Saturday, April 24, 2010

HELP I have poison Ivy!?

Ok I got poison ivy about 8 months ago, and it was horrible, it took me about a month for it to clear up. Now 6 hours ago, I put on the shirt I last had on when I had poison ivy, it was washed, and has sat in my closet all this time. I just noticed that there are spots appearing on my neck, someone help me please!

HELP I have poison Ivy!?
There is an oil called urushiol in this plant. It is the substance that you may be having a reaction to. I would recommend seeing your personal physician because he can give you a prescription for a round of steroids that will help you get over the itch and rash more quickly than calamine, or other topical remedies.


Meanwhile the site below has links that will answer almost any question on poison ivy. It is the Poison Ivy, Oak, %26amp; Sumac Information Center.
Reply:You want one of us to come over and put that lotion on you?
Reply:wash your neck good but dont srach make shur you dont wash it to hard or it could spred
Reply:Take a bath with some baking soda Quick!Then put on some calimine lotion on the spots ,heavy until it dries .If you have some Benadryl take it for the itching!!!!!!!!!
Reply:6 hours ago is kind of a long time for the "First-step" treatments, but you're supposed to rinse the area off with cool water (well, take off the shirt first, obviously),then wash it with soap and water, then cleanse the area with an alcohol swab. Though, you might wish to avoid that last part if the rash is getting serious, might prove rather painful.





Other than that, calamine lotion is supposed to be good for it, or anti-histamine medicines (i think... might wanna double check that one).


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