Unfortunately, that one WILL put me in the hospital, possibly the morgue. It gives me pulmonary edema. Almost killed me the first time I went to an MD with poison ivy. Had to remind the NP in South Carolina to check her known medication reactions sheet I filled out after she prescribed it. I did get some prescriptions, a topical cortizone based cream and an oral anti-allergen/anti anaphalaxis that were marginally effective.Keep prednisone handy. It shuts down allergic reactions in a hurry
Ive gotten chiggers in those areas before. Was fun standing infront of a mirror putting chigger rid in those places.I hooked up with a girl, nighttime, rolling around in a back field at an outdoor concert. Imagine the worst poison ivy areas being those covered up by your shorts. Wasn’t good!
I got a bad case of poison ivy last spring, first time in my life. Nothing I tried would help till a friend gave me a home remedy of jewell weed and olive oil mixture. Cleared it up in a couple days. Got another case several months later and used the jewell weed mixture with the same results. It dried my skin up for a few days but it cleared up the poison ivy.
We’re me I’d just move to the city! and stay out of places with green plants.Unfortunately, that one WILL put me in the hospital, possibly the morgue. It gives me pulmonary edema. Almost killed me the first time I went to an MD with poison ivy. Had to remind the NP in South Carolina to check her known medication reactions sheet I filled out after she prescribed it. I did get some prescriptions, a topical cortizone based cream and an oral anti-allergen/anti anaphalaxis that were marginally effective.
The best OTC home remedies I have found, which were more effective than the prescription stuff I got this time, are Tecnu poison ivy scrub, a slurry of powdered meat tenderizer (said to break down the urishol), and powdered bentonite clay to drain and dry the rash. This time I gave prescriptions a chance, and will be going back to Benadryl and home remedies next time.
I go with Grandma that Fels Naptha is an effective agent for removing the urishol from skin and clothing, but agree it probably has no effect once a reaction is developed.
i think you re talking about nettlesAll i ever encountered as a youngun was burn weed growing up. Would stand 10 feet tall, thick as flys on honey and seemed to protect my beloved crick. Would only welt up for a few hours but boy did it sting. Had poison ivy but that was tied to trees usually so easier to avoid.
Get you some TecNu. I can send you some of you can’t get it. It’s been a real life saver for me. It’s basically my body wash all summer long.My nemesis in the woods is poison ivy and it's relatives. I'm severely allergic, a severe exposure can require hospitalization. Since I work in underground utilities, I'm constantly on the watch for it and despite my best efforts usually get at least a mild case a couple times per year.
Recently, I visited family in South Carolina to help them get the forested portion of their new homestead in order and come up with a management plan. Part of the project was dropping a few dead loblolly pines that were quite large, and using the logs for some projects. I was informed of the presence of poison oak in the area, so took extreme care not to contact any of the undergrowth, and remove and clean clothes and my body immediately after work with Fels Naptha. What I didn't know, was that the stuff grows on vines down there! Big, nasty, hairy vines that were twining all around the trees I was cutting, milling and manhandling. I thought the vines were just virginia creeper or muscadine. Didn't quite require the hospital, but did get some prescription meds and was pretty miserable for a week. I'll take the MN cold vs poison ivy that climbs trees!
What are some of your home remedies and precautions to avoid the urishol family while in the woods hunting, working, etc? Good method of killing the viney stuff?