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Poison Ivy usually last two to three weeks. I've had it for two weeks and four days and it's clearing up now. (it's got the crusty look) Don't think it will go away in no time. Medicines and Lotions help the itch but do not speed up the healing process!
Here are some FACTS.
Poison ivy CAN'T be spread by scratching or from the puss that comes out of the rash during the healing process! - (People seem to think it can because they get break outs one day and some more the next! this is because when you come in contact with poison ivy the urushiol oils take longer to get into thicker parts of the skin then in thinner parts.)
urushiol oils can stay on clothes and tools that have come in contact with poison ivy! what ever you wore or used when you came in contact with poison ivy needs to be washed well! if you don't wash them you can risk getting more urushiol oils on your skin! (wash clothes in bleach and separate from other clothes just to be sure)
Tips
Try to avoid hot showers, since steam opens your pours it can be painful to your rashes.
Items at home that can relieve itchiness, Rubbing alcohol, White vinegar, baking soda paste, and ice packs are what i used and helped the itching allot!
benadryl before bed, helps you sleep and itching.
Don't scratch it can cause infection! you have bacteria under your finger nails!
Justine Wiegand
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∙ 10y agoPoison Ivy will itch until it is healed. This can take from 1 to 3 weeks depending on the severity of the rash and your own tolerance level to the urushiol. Some people are more tolerant than others.
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∙ 14y agoSeven to 31 days may be the length of a human's allergic reaction to poison ivy ['Toxicodendron radicans']. How long the reaction lasts depends upon the sensitivity of the human and upon where, and over how much of an area, the urushiol oil makes contact. Specifically, the reaction may be life threatening if the face and respiratory system are affected.
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How long does poison ivy cause an allergic reaction?
Joel Labadie
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∙ 12y agoumm, usually around a day or two...
it could depend on your skin and how allergic to it you are...
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∙ 11y agoDepends on how bad u got it. Sometime a week sometimes more. Excpect itching to countinue for 1 -2 weeks. Try baby lotion.....helps sometimes.
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∙ 6y agoabout an hour or 2
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