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I grabbed onto a stinging nettle plant today and tugged (thought it was just a weed and I like to think I'm tough since I can pull most prickly weeds out without much injury) then the immediate burning started. Upon looking up photos of stinging nettles online I confirmed this is what it was. I rushed into the house and washed it with soap and water. Then applied some Benadryl cream. I had already taken a Claritin (allergy seasion) and if it's not completely gone at bedtime I'll take a Benadryl. If it wasn't already much much more bearable I would have taken a Benadryl right away for the antihistamine effect, but it appears despite my being highly allergic to a lot of plants others aren't allergic to, I got lucky and seem to have removed most of the poison quickly. I just have maybe 10 bumps on my fingers/palms where I grabbed the plant.

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