Allergic Reactions
A lot of people nowadays like to go for a holiday in the woods or to hike with the friends and family, or even to have a rest in camps, and the best season for this is autumn of course as there are less people and the climate is not that hot. But for such holidays you are to prepare for it in a proper way, to buy the necessary shoes, clothes, tents, and also you are to know the necessary information. If you are on of the 85% of people who are allergic to poison ivy, sumac or oak, you are to get to know about the ways how you can help yourself in a very quick way.
It will be interesting for you to know what helps these plants to be so poisonous for people. The secret here is the poisonous yellow liquid Urushiol, a kind of chemical in the sap, which can cause some allergic reactions such as blisters, severe itching and rash. This liquid is very dangerous, as it can be present at your clothes or transport for many years if you will not wash it in a proper way. But you have little to do in such a case. So you better remember some rules.
If you know for sure that you were in contact with famous 3-leafed ivy stems, in this case you have about 10 minutes to wash the substance off before you have the allergic reaction. If you do not have some special medicine, you are to wash the place with plain water first, but without soap, and then you better go to the shower, if you do it in time it will help you.
If you do not know that this is poison ivy, which causes your reaction, you have to know how to treat it at home. The rash from this plant appears in general 12 to 48 hours after the contact, and you can have some other symptoms. So you better not to scratch it, not to lead the bacterial infection.
You can also use calamine or cold compresses during the period of 15-20 minutes, this will help to feel better. You can also use one more thing: put the clean cloths in the solution of water, vinegar and baking soda and put it to the place of your contact with the plant.
There are also some oral antihistamines, such as Benadryl, different creams, as Cortaid or Lanacorte, can also help you to get rid of itching in a quick period of time. But if you know that you have such allergic reactions to some plants, you better stay at home at the season when you can find it in the nature.
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