Friday, February 27, 2009

Poison Ivy Treatment and Remedies

By Sanjb Sarkar

Poison Ivy generally occurs in certain seasons. People coming into contact with the poison ivy plant is what usually triggers the poison ivy rash. The poison ivy plant are not found in Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Oregon, Washington, North Dakota, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Neveda and Wyoming. These are the only states that do not have the poison ivy plant.

Most states have the poison ivy plant. Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Oregon, Washington, North Dakota, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Neveda and Wyoming are the only states with out the poison ivy plant.

The best way to identify Poison Ivy is to look for the maple leaf. The best way to identify Poison Oak is look for shiny red or green leafs. The plant looks pretty similar to Poison Ivy.

Poison Sumac are the easiest plants to identify because they have reddish or grayish tip consisting of 7 to 13 stems.

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak or Poison Sumac rashes only happen when someone contacts the plant. Certain individuals do not get poison ivy rashes. However, these people later in life may get poison ivy allergies.

Wearing long pants and long T-shirts so your skin is not exposed when going into wooded areas will help prevent exposure to Poison Ivy. If wearing long pants and a long shirt is not practical, just be aware of how the Poison Ivy plant looks. Some people are extremely sensitive to Poison Ivy. Some people will get Poison Ivy be simply touching the plant. Other people need more exposure to the plant before a rash develops.

If you touch a Poison Ivy plant, wash your hands with soap and water immediately. If a rash starts to develop, use Poison Ivy Lotion on the rash. This remedy will help stop the itch and prevent infections.

Poison Ivy Pills should also be taken at a general interval to get rid of the rash. Pills should be taken every hour or two during the initial start of the rash. As the rash subsides decrease the usage to every 3 or 4 hours. As the rash starts to go away you can decrease the dosage even more.

Poison Ivy pills can help prevent the poison ivy rash. The pills give you a little more protection against poison ivy. The breakout may be more mild if this medicine is used. - 16004

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