Poison oak/ivyand sumac

[sotc]

My huntin buddy eats random leaves of it. I just try to avoid it and if I can't , oh well. It goes away after a few days, minor pesky

 

[Knotahippie]

Mine goes away in 3-5 days if I don't do anything.

Well, you're very fortunate.

I had serious cases as a kid that lasted a week or more, blistered up bad.

I'm pretty sure it affects kids more than adults, in my experience.

I'm thinking the fat may have helped with skin healing, possibly.

Especially around the face and eyes.

Brutal stuff.

 

[Bermy]

Bleach is a cure, it helps to stop the itching and dries out the rash.

In a shower as hot as you can stand on the exposed area, will stop the itching for a few hours. It itches like crazy when under the hot water, though.

Ooohhh yeah, the hot water shower...bissful agony

Just be careful with the bleach, my hubby used to put it on his PI, but not diluted...he almost poisoned himself, some of the blisters were broken so the bleach got into his bloodstream, he went a bit wobbly bobbly for a few hrs! Tecnu does the trick for us, mineral oil might work too.

 

[Greenhorn]

Try Zanfel, unless you are having a pretty serious reaction it always helps me and others I have recommended it to. Expensive though....

 

[littlenick]

We had some new neighbors move in next door and he said that if you get a goat and feed it PI and the first batch of milk you get from it you throw it away becuase it is not good to drink. The next batch you drink and your body will build up anti- bodies too it (hes a doctor too).

I would like to see if it really works...

 

[woodworkingboy]

Some reading on the subject, and a cautionary about taking it internally:


http://www.lakesinternalmedicine.com/linked/the big itch.pdf

 

[bruce6670]

I definitely would not eat it. The key to not getting a rash is to not touch the stuff in the first place. If touching it is unavoidable, you need to wash it off with something that will actually wash it off and not just spread it around. The soap that is made for this works well, as does bleach. You just have to wash the bleach off so you don't cause any damage to your skin.Bleach is pretty strong.

 

[Cobleskill]

Fels Naptha brown laundry soap used to be the recomended soap. Actually, any soap that will remove oil/grease is fine. Fast Orange, dish, laundry detergent.

 

[Cobleskill]

It is funny how you read stuff that sounds like gospel but really is bs. I read that you get one free contact with p i. When I was a kid my Dad was way back out on the farm. I was barely old enough to venture out on my own. I took shortcuts through rough areas looking for him. I broke out with a terrible case of p i.

I have washed with soaps for years after contact with it. I read in the article Jay posted brown soap can make it worse. I know I am still allergic, as I occasionally get a small patch, but washing seems to work for me. I have used a variety of soaps and all seem effective.

 

[woodworkingboy]

People have different degrees of sensitivity, so it makes what works best vary.