hungry hunter Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 We just used to take a bath with Bleach Water, got it so much as a youngin that I don't get it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 If someone even talks about it i get it So watch me get it now LOL. I hate that stuff. It is a pain to deal with. I get it 1-2 times a year. I just go to the doc he takes care of it for me... Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 .....and I have it again. I really hate this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 That sucks dawg. I hate the stuff I get it multiple times a year. Like stated above jewelweed. I dont know if and when it grows down where your at in texas but the stuff works. I love it. Best thing I use other than going to the doctor. Might be all in the mind I don't know but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Clorox really does work. I do a lot of finishing on furniture so the cleaner that I use to clean my spray gun also takes care of it. That's lacquer thinner. Prob not good for body but beats having poison ivy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 The jewelweed being mentioned often times grows next to poison oak, you have to use it pretty soon after getting into the stuff though or even before. We have the stuff all over around here, never tried the jewelweed stuff, supposed to be that the oil from the jewelweed counteracts the uroshol oil in the sumac. Christina and I got into posion oak looking for the deer I shot the weekend before last. Snake boots and long clothes I think were a big help. Did try what someone mentioned called technu once, think we got it at wal mart and it helped a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Refer to my original post waaaaaay back in April......1.5 YEARS ago.... DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Refer to my original post waaaaaay back in April......1.5 YEARS ago.... DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Doc's script for prednisone if it gets real bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I consider myself incredibly lucky when it comes to PI, I'm hardly allergic to it. Once I had a small outbreak on my wrist after working in it all day. Other than that I've never had it, and I know I've been exposed many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I take it and put rubbing alcohol on it. It stings a little but i cleans it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 My wife gets it bad. I pour rubbing alcohol on her and it helps to dry it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philray Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 I use to get it all the time and agree that clorox works wonders. A nurse once gave my dad an old remedy that has always worked for us. I only do it when I have a mild case on my arms or legs. When it is really bad or is on other places on my body I go to the dr and get meds. Fill the sink or tub up with really hot water and add bleach to the water. Put the affected area in the water and scrubb blisters with a clean wash cloth to open them up. Make a paste out of baking soda and butter milk and apply to the busted blisters. Sounds insane and really burns, but it will get rid of it within a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) I've read posts previously that mentioned about swimming in the ocean (salt water) while they were infected with poison ivy, and it cleared up the sores in short order. I'm guessing that the "clorox" or bleach suggestions have the same effect as the salt water. On a somewhat related topic, I had a plethera of poison ivy plants growing on a building lot that I own. As me and the wooded root nightmare plant don't quite see eye to eye, I went at it with a vengence trying to erradicate it. I'd read all the suggestions and articles on how to eliminate it permanently, but most would only partially work. I used "Round-Up", PAR-3, ripped up the roots, tried covering it with opaque objects, but none of it worked to 100% erradication. After about 5 or 6 years of efforts, I finally got an old empty Windex bottle with a squirt handle, filled it with a Round-Up / water mixture of about 10% or more of the herbicide, then kept walking my lot twice a week for the whole spring and summer squirting the toxic mixture directly onto any plants that I could locate. I have finally wiped the dang stuff out. Mission accomplished....take that poison ivy! TBow Edited October 20, 2012 by TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Doctor. Clobetasol. Prednisone. Trust me. :shifty: And............. Avoid places with Poison Ivy! Feel better, good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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