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Lady Sedai · 10-04-2004, 07:52 AM

Eagle Eye - no, it doesn't look like MJ. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Wendy, dear...I hate hearing you have been in discomfort. May I offer up what my mother does when she gets a breakout? (She gets it nearly every year, but I...SO FAR...seem immune to it.)

My mom will use Listerine and, though she *will* use Calamine, she much prefers a topical Benadryl cream. But you wash your hands AND the closed tube after you apply it to the affected area. However, in your case you can't wash your hands afterwards, but perhaps you can handle the tube of cream with a paper towel and then throw the paper towel away? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Here'a a link to some poison ivy info and hopefully it will dispel some of the "myths" about poison ivy, too (such as "scratching the blisters will make it spread" - it doesn't, but it *could* cause infection such as a Staph infection which is similar (with blisters) and burns and itches as well

).

http://quickcare.org/skin/poison.html

http://www.klkntv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1228769

http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc1404.htm

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/condi...poison_ivy.htm

Hope this helps you (and others here who are allergic to it). [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 10-04-2004, 07:54 AM: Message edited by: Lady Sedai ]

10-04-2004, 07:52 AM	#24
Lady Sedai Banned User Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Hiram\'s lap Age: 55 Posts: 334	Eagle Eye - no, it doesn't look like MJ. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Wendy, dear...I hate hearing you have been in discomfort. May I offer up what my mother does when she gets a breakout? (She gets it nearly every year, but I...SO FAR...seem immune to it.) My mom will use Listerine and, though she will use Calamine, she much prefers a topical Benadryl cream. But you wash your hands AND the closed tube after you apply it to the affected area. However, in your case you can't wash your hands afterwards, but perhaps you can handle the tube of cream with a paper towel and then throw the paper towel away? [img]smile.gif[/img] Here'a a link to some poison ivy info and hopefully it will dispel some of the "myths" about poison ivy, too (such as "scratching the blisters will make it spread" - it doesn't, but it could cause infection such as a Staph infection which is similar (with blisters) and burns and itches as well ). http://quickcare.org/skin/poison.html http://www.klkntv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1228769 http://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc1404.htm http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/condi...poison_ivy.htm Hope this helps you (and others here who are allergic to it). [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 10-04-2004, 07:54 AM: Message edited by: Lady Sedai ]