I know this is out there, but you guys/gals are outdoor folks too!

Really the best home remedy is otc antihistamine (zyrtec, clariton, benedryl etc) and topical (something with lidocaine should help relieve the itching). No way I would use bleach, it may be safe but not worth the risk.

Jim
 
tenu and hot showers , and benydrill is about the only thing that helped me , that and an oat meal bath after the first day of showers.... i think i took around 6 hot showers last time i got it , the tenu works great ....
 
Salt Ocean water or chlorinated pool water always helped me out. I get poison Ivy every year since I was little. This year wasn’t too bad, I didn’t have it btwn my toes or my eye lids (worst ever!!). I found Oceans and pools helpful, long soaks and scratch the areas also while soaking in the water (to pop the blisters and speed drying time). In the past I have also used a sharp knife and shaved the blisters open and then rub Isopropyl to the area, which dries it up quick, but stings a little (better than itching!). Good luck!
 
I have used the hot water trick mentioned above. It works great, but you may have to do it several times a day. I have never been to the doctor for a shot, but have had poison ivy rash many times. Discovered the hot water thing by accident when I had the rash on my hands.
 
Also, forgot to mention, when I was little, my mom did get me a product that had oatmeal in it, a popular oatmeal containing soap marketed for rash & P. Ivy, which did help me that year, 7th grade I stayed home from school for a few days, had P. Ivy head to toe! It worked well, that I can remember. Really, good luck.
 
My granddad always used Clorox (bleach) and it took care of it every time.
 
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poisonivy soap and a good amount of the pink.
 
go to a real drugstore ,not CVS or walgreens a real drug store and they'll whip you up some cream that will dry it out in a day or two tops.
I have some called Medi-Summer Gel ingredients: Hydrocortisone 1%, Diphenhydramine2%,menthol,camphor,pramoxine 1%,propylene glycol,,benzyl alcohol
stuff works great..better than anything sold over the counter IMO
 
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For an immediate fix I like as hot of water as I can stand. I found this alcohol based calamine gel that I like to, but I'm about out of it.
If it is real bad in one small spot, I have belt sanded it off, but was very careful to scrub afterwards to prevent infection. I know it sounds ridiculous but I would rather have the few minutes of pain than that throbbing itching cracked raised skin sensation.
 
You've got some nasty plants ... (note to myself: look up poison ivy again before travelling to the US, to be able to recognise it)

preferably see what it is, before touching it ... looks as though it would be easier afterwards (the knowing what it was, not the situation itself)
 
Mrs.Shotgunner11 said:
Some nurseyou are :p
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Hehe :) I usually don't see a ton of poison ivy in the ER (we usually send it to fast track in the back). If he asked "what do I do when my radius is sticking out?" or "what should I do if I'm having anaphylactic shock?" I probably would have hit all the bullet points. But you realize that because I know how to deal w/ most trauma I've had to move to slip ons because I had to push out useless knowledge like how to tie my shoes...
 
Joezilla said:
For an immediate fix I like as hot of water as I can stand. I found this alcohol based calamine gel that I like to, but I'm about out of it.
If it is real bad in one small spot, I have belt sanded it off, but was very careful to scrub afterwards to prevent infection. I know it sounds ridiculous but I would rather have the few minutes of pain than that throbbing itching cracked raised skin sensation.
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THAT sounds like a knife nut solution all right! What grit would you recommend Joe?
 
The rash is an allergic reaction to an oil called "urushiol" that is found within the poison ivy (oak, sumac) leaves. It only takes a very small amount to affect a person. Usually, just brushing up against a leaf is enough to get a rash.

Since it is an oil, the best thing to do is to wash this oil off as soon as possible. I am a big fan of Technu, it works well. I've used Technu even up to eight hours after being exposed to poison ivy and it prevented a rash. If you can wash off immediately after being exposed, usually soap and water is enough to do the trick. Much more than a few minutes and I would use Technu.

Be careful about your clothes, tools and anything that came in contact with the ivy. Be sure to wash them off carefully. I've acquired a rash, even after washing my skin, by later handling contaminated clothes.

If you already have a rash, use the Tecnu, it will help keep it from spreading. Also, it would be best to go see your doctor. He can prescribe something that will get rid of the rash in a few days. If you let you body heal on its own, it will take about two weeks.

Hope this helps.

_____Rat Pack #106_____
 
I was fishing and ended up standing in it. got All over my calves and all I had was "Purel" the hand sanitizer stuff and some napkins. it worked well. though I did catch it rght away.
 
so far, i've somehow never been affected by poison ivy. been in the woods all my life, though... one of these days i probably will. my mom never got it until she was in her 30's.
 
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