Poison Ivy!!!!!?

I used to not be able to catch it. Now I can and I want it GONE. So ineed some tips. I already kow about calamine lotion.

Poison Ivy!!!!!?
I can't remember exactly what it's called. I think Ivy-Dry or something. It comes in a dark spray bottle that you can find at CVS. Stops the itching and everything.
Reply:Urine. The natural amonia does the trick.
Reply:There is OTC med to dry it up you need something for a weeping rash but the doc can call you in some oral med to dry it up quick
Reply:Wash with very warm water and soap then pour bleach on it. If it's on your face get to the doctor
Reply:This is going to sound weird but tylenol (or advil whatever) will help. Itching is low level pain...apparently.





A nurse told me this when I had a really bad case of poison ivy. It helped.
Reply:There is this calimine spray. I believe it was once Bandaid brand. Not sure if it still is. But when I get poison ivy, it's bad. And that spray either stops it before it forms, or, if it's too late, dries it until it's cured. Good luck. And try not to scratch! If you do, wash your hands with cold water. You think it's bad now...imagine it spreading (especially to your eyes and face.) Again, good luck. I hope this helps and makes sense!!
Reply:Benadryl will make you sleepy, but will reduce the histamine reaction from the inside that makes it itch. The dosage for an adult is 25 to 50 mg; tabs are obviously easier to take, but I think the liquid works faster. The generic name for benadryl is diphenhydramine.





Solarcaine spray feels good, too, and it has anti itch AND "caine" anesthetics to kill the feeling in the area.





Coldness reduces the reaction as well, so I recommend ice packs (don't put ice right on skin, it can damage it; rather, put ice and cold water in a sealed baggie or ziploc bag, wrap in a washcloth, and apply that) 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off.





Good luck.


Julie
Reply:There is a product called Zanfel, unlike the useless gunk found in calamine lotion, Zanfel does more than just sooth the feeling of the rash. It actually seeps into the skin are binds with the Urishol oil (I guess chelating it) which then shortens the amount of time you'll have to deal with it.





Zanfel is a little hard to find, but I think CVS carries it. I always buy a new tube at the start of each spring because I hike a lot and want to be prepared.





Zanfel is also backed by Continuing Medical Education credits for doctors who learn about it and how it specifically works.





There are some other interesting products out there, but they usually only work to wash the oil off before you've absorbed it and then the drug approaches retard your immune system in some way while the reaction runs its course.





Topical products will not have any effect on a sestemic reaction so if you're dealing with a severe outbreak, drugs may be the only way to go.
Reply:if its very puffy and out fo control a prescribed low level steriod from a Dr. will help. I found OTC allergy pills (like claratin or benadryl provide some minor relief) However there is no pill, cream or miracle drug that can just make it go away. The itch is your bodys reaction to the oils on the plant and you just have to wait it out. If should not last more than a week though
Reply:What works the best for me...is running HOT tap water directly over the affected area. The water MUST be HOT. I like to say... 'slightly hotter than you can stand it' :)





As you are doing so, the affected area will feel 'real good', and will last for 5 or 10 seconds. Once the good feeling stops, then remove from the water, and PAT DRY the affected area.





For me, it TRULY helps...more than any drug I ever put on. The pain is gone, and will stay gone for several hours or more. Then I repeat the process.





Best Wishes!
Reply:unfortunately poison ivy usually lasts a long time -- up to two weeks. i've had it several time and it is a drag. if it is really bad, you can go to the doctor and they can give you prednizone (sp?) but, that's only if you go during the first few days of the outbreak. one important thing to know is that it can be spread if you come in contact with the oils again -- like if the oil is on your shoes and you touch your shoes, you can keep reinfecting yourself because the oils can stay on your shoes.(i've gotten poison ivy from holding the dog's leash) contrary to the opinion of many, it is not spread by scratching it, although it can get infected. the oils got washed off your skin long before you broke out in the rash (but, after it got absorbed into your skin)


an oatmeal bath may be soothing.


this too shall pass
Reply:It is the oil in the poison ivy that causes those who are allergic to break out in the rash. Alcohol is useful in removing the oil. When ever I have been hiking in areas with poison ivy I use rubbing alcohol to remove the oil on my boots and anything else that has come into contact with the plants. After 7 years of taking my Girl Scouts camping and hiking, I was one of only a handful of leaders whose troop had no poison ivy outbreaks. Each time we got back I would have them use the alcohol treatment on their shoes and after they would use alcohol wipes on their hands.





When my dogs have been in poison ivy, I use wipes to wipe them down with also. So far so good.





The oatmeal baths on the market such as Aveeno are very helpful when someone has the poison ivy rash. If you have the rash on a good portion of your body, be careful about using topical treatments in addition to oral antihistamines. What you put on your skin is absorbed into your system and will add to the cumulative affect of the oral medication you have taken. If you have a bad case, watch for infection (redness, swelling, pain, oozing, fever) and contact your doctor if needed.
Reply:I live in the woods and camp and hike and have done the same for 51 years.


This works. First off the calamine works by drying out the skin and that is the key, it just doesn't really do the job all that well. The thing that works the best is wash the area with warm soapy water 5 or 10 times a day [depending on how bad you really want it to go away] to keep it free of natural skin oil. It is the oily properties in the skin that helps the ivy do its thing and that is what you want to stop. The other thing is the plant and how it works. It has an oily property to it. You can get it on you just by being close to it. The rain washes the "oil" off the plant and it ends up on the ground around it. You walk by and either get it on your shoes or socks or pants or skin. Later, you touch all these things and now you have it on your hands. Anything you touch now gets it. Go ahead and wash your hands but it is still on all of the above. Now what? you guessed it, you have to wash it off everything that it might have gotten on, like your dog even.


I tried the "indian cure" one year. The myth is, eat the leaves when they are little tiny tiny things, continue to do this as the plant gets bigger and bigger. Well, They didn't tell me not to chew it. I got it on my lips, fingers, hands, bottom of feet and of course it travels through the body and comes out the other end and yes yes yes I got it on the other end too. I know Ivy let me tell you.


A little tid bit about ivy. It grows in the same places that ginseng grows. North facing slopes and anywhere the sun doesn't shine. Also if the land was ever used for cattle it won't grow. Ginseng looks similar to ivy sorta.


There is the age old saying "leaves of three, let it be".
Reply:Try some aloe gel it will soothe the itchiness and speed the healing of your poison ivy.
Reply:Technu is the best product to cure poison ivy!!