2006-07-14 10:01:39 · 25 answers · asked by Bride2Be 8/30/08 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
there has been some times when I thought I should have gotten it and never did. Also, my boyfriend has it on him and Ive touched the spots and so far nothing has happened.
2006-07-14 10:05:55 · update #1
wow Im getting lots of different answers!!
2006-07-14 10:06:39 · update #2
contact dermatitis is variable person to person. Like any allergy some people are more sensitive than others. The reaction is to the oils expressed from the leaves of the plant. While one person may have a severe reaction, others may not react at all. The key is to wash the exposed area as soon as possible and remember, your cloths and pets can also pick up the oils and pass them on to you.
2006-07-14 10:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Larry C 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can get poison ivy, oak or sumac, however, people may respond differently. Whereas some people may only get a mild rash others will break out in hives and begin swelling. The differences in these reactions are due to the tolerance their bodies have developed to the urushiol resin of the plants. So, there may be several stages of being allergic to it, ranging from no reaction at all to anaphylactic shock.
2006-07-14 17:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by drbeat1023 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have varying levels of sensitivity to poison ivy - everywhere from totally immune to people who have to be hospitalized after minimal exposure.
I was very sensitive as a child but haven't had a problem in some time even though I walk through it on a regular basis when I go fishing or hiking.
I haven't seen any studies but I would bet that poison ivy produces more volatile oils (which carries the itchy chemicals) in hot weather.
2006-07-14 17:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by carl l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people get it and a few do not!
One Autumn I was wearing nothing but shorts and sandals when my wife and I noticed some beautiful orange-red bushed along side of the road. At the time, my wife was taking a floral arranging class in college, so she told me to stop the car and go cut a bunch of this flora for her to bring home with us. I dutifully obliged and jumped in to these 4 - 5 ft. tall bushes and started cutting a bunch of these things for her with my pocket knife! I returned to the car and gave them all to her to carry on the journey back home. By the end of the next day, she was covered in all kinds of blisters and went immediately to the doctor who recognized it right away and gave her the necessary prescription.
I never showed any symptoms whatsoever... never!
When I asked the doctor about it, he said that not all people are allergic to it but... it is still accumulative and eventually my body would become allergic to it over time if repeatedly exposed!
2006-07-14 17:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone that comes into contact with it is allergic to it. I'm one of the fortunate ones.
It is the most common allergy in the country affecting 50% of the population. Urushiol Oil is what in the culprit in the plant and can stay active up to 5 yrs. even on dead leaves. You CANNOT spread the rash by touching it and then rubbing another part of your body!
2006-07-14 17:14:51 · answer #5 · answered by Cyndee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much, and yes. Almost everyone is allergic to poison ivy and poison oak, and that's why they break you out. There are a few people who are unaffected by them, but they are a small, lucky, minority of humanity.
2006-07-14 17:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by PuterPrsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anyone who is allergic to posion ivy or oak gets those ictchy bumps but some ppl aren't allergic at all and some ppl are more allergic than others. for example someone i know tht if if they get close with no rubin against the plant get an allergic reaction, if i rub against poison oak or ivy i get it but if i get close i dont get a reaction but my mom new someone tht would rub poison ivy up his arm and did not get a reaction
*~*Colleen*~*
2006-07-14 17:10:03 · answer #7 · answered by <333 luv is all me <333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans or Rhus toxicodendron), in the family Anacardiaceae, is a woody vine that is well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that causes an itching rash for most people, technically known as urushiol-induced contact dermatitis.
2006-07-14 17:05:54 · answer #8 · answered by JRob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be allergic. Best not take your chances though. Try to avoid it, and if you do come in contact with it wash your hands (or wherever the plant touched you) immediately with soap and water. And if you do get a rash, don't scratch!! Scratching could make it spread, and lead to infection.
2006-07-14 17:07:06 · answer #9 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anyone could get itchy when they come in contact with it. if you are allergic to poison ivy or oak... i feel very sorry for them. either they will get more itchy or a big fat rash,,, or they will get a huge bad allergic reaaction and then get runny nose, tears, or sneeze, or even mmm pass out. it depends on HOW MUCH ALLERGIC you are.. its bad.,
stay away from it.
2006-07-14 17:06:17 · answer #10 · answered by SJK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋