Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Get out of the cloths that you were in at the time of exposure and wash them and yourself.(You can re-expose yourself by contacting the allergen on the clothing or pets.) Use some serious soap to clean off the oil. Poison ivy depends on an oil to stick to you. Don't rub the blisters open. That is hard because it can itch as badly as anything you have ever experinced. Clean your hand often. Keep your hands away from your face. Keep cool as possible as sweat tends to spread it from the weaping area. I know this is not a natural way of getting rid of poison ivy but diluted bleach water can slow the process. I think this is one time that you will end up breaking down and using pharma: start with hydrocortisone one% cream. I apply it w/latex gloves(if you don't have an allergy to latex.) You don't want cortisone in the eyes, bad! Check the likely spots where the birds may havbe helped to plant it. It may be poison ivy or poison oak! Determine if your pets may have walked thru it and then expose you. When you find the Ivy have some one else kill it. Don't use fire! Smoke may spred the allergen thru the air. Keep it out of your eyes. Try pouring mineral or vegetable oil to smother it, cover it w/ black plastic. The sun will help bake it to death. You can not spread it to others from the blisters on your body. It will only spread from the original oily allergen. I'm iching just thinking about it. I wish you luck! > > HI, > > I figured I would ask here because people here seem to have experince > with everything. I think my husband and I have poison ivy. His started > last week on his face and it is spreading. I have a couple of spots on > my arm and the back of my leg and a little on my neck. > > My kids don't seem to have it so far.(THANK GOODNESS) > > Any advice how to naturally deal with the itching? How long does it > usually take to run it's course? I took Benadryl this morning and it > knocked me out. My husband does not want to take it during the day > because he is in sales and is in the car a lot. > > Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Thank you. We aren't even sure how we got it! He has it much worse then me. Hopefully, it stays that way!LOL > > > > HI, > > > > I figured I would ask here because people here seem to have > experince > > with everything. I think my husband and I have poison ivy. His > started > > last week on his face and it is spreading. I have a couple of > spots on > > my arm and the back of my leg and a little on my neck. > > > > My kids don't seem to have it so far.(THANK GOODNESS) > > > > Any advice how to naturally deal with the itching? How long does > it > > usually take to run it's course? I took Benadryl this morning and > it > > knocked me out. My husband does not want to take it during the day > > because he is in sales and is in the car a lot. > > > > Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 It's true that a lot of people make the mistake of burning or weedwacking the plants. Someone may have been weedwacking as you passed by. You're lucky you didn't end up in the hospital if that's the case. The recommended way to remove poison ivy is to get tons of those thick, plastic shopping bags and use a fresh set on the hands for each plant pulled, then throw the bags away in a larger trash bag with all remnants of the dead plants. Don't reuse a set of these bag- gloves, change for every time a plant is pulled. Wet the ground with water before pulling. Don't kill the plants and leave them in place since dead poison ivy is every bit as toxic as a live plant. Someone could rake them up and a kid could play in a leaf pile and get a whopping case. > > > > HI, > > > > I figured I would ask here because people here seem to have > experince > > with everything. I think my husband and I have poison ivy. His > started > > last week on his face and it is spreading. I have a couple of > spots on > > my arm and the back of my leg and a little on my neck. > > > > My kids don't seem to have it so far.(THANK GOODNESS) > > > > Any advice how to naturally deal with the itching? How long does > it > > usually take to run it's course? I took Benadryl this morning and > it > > knocked me out. My husband does not want to take it during the day > > because he is in sales and is in the car a lot. > > > > Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Oh my god, I remeber when we moved to S. Oregon in 1964, and rolled in pioson oak! We all got it pretty bad. I have had some success with Lavender oil, an essential oil product. It tends to dry out the blisters, and has various sterilizing properties. You could try it on one area, and see how it works. All the other advice you recieved is good too. Lavender oil is sort of the all-purpose essential oil (first-aid kit in a bottle), especially good for skin problems. Sorry, I dont have a link for you on this, but you can find info easily. Good luck! >From: " andrea52521991 " <mkeller@...> >Reply-EOHarm >EOHarm >Subject: OT: Poison Ivy >Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:41:51 -0000 > >HI, > >I figured I would ask here because people here seem to have experince >with everything. I think my husband and I have poison ivy. His started >last week on his face and it is spreading. I have a couple of spots on >my arm and the back of my leg and a little on my neck. > >My kids don't seem to have it so far.(THANK GOODNESS) > >Any advice how to naturally deal with the itching? How long does it >usually take to run it's course? I took Benadryl this morning and it >knocked me out. My husband does not want to take it during the day >because he is in sales and is in the car a lot. > >Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I either have to take some heavy-duty prednisone or keep calamine lotion poured on me for about a month to get rid of it. Hopefully your's won't be so bad! Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I have a great Poison Oak story. Steve is right, when we moved to Southern Oregon in 1964 our entire property was covered in it and we didn't know to recognize it, so we all rolled down the hills over and through the poison oak. It turns out, not only did we all get it, but I was allergic to it, beyond others. My eyes swelled shut for two weeks, and any clothes, socks, etc. would stick to me and we would have to soak and peel every night with me screaming my head off. This would re-occur on a regular basis because we just couldn't totally stay out of it. So, first a friend of our Moms told her if you can catch it early, when you first see the skin starting to dry and tighten, you make a paste out of dry laundry soap. We would slather that paste on and wait for it to dry and crack. She was right, it would suck out all the oils, bad poison oak oils, along with essential and youthful skin oils. I would then have to slather on the lotion for days but I would not get the poison oak. But there were still times we would miss it and I would miss weeks of school. Finally one day the really old man from a farm down the road came to our house leading a " goat " . He said he had heard about MY problem with poison oak and was 'loaning' the goat to my parents. He told them, " let it feed off the poison oak on the hillside and property and have that little girl of yours drink the goats milk " . We all chuckled and rolled our eyes as the man and his old wives tale meandered back to him farm. But we did as he instructed. I drank goats milk from the goat eating all of our poison oak, plus anything else it could get its hands on, including our neighbors prize- winning roses. The goat got loose at least once a day. One day it got loose and and another brother Bruce went to get it, but instead the goat got Bruce, and every few seconds would ram him in the butt, knocking him in the air, and he would land and try to run, but the goat would hit him again. My mother was screaming at to get the goat, but he could not get up off the ground, laughing his ass off at his brothers dilema. I thought the goats milk tasted like cows milk with about an extra cup of sugar stirred in. But, here is the amazing thing. I stopped getting poison oak. Even now, I can actually touch poison oak, believe me I have it all over my property now, and I never catch it. Sometimes old wives tales have real substance and that old farmer probably saved me from many many years of misery and suffering. And yes burning it can cause poison oak inside of your lungs...don't do it! Kendra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Huh. What a cool story. Sounds like the thing with taking a spoonful of raw bee honey from your neighborhood every day to cure allergies. Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Wow, does that work for bee sting allergies because I am deathly allergic to bees? Kendra > > Huh. What a cool story. Sounds like the thing with taking a spoonful > of raw bee honey from your neighborhood every day to cure allergies. > > Debi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Kendra, google the homeopathic remedy called Apis. > > > > Huh. What a cool story. Sounds like the thing with taking a spoonful > > of raw bee honey from your neighborhood every day to cure allergies. > > > > Debi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I dunno. I read a few years ago if you have allergies including seasonal, to find a beekeeper from your neighborhood and take a teaspoon of raw honey each day and within a few months it should lessen or heal. The key is it has to come from near where you live & has to be raw. Debi > > Wow, does that work for bee sting allergies because I am deathly > allergic to bees? > Kendra > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I had poison ivy once in a my life (which is surprising because I was always in the woods as a child) and ended up in the hospital. Anyway, I use Tea Tree oil for everything- including cuts and bug bites- so it might help you. Found this on a website: Tea tree oil is a natural antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-infection oil. It is effective against nail fungus, ringworm, athlete's foot, dandruff, acne and many types of infestations including lice, mites and scabies. Tea tree oil is not just soothing and disinfecting, it is capable of penetrating into the lower skin layers with its anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, analgesic (pain killing) and cicatrizant (wound-healing) qualities. It helps the skin to heal by encouraging the formation of scar tissue. People with sensitive skin should introduce the oil with caution. See Safety! Tea tree oil is not to be taken internally except as a mouthwash or gargle as directed (do not swallow). Poison Ivy/Oak & Sumac: Add (?) drops of tea tree oil to 3 Tbs of baking soda and rub onto affected area. Rap with gauze. Apply 2-3 times daily. Also See: Grapefruit Seed Extract! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 At 10:33 PM 8/13/2007 -0000, you wrote: >I either have to take some heavy-duty prednisone or keep calamine >lotion poured on me for about a month to get rid of it. Hopefully >your's won't be so bad! > >Debi It can easily be treated homeopathically. usually Rhus tox is the remedy which is also made from poison ivy. But the symptoms have to fit. Email me privately if you want more info Sheri -------------------------------------------------------- Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK $$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account earthmysteriestours@... voicemail US 530-740-0561 (go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm or http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccine.htm Vaccine Dangers On-Line course - http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccineclass.htm NEXT CLASS July 2 for Part 1 Reality of the Diseases & Treatment - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm Homeopathy On-Line course - http://www.wellwithin1.com/homeo.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Ice or cold. - no longer have site I found this at. for me, it was heat - tricks the nerves...very hot hot pack put on " itches. " will itch More for a few seconds, then wa-la, take the pack off & the itching stops for awhile, and sometimes Completely not itching - that was sooo nice when it happened....tried several other otc things & the hot pack worked the best for me. (very funny in hindsite - my best friend was that hot pack for awhile!) wishing you the best, poison ivy truly bites. elizabeth > >I either have to take some heavy-duty prednisone or keep calamine > >lotion poured on me for about a month to get rid of it. Hopefully > >your's won't be so bad! > > > >Debi > > It can easily be treated homeopathically. > usually Rhus tox is the remedy which is also made from poison ivy. > But the symptoms have to fit. > > Email me privately if you want more info > Sheri > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath > Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK > $$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account > earthmysteriestours@... voicemail US 530-740-0561 > (go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mail > Vaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm or > http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccine.htm > Vaccine Dangers On-Line course - http://www.wellwithin1.com/vaccineclass.htm > NEXT CLASS July 2 for Part 1 > Reality of the Diseases & Treatment - > http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htm > Homeopathy On-Line course - http://www.wellwithin1.com/homeo.htm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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