Have you ever goten poison ivy?

Question

I think i have it. Funny thing is I wore flip flops and really didn't go off in the grass. My kids played in the same grass week . I am allergic to grass so i never walk bare foot in it or in at all in tall grass. Any way, at first i thought i had several mesquito bites on my feet and ankles, then it spread up my legs. It really does look like a bunch of mesquito bites, but i would have known if that many bit me. Do you think that is what it is?

Answer 1

My son has gotten it pretty bad. It looks like a rash of tiny blisters that are very, very close together. The skin gets really warm to the touch and the blisters pop and it itches like crazy. It almost looks like a burn.
You don't have to go directly into poison ivy to get it, you just have to come in contact with something that has poison ivy oil on it. Even a pet getting the oil on it's fur could give it to you.
If you suspect you have it I would recommend using a poison ivy scrub. You can find it at the drugstore.(It's kinda pricey, but worth it). It eliminates poison oils, cures itching, and speeds up the healing process. Also try taking some Benadryl tablets. Make sure you wash everything you were wearing the day you got it, Hope you get better soon.

Answer 2

Poison ivy forms weepy watery blisters. Chiggers may have gotten on to you or fleas can be in grass and their bites will leave marks. A doctor or even just a nurse could tell you if it is poison ivy or something else. (by looking at the area in question)

Answer 3

Mmm, I doubt it'd be poison ivy, while 90% of the population is allergic to poison ivy in childhood they usaully grow out of it into adulthood.

Answer 4

it sounds like poison ivy. sometimes it will begin to weep fluid. even if it is another kind of contact rash, all you can do is put itch medecine on it. if it's severe enough, a doctor can prescribe steroids to help it.

Answer 5

i think i have it too!! =O