POISON IVY!!!!!!!!!!!! Remidies?

I got what I'm pretty sure is poison ivy all over me. I was cutting a whole lot of it down it spread to the rest of the lawn. When i was emtying the bag, the freshly cut ivy blew all over me, down into my clothes and eveything! I just took a long shower w/ soap and was wondering what I can do to help prevent breakout.








P.S. I'm leaving for a 2-week vacation in 32 hours

POISON IVY!!!!!!!!!!!! Remidies?
If you are exposed to these plants or their oils, wash thoroughly with soap and water as soon as possible. An alternative is rubbing alcohol, which can dissolve and remove the oils from your skin. If you can remove the oil within 10 minutes, you are unlikely to develop the rash.





Symptoms from a mild rash can sometimes be relieved by the following:





* Cool compresses with water or milk


* Calamine - A nonprescription lotion


* Aveeno oatmeal bath - A product you put in the bath to relieve itching


* Oral antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - Caution: these medications may make you too drowsy to drive a car or operate machinery safely. Nonsedating antihistamines are now available over the counter and include loratadine (Claritin).
Reply:a whole lot of benadryl and if you do break out a round of prednisone
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Reply:Go to the doctor, they can give you a shot to help with the itching. If there is anything out there to stop the breakout the doctor will know. Make sure you tell the doctor about your vacation so he be aggressive at addressing the issue
Reply:There is nothing you can do to prevent a rash if you did indeed come into contact with it, You can only treat it once you have the rash. There is ways to prevent it BEFORE you come into contact with it but once the ivy resin has been on your skin, you will have a rash if you are allergic to it.


See a Doctor tomorrow and explain the situation, he may give you a topical steroid to use on an as needed basis, he could also give you oral steroids to use on an as needed basis. Poison Ivy can take up to 10 days before you start to see symptoms and it also depends on how allergic you are to it and how much you came into contact with it. Have fun on your vacation and hopefully it won't be ruined by a rash!
Reply:Go to the Dr. and get a shot- or take a bleach bath. fill your tub with nice warm water and pour about 1/2 cup bleach in the water. It won't hurt, unless u have open owie's. Oh and don't get it in your eyes mouth and hair. Just kinda take your hand and a white cloth and squeeze the water over yourself. I've had to do it a lot of times myself. Very allergic to the sh*t. and I live in the country.Promise, you will be just fine.
Reply:The best way to get it off your skin is not rubbing alcohol or soap. They just spread it. Go to the automotive section and get Orange hand cleaner or a similar cleaning solution that mechanics use to take the grease and grime off their hands. I prefer the type that does not require water. You can wipe it off with a dry towel or paper towel. Do this at least twice.


Wear pants and long sleeves and NEVER take a hot shower, unless you want to open all your pores so the poison ivy oils can seep in.


If you start to get a rash, treat around the rash with the hand cleaner to keep it from spreading. The ooze contains poison ivy oils and will spread it to other areas.


And see a Dr. The best treatment is steroids in my experiences.
Reply:use something called aveeno soothing bath treatment it really helps
Reply:try something that will take away the oil from the plant


it is only the plant oil that causes the rash


if you do break out in the rash, try gold bond triple medicated with aloe and vitamin e.


it cools and protects. calamine lotion also works good too, as well as milk of magnesia when applied to the infected area.


there are some creams that you can get at the drugstore w/o a prescription that will get rid of the ivy's oil that is causing the rash. Good luck!