens. I don't think it is the ultra powerful stuff. So far, it does seem to have cut down on the redness and swelling, but the PO seems to itch more than it did. I think you are right, plantsnobin. The PO is more painful. The pain is much worse than the itch. And the blisters that formed seemed to be much bigger. Right now, anything touching it makes it seep. yuck!! However, I did get out of doing dishes!  |
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Post by sandbar on Feb 18, 2008 1:32:39 GMT -5
I have a friend who applies White-Out on top of his poison ivy rash.
Works for him, I guess.
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Post by tomc on Feb 18, 2008 13:04:26 GMT -5
Bleach, applied promptly after exposure to poison oak-ivey works for me. But I don't get it that bad.
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Post by houseodessey on Feb 18, 2008 19:42:00 GMT -5
Michelle, what is the PI pill? Something you can get over the counter? I don't think I have ever seen anything like that in IN. It would be great to have something that would work. I don't get it as bad as I used to, but even a little PI or PO is too much. Is it just me, or does anyone else think that PI is more 'drive you crazy itchy' and PO is more like it actually hurts? Maybe I'm just nuts. I think it's Ivarest or something. You buy them at the health food store. They contain the toxin that makes PI/PO an irritant. in miniscule amounts and it somehow gives you a resistance to it. DH went from misery to healing overnight and now he takes it any time he knows I am going to put him to work near the stuff. It's very good. |
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Post by moonlilyhead on Feb 18, 2008 22:39:33 GMT -5
Poison oak is doing better. That Tecnu really helped, I think. I think I might have a scar from one of the really bad blisters. Just add it to my collection!
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Mar 8, 2008 15:04:48 GMT -5
I have **read on the internet** so take it with a grain of salt....
That if you eat a poison ivy leaf, when it is very small and red (early in the spring) it will keep you from getting it for that year.
Urishol is the protein that makes you itchy.....
Very hot (simmering) water, applied to poison ivy will help make it go away and keep it from spreading. The hot water denatures the protein. However!! It hurts to put your body part in near boiling water. So be careful.
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Post by Jim on Nov 8, 2008 10:09:35 GMT -5
I've had poison ivy or oak for almost a week now and I've had 2 cortisone shots, 2 prescripts of pregnisone, creams, lotions, salves, and damn near anything you can get on over or under the counter. So far this is the worst I've ever had it. I'm going to have scars all over my chest, we won't even discuss the other areas affected  ..... |
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Post by houseodessey on Nov 8, 2008 12:05:17 GMT -5
Jim: Refer to my post earlier in the thread. The homeopathic stuff that the health food stores sell worked very well for my husband, who was miserable for quite some time before he tried it. His blisters began drying up almost immediately. It comes in a pill form and a liquid that you can us sublingually. DH swears by it. If you've tried everything else, maybe this will help you, too.
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Post by canadamike on Nov 8, 2008 14:07:42 GMT -5
Just in case: I am not sensitive to poison ivy, so I can't vouch personnaly, but the old farmers around here ( it's a common plant) get in a draining ditch or a creek and cover their affected body parts with wet mud. The soil is clayish. They let it dry on them. They all say it works very well.
At the very least, I would do it before going to buy stuff, apparently timing is important, and we rarely carry it on us.
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