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In reply to the discussion: I learned to identify poison ivy at a very early age. I seemed to be especially [View all]captain queeg
(11,625 posts)37. Me too. I've never experienced it but my brother was always highly susceptible.
But I stay away, your reaction can always change. Though to tell the truth Im not sure Id even recognize it. If someone points it out I take them at their word.
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I learned to identify poison ivy at a very early age. I seemed to be especially [View all]
Atticus
Apr 2020
OP
Me too. I've never experienced it but my brother was always highly susceptible.
captain queeg
Apr 2020
#37
My very worst bout with poison ivy was when I, like you, walked through the smoke
Atticus
Apr 2020
#7
Okay,my poison ivy story has got all the twists of stupidity with "Florida Man" including- wait 4 it
marked50
Apr 2020
#10
I do that, but then use LOTS of Technu brand lotion and scrub scrub scrub.
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2020
#14
I knew I was allergic also at an early age, always playing in Midwest fields. And TWICE...
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2020
#12
My boss had a lot of poison ivy in his backyard at a house he just purchased.
Goodheart
Apr 2020
#18
Anaphylaxis after a period of non-exposure is a well-enough known phenomenon
soldierant
Apr 2020
#30
My mother and her father grew in S Arkansas before electricity on a small farm. Both become immun.
GulfCoast66
Apr 2020
#47