Posion Ivy?

i have discovered i have posion ivy...what can i do to prevent it from spreading..and how contagious is it?
Answer:
Poison Ivy can be very contageous, especially if your rash is oozing. The first thing you want to do is dry your poison ivy out...there are a few products for that from calamine lotion to ivy dry. I recommend the ivy dry, it's a great product and works quite well. To help with the itching, you can take oral benadryl (will make you tired). If the rash is really itchy, you can also put hydrocortisone cream on it (as long as the area isn't oozing with open wounds) or you can also put something cool on it to stop the itch. Either a cool washcloth or even a frangrence free lotion in the fridge to get it cold and apply it. Hope you're feeling better soon...

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here is a product called Tecnu that firefighters use when they have to go in the woods. It works really good. Go to longs or wherever, And its only able to spread to other people if you hav'nt washed off the oils. (if they catch it).Once you have the rash you cant spread it. Like if someone rubbed up against you they wont get it.

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I've tried all the "PRODUCTS" out there to dry up poison ivy and the only thing that works better then ANYTHING on the market is an old remedy that my FATHER taught me as a girl. you take fresh horseradish root and wash it off and put it in the food processor to grind it up to an almost powder---then, put it in a bowl (don't mix this in your processor)... and add Chlorox (yep bleach) and stir it up till it makes a rather THICK paste. spead this paste onto the poison ivy spots being VERY CAREFUL not to drip any of the stuff on a rug or your clothes ----it will bleach them out, cover this with a light gauze... put this paste on a couple times during the day and by the next day, it will be almost GONE.takes ALL the itch out almost immediately too..

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