D001 - 2009-06-28 7:33 PM
ebshot - 2009-06-28 4:29 PM How long does poison ivy take to go away? When does it stop spreading? I have some areas that are almost gone but more popping up. I don't get it! I'm not scratching either!
AKKKKK! I hate poison ivy! I'm so allergic to it, that it takes
about 2-3 months for it to go away on me. I think for most people though, it's probably about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks. As for the spreading, it's not really.... What happens is this: 1
) You touch the plant, and get the oil on your skin. 2
) You don't realize you have the oil on you, so you touch someplace else, thereby getting the oil there too.
(But generally, it's a lesser amount.
) 3
) A couple of days after contact, the rash appears. 4
) Then, shortly after that, you get the rash in those secondary places that came in contact with the oil. I can't believe that you live in CT, and haven't gotten poison ivy before!
(Lucky you!
)
That is just wrong Dee. 2-3 months??? Yikes. I really don't think it is poison ivy. I think it's poison oak. I have been in and around poison ivy before and have never gotten it. Even when my sister was covered with it, I didn't get it. Sooooo, I think it's something else. Oh well, no matter, it is itchy and not nice!