They call it poison for a reason

[Soundguy]

wow! I'm not brave enough to do that.. but glad it seems to be working for ya.

soundguy

 

[horse7]

Had a friend years ago whose dog ran through PI though no one knew it at the time. He carried the dog into the shower to wash him off (both of them at the same time washing) and his lower body doubled in size within a few days. Had to takes lots of steroids after the ER visit...

Recently a friend's dog stepped on one my bare feet indoors... didn't think much of it. He had PI apparently on his pads, I got it on top of my foot, but I only found out a few days later. By then my socks had crosscontaminated my feet... both feet with a mild to moderate rash on top. Indeed, still have a bit of it now. I don't think that washing does a very good job on removing the oil from wool socks. Did not have any problem on the bottom of my feet, even though clearly the dog walked on the same floor I did. It was just the more sensitive skinned top of my foot where the rough pads ground in oil that got PI irritation, followed by cross contamination.

Yes, the hot (hotter! near first degree burn hot!) water spray on PI infested areas feels... really good... :cloud9:

 

[Taylortractornut]

I get it terribly, Even clearing at work 3 or 4 days later when doing extended maintenance o nthe dozer i will get it. Whats bad is I gather wood in the summer and middle of the winter I will get it on my arms. I got a load of rock salt from a friend that had a homemade icecream stand. Wen I get it really bad I run the hottest bath I can stand and put a bag of this salt in there and lay in it for an hour or so. Sometimes the blisters ar so big Ill take a hand full of salt and rough up the blisters with it and then gauze wrap the salt up. In a day or so its gone. Also mechanicing and getting lots of fuel on my hads keeps it back.

 

[FredH]

Look for a Product called " Tecnu " . Follow directions and you will be amazed at the results . It is basically a liquid type soap ( not really a lathering type soap ) that neutralizes the oils in either poison oak or ivy .

Have been using it for 20+ years and although I have become more immune to it , my wife is the opposite in becoming more prone to getting the dreaded rash . A few days of cleaning the area with Tecnu though , and it dries up and is gone .

Found it when I was in the Fire Department fighting grass / brush fires in the summer . Many of our rural fire departments including State Forestry keep some on hand at stations .

Fred H.

Tecnu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Poison Ivy Treatment, Poison Oak Treatment from TecLabs Inc.

 

[AchingBack]

I used to get PI but I took Spiveys Grannys remedy and I eat a fresh tender PI leaf every spring. Mind you I do not chew on it and wallow it around in my mouth I ball it up and swallow it hole. I may get a speck or two a year that looks like a bug bite but thats about all for the last 15 years or so. I read about it in a folk remedy book years ago. I dont recommend it for anybody but it works for me.:thumbsup:

Hey, bon appetite. As for me, my beekeeper sells poison oak honey. It is twice the price of his other honey; yet priceless for building bodily immunity to the poison oil in the ivy, and poison oak. Honey on a biscuit sounds better than eating a leaf. Just my opinion,

 

[J_J]

This link is related to PI. Interesting.

Poisonous Honey

 

[ultrarunner]

I've been in the extremely susceptible group since a child... I would get it just from the dust when dozing the right of ways and fire trails...

The last few years... I have not had a problem... it is also the time I started buying cashews from Costco.

I did get a mild rash from the cashews and my Doctor told me I would need to build up to eating them slowly... so I started again with only 2 or 3 every night... it works on the Homeopathic approach...

Dogs were another source... we had a puppy that jumped into my arms when she was threatened by a large barking dog while we were walking... that night... my arms had many poison oak blisters...

I will always respect the stuff and will go out of my way to minimize my exposure, which can be hard when there are 1000's of acres of it where I live...

What ever the reason... I'm glad the last 3 years have been kind...

 

[Soundguy]

interesting read on honey.....

soundguy

 

[dmccarty]

The bee link was very interesting.

It made me wonder if maybe there is a plant that is spreading that the bees feed on but then kills the hive. Our place has at least four invasive plants that are all but impossible to remove.

I have heard that eating poison ivy will keep you from getting it. I WILL NOT try it though.

The morning radio show I listen too had a caller one day who as a kid was fed a bit of poison ivy. She almost died.

Later,
Dan

 

[Chuck K.]

Great info here guys... One question though do you use raw or roasted cashews? I too will have to pass on eating a leave...
I just did a little mowing job and afterwards did some maintenance on my brush hog only to get (again) some good ole PI...
AND on the subject of hot water on the PI yes its unreal.... While showering the other night I let out a moan while spraying my legs with near scalding hot water and my wife yelled out " Just WHAT in the h3LL are you doing in there???" :laughing: