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While no visible reaction may occur the first time your skin touches poison ivy, your immune system will build up a sensitivity and react the next time you contact poison ivy.ĭirect contact with any part of the poison ivy plant can cause a reaction, as well as contact with any object that has touched the plant (such as a garden tool or pet fur). When urushiol contacts the skin it can trigger a form of allergic contact dermatitis, a swelling and irritation of the skin that usually takes the form of a very itchy rash. Poison ivy, and other poisonous plants such as poison oak and poison sumac, contain an oily sap called urushiol, which sounds like an evil monster from Tolkien.
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The following suggestions should help you get rid of your poison ivy rash quickly with as little pain a possible.
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Althought you may not be able to get rid of the rash immediately or completely, easing the symptoms of irritation will help you to itch and scratch at the rash less, which will help you to heal faster. Once you’ve contracted a poison ivy rash, effective treatment is all about acting quickly and thoroughly treating the infected area, which can include areas where the rash hasn’t broken out yet.
#Poison ivy blisters how to
Of course, the best way to avoid suffering from poison ivy is to prevent it, and I’ve included a list of suggestions for how to prevent a poison ivy rash. Like poison oak, it can be dealt with, most times without professional medical help. I have, however, seen plenty of family and friends wander off into thick fields of poison ivy plants to know that it is imperative to prevent and/or treat a poison ivy rash as quickly as possible in order to minimize the irritation and pain. I consider myself lucky to have never experienced (knock on wood) the agony that is a poison ivy rash.