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My 13 yr. old daughter, Jen, has had a bad case of poison oak for a week. We've tried Calamine Lotion, Benedryl Lotion, and now Technu lotion, all to no avail. She's just started Spring Break from school and we wanted to go a few places. With her all "oozed" up, we're afraid to take her out in public and possibly spread the darned stuff. Any good advice from Letterheads how to get rid of this crap REAL fast? Thanks much - Bomba-Dear - itching out of sympathy.
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If I'm not mistaken, poison oak is much worse than poison ivy. You might be wise to get professional help.
You might need to go the route of an oral cortizone steroid treatment. Maybe an internet search might turn up some suggestions.
When I had it, I went swimming in a clorinated pool. That helps. Get a room at the Holiday Inn and clear the pool....
Take care!
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Take her to a doc. I'm so allergic to that sh!t, that I don't mess around. The doc will give her medicine to take and apply that will clear it up in no time, and also relive the itch.
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Jeez Louise - It's like, OK, do I take her to Emergency tomorrow & pay the exhorbitant costs, or wait until Monday to take her to a Doc? My kid is to darned important to me, and we do have insurance, so my first thought is to get her to the Emergency tomorrow & pay bookoo bucks for a shot. She's so darned miserable at this point. And at 13, she still is not quite aware of not touching the phone, washing her hands profusely - you should hear the arguments we've had this last week! I think Emergency sounds good at this point - we've tried everything else, and we don't want her to miss out on some great vacation adventures. I was hoping someone would have a "miracle cure". Sounds like the Doc is it! Bomba-Dear
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Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac all have a chemical oil called urushiol. That's what makes you itch. Your body actually attacks your own skin because the urushiol is bound to it. In order to stop the itch, you remove the urushiol. Then problem goes away. Go to the pharmacist and ask for a product called Zanfel. It's a new topical (not oral). It removes the urushiol which is what is causing the problem in the first place. Good luck!
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Hi Jackie, what a mess, been there. Call the Pharmacy and see if they have a product called "OTOX". Ask if it might work if they have it. You may have to call into the city or even the forestry department. It is the serum, of poison oak and we used to drink it diluted in a glass of water. That was when I worked with the forestry during summers clearing brush around Morgan Hill. Might help. God Luck and I hope your "cute" daughter gets better soon. Thas'it,...................Jack
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vinegar....you smell bad..but dont itch..and it will burn a little on the open areas..but will help dry up the skin lesions....me iam an old farm boy from pa/west viginia, i can lay down in it....ivy, oak or sumac and never get a welt.....the mesquitos would do me more harm...
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We found boiling up some "mansanita leaves" using as a poltice. Just boil for about 6 to 8 min. let cool, pour onto clean rag and soak the area, or put the liquid in shallow bath. The rag method works best at drying up the soars and eruptions, seems to me the mmore lotions and creams and ointments you put on the longer the condition lasts !1 Roger
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Hi Jackie, I know everyone means well and you asked for help. And lot of them sound good, but this is one time I hate to disagree, had it been a dog or cat and try this or that, I would try one or two and hope it works. But since this is your precious one. I would go to the Doc. I know they can be expensive, and maybe it might change plans for a vacation, but I wouldn't risk something on my child. Even though I heard "cornmeal paste" would relieve the itching but don't take my word for it.
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With something this severe, I wouldn't fool around if it were me. I like natural home cures, but in some cases, it is best to have technology at hand and right away. let us know how you score at the E.R. (when my son used to break out from sandflea bites in preschool, the allegy specialist pediatrician had us take a vitamin B1 (thiamine) and crush it up and give it to him in honey. It counteracted the reaction to the flea bite allergies (down in Fla. with the humidity and heat itching is another story!) It worked, and I told my neighbors and other pet owners that had dogs that they were about ready to be put to sleep because they had been severely affected by the allergies and been chewing themselves to a degree, it was severe. They tried the B1 in their dog food and several months later three of the dog owners came up to me and hugged me and wouldn't let me go. Their pets overcame the problem and their lives were spared. Their fur was back and they were happy. (I was really glad too, and will never forget it as long as I live)
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There's not one person on this board who'd hesitate for a microsecond to severely baste someone for doing their own signs at home...it's not "professional". Get your child to the pro...pay the price. Do it right...just as any of you would advise. hk
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A shot of Cordisone works for us. We get it all the time going over the side to recover cars that like to fly. I also use hot water, as hot as I can take in the shower to treat the symptom spots, hurts good!
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Many, many thanks to all of you! The tecno we tried yesterday is drying it up quite well. We are still taking her to our Doc today - what a guy, he will even come in today & give her a steroid shot. We called him this morn. We're also having some stuff "flown in" to our local Long's pharmacy, at the Doc's request - Zanfel. Will keep you updated - but looks like she's getting on the mend. Now we just have to listen to the "Scream" as she get's the shot today! Thanks to Steve & Barb for sending along the info on the searches which resulted in the Zanfel cure, also known by our Dr. and recommended. Just a day or two more . . . Again, I can't thank you guys enough - I KNEW I'd get some answers here! Bomba-Dear
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Ask your local forest rangers about Mugwort, I believe it is the stuff that should be in the poultice. It always grows close by to poison oak, we have acres of the stuff in the foothills around here.
Good Luck...
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WE use anmonia. LIke the vinegar, this neutralizes (or breaks up)the stuff that makes it itch. Just dab it on. I can roll in poison ivy, etc and not get it, but my husband and my brother will get it almost by walking by it.
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