How to get rid of poison ivy

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morgansmom02
morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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My husband got poison ivy last weekend so I have been slathering him with calamine lotion all week because god forbid he does it himself. I am going to be gone next week. What can we use over the weekend to make it go away so he doesn't die when I am gone? I did all the google searches, but I want to know what real people have tried and what works.
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  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    I need your help so I am bumping my own thread.
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
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    Why not consult a physician?
  • ElleOQuent
    ElleOQuent Posts: 431 Member
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    Aren't you supposed to pee on it?




    Oh, wait, that's for jelly fish stings.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
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    Aren't you supposed to pee on it?




    Oh, wait, that's for jelly fish stings.

    Damnit! You beat me to it
  • ElleOQuent
    ElleOQuent Posts: 431 Member
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    Aren't you supposed to pee on it?




    Oh, wait, that's for jelly fish stings.

    Damnit! You beat me to it

    You snooze, you lose. :tongue:
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    Why not consult a physician?

    He did. She said "I have no idea what that is" and gave him antibiotics. I am trying to get him to go back in for a shot
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    Aren't you supposed to pee on it?




    Oh, wait, that's for jelly fish stings.

    OMG I am totally going to tell him this!!
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
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    it will run its course in about 2-3 weeks. he cannot spread it to others or to other parts of his body...just put the calamine on to help with the itching. thats all you can do. I get it almost every week, i know!
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
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    George Clooney might know.

    Brivy.jpg
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
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    Honestly, without a doctor, not much.
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    George Clooney might know.

    Brivy.jpg

    Every time I google poison ivy, she is the first image.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
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    bathe is tomato juice?



    oh wait thats when you get sprayed by a skunk
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    Honestly, without a doctor, not much.

    If he goes back to the dr, (he hates the dr), will she give him something stronger than calamine? Is the shot the way to go?
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    it will run its course in about 2-3 weeks. he cannot spread it to others or to other parts of his body...just put the calamine on to help with the itching. thats all you can do. I get it almost every week, i know!

    Really, yuck. So it is supposed to blister?
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    He totally believed my pee story!!!! He said "how in the f*** am I going to pee on it??" It is on the back of his arm. LOL
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
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    Aren't you supposed to pee on it?




    Oh, wait, that's for jelly fish stings.

    OMG I am totally going to tell him this!!

    Hold up. Your physician looked at it and didn't know what it was? Either it's not poison ivy or your physician is a total idiot.
  • jjblogs
    jjblogs Posts: 327 Member
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    This stuff is really expensive, but it DOES work. I know because I'm highly allergic to poison ivy and it spreads all over like wild fire if I don't get it stopped immediately. I usually have to get steriods from the Dr., but this stuff does work:

    http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/zanfel-poison-ivy,-oak-and-sumac-wash/ID=prod1054021-product
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,874 Member
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    I my case, go to the doctor, get steroid shot in the butt, and steriod cream for topical. Accept that you are going to look like a freak for a while and relegate all further work in that corner of the yard to your spouse :tongue:

    I hope he feels better soon! It's miserable when you get a bad case.
  • Heaven71
    Heaven71 Posts: 706 Member
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    I read that rubbing the inside of a banan peel on it works well. Worth a try and cheap enough.
  • _HeathBar_
    _HeathBar_ Posts: 902 Member
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    Hookers and coke.

    He'll feel better in no time!

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