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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:18:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My sister ended up in the ER once and almost another time when she was a kid just from being down wind of yard debris with it in it burning . Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Man, I’m 52 and don’t get it, never have. I was cutting a dirtbike trail yesterday to extend my Mx track down a hill through the woods just swinging a machete and yanking big vines bare handed. My kid can look at it and get blistered. Poison ivy “ off gasses “, it can actually infect people with itching / blisters without actual physical contact. My sister ended up in the ER once and almost another time when she was a kid just from being down wind of yard debris with it in it burning . Yup, it will become “ airborne “ more or less when burned, sorta turns it into a bio weapon. Like tear gas with delayed reaction. IIRC people have died like that, standing next to bonfires filled with ivy vines, swelled their throat closed. Yup. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35703240/#:~:text=Here%2C%20we%20present%202%20unrelated,caused%20or%20contributed%20to%20death. Urushiol, the active antigen in poison ivy ( Toxicodendron radicans ), is frequently associated with type I and type III hypersensitivity reactions. These reactions most often result in cutaneous symptoms that vary in severity and may at times require medical interventions. Injuries involving other body systems associated with urushiol exposure are far less common. Here, we present 2 unrelated cases of urushiol respiratory exposure status after burning of poison ivy that resulted in cardiopulmonary arrest and ultimately death. In both cases, the history, circumstances, and autopsy findings are consistent with urushiol smoke inhalation having either caused or contributed to death. The cases are unique in that they represent the first cases of death related to poison ivy smoke exposure. Clinicians and forensic pathologists should be aware of the fact that urushiol smoke exposure may lead to morbidity and mortality. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:19:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: always heard Clorox. Be brave. That worked for me the first time but it burns like hell. The second time I got it I had to go see the doctor for a shot. Doc said that once you break out from it that it will get worst and worst every time from now on. I use to be able to roll around in it and have no problems now I just looked at it and get a rash |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:20:10 PM EST
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Run hot water on affected area…don’t burn yourself though…for a minute or 2…won’t itch for 6 or more hours…repeat.
Trust me it really works. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:28:54 PM EST
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Dawn dish soap to clean the affected area.
Clean any clothes you were wearing that came in contact. Benadryl for the itching. If it is really bad, go to the doc and get a cortisone shot. That will clear it up in three days. I once had it so bad I looked like the Leper King from Kingdom of Heaven. I had gotten it on my hands, then I had put sun block lotion on my head. The two solutions mixed and my entire bald head was covered in poison ivy from the neck up. It was horrible for about a week. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:33:43 PM EST
[#5]
This is the answer!
I'm 58 and have dealt with the ivy my whole life. Heck, I once got it on my face sled riding in the middle of winter! If you have blisters, pop them then immediately soak with bleach and wash with hot soapy water. It hurts like an MFer for a few minute but the next day it's dry and flakey, then gone... Quote HistoryQuoted: Bleach water. Iv seen horrifically bad poison ivy rash’s with blisters, weeping, crazy itching…. Totally dried up with zero itching within 24 hours. Iv treated myself many times, works amazingly well, and best of all…. CHEAP and easy. Walk into your laundry room…. Vs dr appointments and expensive shots / creams, etc. In basic training a kid had it really bad, thighs, balls, hands, arms, blisters, itching was horrible. They told him if it didn’t get better soon, they were recycling him. That night I saw him putting pure bleach soaked wash cloths on the spots, next day those ivy blisters were flaking off, itching gone, massive relief. I once got it on my foot, in summer, and I had to wear boots in a 110*+ factory in July. It was dime sized in morning, covering my entire foot by dinner, itching was insane. Suffering, massive. I took a 5 gallon bucket, filled it with hot water, added a bunch of bleach and stuck my foot in. Hot water felt great. Kept in it as long as I could stand it, which was maybe 30 minutes. Took my foot out, all the hair was gone foot to knee  … and so was the itching ! Next day foot was good as new. It’s extremely effective for ivy rashes, cheap as shit, very easy to get, even in remote areas, as every mom n pop has bleach. Hot shower feels amazing on itchy ivy rashes you can’t physically scratch. Omg feels so good !  |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:37:17 PM EST
[#6]
Scalding hot water for me
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:43:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bleach water. Iv seen horrifically bad poison ivy rash's with blisters, weeping, crazy itching . Totally dried up with zero itching within 24 hours. Iv treated myself many times, works amazingly well, and best of all . CHEAP and easy. Walk into your laundry room . Vs dr appointments and expensive shots / creams, etc. In basic training a kid had it really bad, thighs, balls, hands, arms, blisters, itching was horrible. They told him if it didn't get better soon, they were recycling him. That night I saw him putting pure bleach soaked wash cloths on the spots, next day those ivy blisters were flaking off, itching gone, massive relief. I once got it on my foot, in summer, and I had to wear boots in a 110*+ factory in July. It was dime sized in morning, covering my entire foot by dinner, itching was insane. Suffering, massive. I took a 5 gallon bucket, filled it with hot water, added a bunch of bleach and stuck my foot in. Hot water felt great. Kept in it as long as I could stand it, which was maybe 30 minutes. Took my foot out, all the hair was gone foot to knee and so was the itching ! Next day foot was good as new. It's extremely effective for ivy rashes, cheap as shit, very easy to get, even in remote areas, as every mom n pop has bleach. Hot shower feels amazing on itchy ivy rashes you can't physically scratch. Omg feels so good ! In the scenario with your foot...what is the bleach to water ratio? |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:46:48 PM EST
[#8]
Being one of those lucky enough to be immune.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:48:46 PM EST
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Swimming, preferably in a public pool where the chlorine levels are high. OTC Ivy Dry (if you can find it anymore) also helps the itch stop so you don't scratch/spread it.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:50:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Calamine lotion is IMHO the most worthless shit ever, Iv tried it a dozen times and got zero relief each time, it does nothing to stop itching. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Too late for pre-treatment coverage. Tec Nu - poison ivy oil removing soap IvyX - post exposure treatment Calamine lotion - soothing Calamine lotion is IMHO the most worthless shit ever, Iv tried it a dozen times and got zero relief each time, it does nothing to stop itching. I use to think the same thing. Make sure what you buy isn’t expired (2 year unopened shelf life) Calamine lotion which is zinc oxide and iron oxide loses its effectiveness about 6 months once opened. Also you have to shake it to distribute the solids. It’s not a cure all but it does offer some relief. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 12:51:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There isn't one. Don't scratch at it and ride it out. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:04:11 PM EST
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As a young child staying with my grandparents I got into some poison ivy. Grandparent mixed up baking soda and vinegar into a poultice consistency and then applied it on my arms. Three days in a row, by the fourth day all of the blisters were totally dried up and gone.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:20:53 PM EST
[#13]
Tecnu, rhus pills
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:21:43 PM EST
[#14]
Steroid cream from the Dr.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:22:51 PM EST
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Zanfel. As soon as possible and it works fantastic for me. Yep. It is a miracle cure for me. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:24:49 PM EST
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Poison Ivy pro here
Go to the clinic and get a shot. All of the over the counter shit sucks. Bleach on your skin is fucking retarded. Stop that. Hot water kills the itch for a while. If you can soak the affected area in hot water for a while that is best. I got it again really bad last fall and since I don't have a primary care doc I tried to ride it out. After a couple days I made an appointment at the doc in a box and got a shot and wished I would have done it sooner. Currently have a small spot on my forearm. No clue how I got it there and nowhere else as I had long sleeves on all weekend. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:31:30 PM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I really liked her character in the Batman cartoons and games Dawn dish soap, wash, rinse, repeat. Apply topical antihistamine. Repeat daily. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 2:34:39 PM EST
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Quoted: What’s your go to remedy to speed up this process? First time getting it and I’m 53. Use Clorox or Lysol wipes. This is the only thing that works quickly. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:08:14 PM EST
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As someone who gets poison ivy just by casually glancing at it I'll let you in on a good cure.
Triamcinalone Acetonide. It's a steroid cream and, if applied early (before blisters), it will prevent blisters and clear up the rash in 4-7 days. Get a doc to write a script for it and keep a few tubes around. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:22:21 PM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was the same way, until one day I wasn't, crap eats me up now. Ditto for me. Never had it as a kid or adult until a year ago - sucked. Dr gave me some meds that made it much more tolerable but she also left me with this lovely warning - each time you get it it is worse. Unlike chicken pox or some other tropical the symptoms get worse with each exposure. I now dress like the bubble boy when doing yardwork and immediately take a shower afterwards and wash the clothes I was wearing. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:45:09 PM EST
[#21]
I don't know why people always recommend Tecnu in these. All it will do is maybe help wash the oil off, hot water and soap will do that better.
Tecnu is meant to be a barrier to keep the oil away from your skin, you are supposed to use it prior to exposure. Sun block can help too. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:46:19 PM EST
[#22]
Working to see the doc tomorrow. It’s not a horrible case, but it’s bad enough.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:46:43 PM EST
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In before someone says to pee on it.  You're supposed to rub a jelly fish on it!
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:47:52 PM EST
[#24]
Scratch it up really good and pour bleach on it
It burns like a mofo for 10min. The next day is scabs over and dries up. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:48:23 PM EST
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:51:15 PM EST
[#26]
Wash often with Dawn dishwashing liquid and cool water. Take Prednesone if you have it bad. Ice Cold saltwater compresses help the itch. Wash your clothes you had on and change your sheets and wash them (hot water)
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:52:35 PM EST
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Working to see the doc tomorrow. It’s not a horrible case, but it’s bad enough. @cancard Specifically tell them you want a shot. It works worlds better than the oral prednisone. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 4:54:00 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wash often with Dawn dishwashing liquid and cool water. Take Prednesone if you have it bad. Ice Cold saltwater compresses help the itch. Wash your clothes you had on and change your sheets and wash them (hot water) You only need to wash it once. Once you get the oils off they are gone. Use a wash cloth and scrub as if you were scrubbing off axle grease. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:02:39 PM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I got it so bad one time as a kid my eyes swelled shut. Prednisone works wonders. Same exact thing happened to me in kindergarten. Now I can roll around in it naked if I want to and won’t have a reaction. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:09:26 PM EST
[#30]
Calamine lotion and don't scratch it. If it itches really bad you can get some tissue in your hand and repeatedly pat the area with it to reduce itching without causing it to spread.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:14:02 PM EST
[#31]
 Poison Ivy |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:14:28 PM EST
[#32]
Prednisone. I usually get some sort of plant based skin rash annually and a Prednisone taper is my go to.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:23:26 PM EST
[#33]
 Poison Ivy (Version 1/Mono) |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:40:00 PM EST
[#34]
 Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Poison Ivy 1964 |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:42:57 PM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Calamine lotion and don't scratch it. If it itches really bad you can get some tissue in your hand and repeatedly pat the area with it to reduce itching without causing it to spread. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:44:45 PM EST
[#36]
I have four-legged prophylaxis for that. I've the multiflora road is gone, the goats' next target is poison ivy. The trick is not to touch them bare handed though
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:46:09 PM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: This. Or a trip to the ocean. Jump in and scratch all you want. Always worked for me when I was a kid. Salt water and scratch it all off . |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:47:08 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Being one of those lucky enough to be immune. stupid fuckin' plant |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:47:15 PM EST
[#39]
Brake clean (no joke)
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:55:08 PM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Brake clean (no joke) Go on. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 5:58:24 PM EST
[#41]
Cortisone shot clears it right up.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:00:28 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @cancard Specifically tell them you want a shot. It works worlds better than the oral prednisone. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Working to see the doc tomorrow. It’s not a horrible case, but it’s bad enough. @cancard Specifically tell them you want a shot. It works worlds better than the oral prednisone. Dr called me in a prednisone pack (oral). Trying to get an appointment tomorrow for a shot. Got other issues. Getting old sucks I tell ya what. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:07:08 PM EST
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After you know you’re exposed. Clean everything with alcohol. Including your body. I put alcohol in a spray bottle and clean off my shovels, chainsaws, gas cans etc. if you don’t clean it off of everything, the urushiol can live on surfaces for basically EVER. (I know this from experience as I did yard work once without ever going in the weeds, got poison ivy.
Once you’re in the shower, scratch it all open until it’s bleeding/oozing. I would rinse off for a while after this and let it keep oozing. Then, use Dawn dish soap and tecnu simultaneously. Lather it up reallly good. Urushiol is the same consistency as motor oil so won’t come offf with just water. If you don’t get it off your body it will rub off on whatever you touch. Which bring me to my next step:change your bedding every night for the first few nights if not longer. This year I skipped the prednisone route and followed these steps, poison icy was gone in less than a week. Edit: I had poison ivy last year for 2.5 months straight I believe it was from the prednisone oral pack not being powerful enough. That was a fun time. We had a tornado come through and a lot of tress on the fence line fell and were covered with ivy. I straight up threw away the clothing I was wearing. I usually wash all my exposed clothing twice with Dawn dish soap as the detergent. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:16:47 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: always heard Clorox. Be brave. This! Nice and strong bleach on it. I can think about it and get a bad rash, thanks alot OP 
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:20:58 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: TecNu medicated spray will eliminate the itch, as hot of water as you can stand before application. Poison Ivy Video A bit late for you, but watch this quick video, it really helps mitigate the damage after exposure. That's really interesting - I had no idea how effective a washcloth would be in removing oily/greasy residue. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:27:10 PM EST
[#46]
Exposure to poison ivy can be acumulative. You might have been immune when you were younger,but the more times you are exposed to it the better the chance of getting the rash.
If you do get it take benadryl and go to the Dr for the shot. Makes getting rid of it fast. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:28:45 PM EST
[#47]
It's an oil you have to get off the skin, combine special soap available at the drugstore with vigorous scrubbing with a washcloth.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:43:28 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted:  dammit i probably got poison ivy reading this thread. better stop at doc in the box after work Until you have had it on your dick, balls, and crack of your ass, you don't know the misery it causes. I had poison ivy and sumac at the same time as a kid. From my scalp to my toes I was covered. There was no shot back then, I laid in front of a fan for over a week, trying not to get hot. Soaked my hands/arms in clorox, it worked. Dont know if it was safe but it dried it up. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 6:53:17 PM EST
[#49]
Time and zanfel
In the future, use a wash rag and cold water after you have been exposed. |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 7:01:21 PM EST
[#50]
Just ride it out if blistered already. I get pretty badly, but a friend who gets it worse advised me years ago....if you think you've been exposed, lather the whole both in a cool shower with Dawn dish detergent, rinse. Repeat with a warm shower. Wash anything you suspect might have the tar on it.
That is what I've done for 20 years. So far, my outbreaks have been minimal. (Knocking on wood right now) |
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