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32. Tecnu Poison Ivy and Oak Cream, at any drugstore. This helped me tremendously. Using

Wed Jun 21, 2023, 02:17 PM

Jun 2023

it at the first sign of blisters is best.

My BIL got such a bad case of it that he went to the doc and got a shot -- I don't remember what it was, but it was probably a steroid of some kind -- and he was much better in just a few hours.

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DUers allergic to poison ivy-- [View all] lastlib Jun 2023 OP

go to a Dr mercuryblues Jun 2023 #1

A LOT of calamine. Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #2

Wow, six days in the hospital? Yikes...... a kennedy Jun 2023 #3

I would try diluted essential oils EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #4

thanks! I'll look into it! lastlib Jun 2023 #5

Dilute! Dilute! EYESORE 9001 Jun 2023 #8

Have you tried over the counter hydrocortisone cream? wnylib Jun 2023 #9

If The Rash Is Bad... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #41

I did not know for many years what wnylib Jun 2023 #44

Not Everyone Is Susceptible ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #45

According to Wikipedia, wnylib Jun 2023 #49

But the urushiol isn't soluble in water, so how does that work? sl8 Jun 2023 #53

I Misspoke ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #54

Ah, OK. I get it, mostly. Thanks. nt sl8 Jun 2023 #55

Hot water. sl8 Jun 2023 #6

I can attest to this! jmbar2 Jun 2023 #19

Works like a charm for a while. Once yiu start itching that itch, it only gets worse. So the key KPN Jun 2023 #28

I don't know if this plant grows where you live, but Silver Gaia Jun 2023 #7

That was very interesting. Thnx. ret5hd Jun 2023 #15

Jewel weed works well. My Dad showed me and my siblings that trick back in the early 60s. We'd go KPN Jun 2023 #29

Yup. I used to use it preventatively, too. Silver Gaia Jun 2023 #31

Urine, or broadleaf Plaintain alfredo Jun 2023 #10

Urine is a myth TwilightZone Jun 2023 #17

Thanks. alfredo Jun 2023 #35

Vaseline on exposed areas. Then rub Human food grade DE into it. GreenWave Jun 2023 #11

We ended up selling snowybirdie Jun 2023 #12

Smart. Sometimes that is the best solution. You could salt the earth, to kill out the ivy, but SWBTATTReg Jun 2023 #14

I had an awful time w/ all of the poisonous plants, especially poison ivy. My remedies are: SWBTATTReg Jun 2023 #13

Here's what's in my poison ivy home remedy kit BlueGreenLady Jun 2023 #16

The Benedryl- just the lotion? Or with the Pepsid AC as a pill also? vanlassie Jun 2023 #20

Yes both in pill form BlueGreenLady Jun 2023 #25

I'm a mosquito magnet so I wonder if this would help the itching. vanlassie Jun 2023 #34

want to repel mosquitos? lastlib Jun 2023 #39

Thanks!! vanlassie Jun 2023 #43

Looks like bananas attract mosquitos! Maybe that's why I buy them and never eat them. vanlassie Jun 2023 #52

Ranitidine has been taken off the market so BlueGreenLady Jun 2023 #26

I usually find jewelweed growing in settings where poison ivy grows. 2naSalit Jun 2023 #37

There is an old pre-op shot used to dry up secretions Lars39 Jun 2023 #18

Aren't all the remedies just to reduce the itch? Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #21

Probably So ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #46

I discovered the secret for getting the oils off Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #48

Dawn Is A VERY Good Product ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #50

Several years ago nevergiveup Jun 2023 #22

I think I got prednisone when I was in the hospital with PI. lastlib Jun 2023 #40

I used to get patches of it on my feet and legs when I was a kid Ocelot II Jun 2023 #23

I got it on my hands. I'd get big blisters. alfredo Jun 2023 #36

Prednisone. You'd have to go to your care provider to get an rx. nt Laffy Kat Jun 2023 #24

I now live in fear of the stuff! MuseRider Jun 2023 #27

A Lidocaine Spray for anesthetic effect, and Domeboro Astringent Solution to dry oozing Donkees Jun 2023 #30

Yes! Domeboro really works well! blue neen Jun 2023 #47

Tecnu Poison Ivy and Oak Cream, at any drugstore. This helped me tremendously. Using Nay Jun 2023 #32

Thanks for the replies, everybody! lastlib Jun 2023 #33

Put area under warm water flowing from faucet. Slowly turn up Pathwalker Jun 2023 #38

A friend had a severe case and was prescribed a steroid which solved the problem. diva77 Jun 2023 #42

Congrats on 7K! lastlib Jun 2023 #51

Thanks diva77 Jun 2023 #56