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Poison Oak Remedy

mousiegirl — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:17:33 GMT

I am sitting here with one eye nearly completely swollen shut, my hole face and neck swollen, with my fourth dose of poison oak, at least. I have had a worse dose of it before, but this is not a picnic. Anyway, I went looking for a remedy other than the usual, and this is what I found. There is much more to this article, if anyone wants to google it, but this is what I am doing, and I get two hours between treatment without itching.

What therapies does Dr. Weil recommend for poison oak?

The best treatment for poison oak is to run hot water on the affected areas, as hot as you can stand. This will seem counterintuitive, since heat increases the itching and cold soothes it. Under hot water the itching will briefly become very intense and then will stop for several hours, as if the nerves responsible for conveying the sensation to the brain become overloaded and quit. As soon as the itching starts again, go back to the hot water. If you do this conscientiously the whole reaction will complete itself quickly and your skin will return to normal much faster than it would otherwise.

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doxie1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:23:38 GMT

If you have it near your eye or nose you may need to see a doctor. Good luck to you. I hate having poison ivy.

doxie

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mousiegirl — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:25:57 GMT

I have had it like this before, and am trying to stay away from the doctor if I can.

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Junebug54 — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:48:40 GMT

Mousie I feel your pain. I have had poison ivy many, many times and also on my face and neck. I have always ended up on prednisone. I do, however, know exactly what you mean about the hot, hot water. It does work. Here's hoping for a short duration for you. Seems early so you must live somewhere south. I'm in MA. I also have to "knock on wood" as I haven't had it for a few years.

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wildcat fan — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:56:52 GMT

Hot showers always made me feel better. However, I found that heat would cause flare ups during the day, so I tried to keep the air conditioning cold as I could stand it. When I would get into a hot car, for example, the itching would become unbearable. I am extremely allergic and haven't been able to cure it on my own. I always ended up in the doctor's office for shot and meds. I hope you feel better soon, mousiegirl. I understand how miserable it can be.

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september — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:14:45 GMT

Oh my gosh..please see a doctor. I've gotten small rashes on my arms and legs, but I know if it affects any area other than extremities, especially your eyes, you need to see a professional.

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mousiegirl — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:25:58 GMT

On 4/1/2015 Junebug54 said:
Mousie I feel your pain. I have had poison ivy many, many times and also on my face and neck. I have always ended up on prednisone. I do, however, know exactly what you mean about the hot, hot water. It does work. Here's hoping for a short duration for you. Seems early so you must live somewhere south. I'm in MA. I also have to "knock on wood" as I haven't had it for a few years.

I live In No. Ca, and we have been having such warm weather, it's ridiculous! Plants are blooming way before they should, pollen is wafting around, crazy, as this is not the weather I grew up in.

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mousiegirl — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:26:41 GMT

On 4/1/2015 wildcat fan said: Hot showers always made me feel better. However, I found that heat would cause flare ups during the day, so I tried to keep the air conditioning cold as I could stand it. When I would get into a hot car, for example, the itching would become unbearable. I am extremely allergic and haven't been able to cure it on my own. I always ended up in the doctor's office for shot and meds. I hope you feel better soon, mousiegirl. I understand how miserable it can be.

Thank you, wildcat fan, I am in my second day, so have a way to go, ugh.

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Big Sister — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:47:29 GMT

My DH told me that when he was a child and got Poison Ivy/Poison Oak he would go into his pool that was chlorinated and that helped greatly.

If you have access to a pool, you may want to try it.

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HiLo — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 03:46:26 GMT

The old fashioned Homeopathic remedy Rus Tox does the trick all the time. I was desperate till I discovered this remedy and was able to buy it from my local health store; within a couple of days I had so much relief, after a week poison ivy/oak was completely gone. If not available from local store can be bought on line for probably less than $6.00 and and it lasts "forever", I have recommended it to many and all got the same relief.

Hylands Homeopathic Products

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moonstone dunes — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:16:40 GMT

If your face, neck and eye are swollen you need to see a doctor! It has become systemic.

Every incidence of Poison Ivy/Oak become more widespread because at this point the toxin is systemic, in the bloodstream into the body. The rash is no longer localized to initial contact with plant.

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mousiegirl — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:42:09 GMT

On 4/1/2015 HiLo said:
The old fashioned Homeopathic remedy Rus Tox does the trick all the time. I was desperate till I discovered this remedy and was able to buy it from my local health store; within a couple of days I had so much relief, after a week poison ivy/oak was completely gone. If not available from local store can be bought on line for probably less than $6.00 and and it lasts "forever", I have recommended it to many and all got the same relief.

Hylands Homeopathic Products

HiLo, I have never heard of this, I will look into it, thank you. DH uses Tecnu if he knows he will be working outside where they might be poison oak, and we shower afterward, which is what I didn't do Monday, now wish I had. He also has a steroid cream which I have used, but I had to apply it frequently, and it is only supposed to be used three times a day, which is what prompted me to look up a natural remedy. The hot water gives me two-three hours of no itching, so that is a great improvement.

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mousiegirl — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 05:48:58 GMT

On 4/1/2015 moonstone dunes said:
If your face, neck and eye are swollen you need to see a doctor! It has become systemic.

Every incidence of Poison Ivy/Oak become more widespread because at this point the toxin is systemic, in the bloodstream into the body. The rash is no longer localized to initial contact with plant.

I didn't even have contact with a plant, it was the oil on dead branches of a climbing rose that I was lopping off. A few years ago, I was doing the same thing with this rose, and came down with poison oak, so stayed clear. Last fall, DH sprayed the poison oak climbing through the rose to kill it, and it did die, but I guess the oil remained on the dead branches, and as I was happily lopping away, with my face looking upward, it all fell on my face and neck. I did, for a change, have a long sleeved top on, as it was early in the morning, so I was somewhat protected in certain areas for a while, but then took it off as the sun came out, so arms were not protected then. I think DH will just use the electric saw and just shear off the branches so we don't have to get too close.

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wildcat fan — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 01:10:02 GMT

Hi mousiegirl, I hope you're feeling better today.

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Snoopp — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 01:31:47 GMT

I wont garden anymore in areas of my yard after too many bouts of poison ivy. I would see the dermatologist for anything on the face. I used my hair dryer to get relief from the itching. And calamine lotion. And I didn't even touch the plant like you... the oil must have somehow gotten on my skin. Once you get it, it gets worse every time afterward. Feel better soon.

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mousiegirl — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 04:04:18 GMT

On 4/3/2015 wildcat fan said: Hi mousiegirl, I hope you're feeling better today.

Thank you, wildcat fan. My face and eyes are very swollen, but the hot water rinse, I reread the article and it described the hot water as scratching the skin, but without the damage that one's nails can do, every so often has practically stopped the itching, so I am expecting this to heal faster than the prior times when I scratched myself to bits, no scratching this time. Otherwise, I feel fine, have been outside all day gardening, functioning as usual, but I know it takes at least a few weeks to get over this, can't remember how long it took before. I don't even recognize myself in the mirror, so I stay clear of one.

I take an ice cold cloth to bed to tuck under my chin, and another for whichever side of my face is on the pillow, and it really helps. I would think that one would become somewhat immune to this after having it so many times. The first time was the absolute worst, as my entire body was swollen and oozing. This time, my eyes are the worst.

Happy Easter to you and yours.

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mousiegirl — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 04:12:10 GMT

On 4/3/2015 snoops said:
I wont garden anymore in areas of my yard after too many bouts of poison ivy. I would see the dermatologist for anything on the face. I used my hair dryer to get relief from the itching. And calamine lotion. And I didn't even touch the plant like you... the oil must have somehow gotten on my skin. Once you get it, it gets worse every time afterward. Feel better soon.

Thank you, snoops. My first cat, as a child, was named Snoopy, snoops for short. I look at the rose with tons of dead branches still attached, and the pile on the ground and wonder if DH will be brave enough to deal with it, probably not, he freaks out at the mere mention of poison oak. I once had a guy who came once a week to mow, have no lawn now, and he would just pluck out a poison oak plant with his bare hands, had me shrieking. I wanted to save the rose as it has a tree trunk now, and I wanted it to be a tree rather than a climber as I grew up with one of these in the yard, thought they just came this way, but obviously a climber was turned into a tree, and I mean a huge tree in height and width, really gorgeous, but if the oils on it remained after several rainy events, not many as we are in a drought, that I now think we may have to cut it to the ground, don't know how else to get rid of the oils, but I will research for a solution.

Happy Easter.

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NYwoman — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 07:55:10 GMT

I got Poison Ivy as a child when I lived on SI. Now, upstate, I stay out of wooded areas.

I hope you feel better soon. {{{ mousiegirl }}}

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mousiegirl — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 17:22:56 GMT

On 4/4/2015 NYwoman said:
I got Poison Ivy as a child when I lived on SI. Now, upstate, I stay out of wooded areas.

I hope you feel better soon. {{{ mousiegirl }}}

Thank you, NYwoman.

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HiLo — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:13:48 GMT

On 4/1/2015 mousiegirl said:
On 4/1/2015 HiLo said:
The old fashioned Homeopathic remedy Rus Tox does the trick all the time. I was desperate till I <em>discovered this remedy and was able to buy it from my local health store; within a couple of days I had so much relief, after a week poison ivy/oak was completely gone. If not available from local store can be bought on line for probably less than $6.00 and and it lasts "forever", I have recommended it to many and all got the same relief.</em>

<em>Hylands Homeopathic Products</em>

HiLo, I have never heard of this, I will look into it, thank you. DH uses Tecnu if he knows he will be working outside where they might be poison oak, and we shower afterward, which is what I didn't do Monday, now wish I had. He also has a steroid cream which I have used, but I had to apply it frequently, and it is only supposed to be used three times a day, which is what prompted me to look up a natural remedy. The hot water gives me two-three hours of no itching, so that is a great improvement.

I do hope you will look into this remedy, dear. Nothing cleared mine up including shots and I was losing time from work. When my car pool driver told me his "old school doctor" recommended this product I jumped on it. You just take the little pellets according to directions and in several hours I was feeling some relief. Kept on with the remedy and got more and more relief; it was gone completely in my case in 5 days. I also keep a topical remedy on hand as well to relieve the first signs of itching. Nobody I know has been disappointed as yet and the cost is so reasonable. Leftover pellets will last "forever" if kept in a dry, dark place. Too bad most people aren't aware that under the treatment of a good Homeopath there are a lot of ailments that can be not only helped but cured. I know as my life was once saved by a great Homeopath when there was nothing more medical science could do for me. This is one product you don't need a Homeopath to recommend, however.