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| Reference #: | 155 |
| Submit Date: | 23 May 2002 |
| Browse Category: | poison oak |
| Author: | none |
| Email Address: | none |
| Treatment used: | hot water |
| You can buy this remedy at: | anywhere |
| Remedy will cost you: | unknown |
| Country of Remedy: | USA |
| Remedy Source: | folklore |
| More Links about this Remedy: | none |
| # Comments posted to this remedy: | 2 |
| Complaints Reported: | 0 |
| # of times remedy read: | 11,182 |
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| Typical Dosage: | unknown |
| Dosage should be related to weight: | unknown |
| Dosages used in clinical trials are significant: | unknown |
| Maximum dosages in relation to side effects and serious side effects: | unknown |
| Other foods/nutrients/medications that can affect absorption or utilization: | unknown |
| Foods that provide the nutrient recommended as a remedy (or reference giving same): | unknown |
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| Average Rating: | 0.00 |
| Effectiveness: | 0.00 |
| No Side Effects: | 0.00 |
| Ease of Use: | 0.00 |
| Effective after long term use: | 0.00 |
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Take a hot shower, as hot as you can stand the water.
Stay in the shower as long as you can. You will be in intense pain. Repeat as needed. If the rash is on your arm cut a sock and put it on like a sleave the sock will prevent you from scratching the scabs. Attempt this remedy if the rash is only on a SMALL area of your body. Do not take a hot shower if you got posion oak all over your body. Since the hot will spread it more. How it works: The idea here is to build up a resistence to itching.... So if you increase your itch awareness 10 times the your normal itching you experience will not bother you and you will resist the urge to itch. |
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Poison Ivy, Itching |
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Comment: hot water slows the poison oak healing process due to increased blood flow |
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| Submit Date: | 16 Jan 2004 |
| Author: | |
| Email Address: | dave@onager.org |
| More Links about this Remedy: | none |
I am dealing with a case right now, and have just visited a doctor. He specifically mentioned that hot water on the rash will increase blood flow, bringing more of the histamines or whatever to the affected area, and increasing the serverity of the reaction. Bummer, cuz hot water really feels nice, and then the itch is gone for a few hours. However I won't use that technique in the future as per the docs insights. Baking soda bath or paste are ok, as is a mallaca(sp) aka tea tree oil bath. I got a bad breakout on my face due to washing my face before I knew I was exposed. The results were quite hideous, my eyes swelled shut and I looked a sight. I only went to the doctor due to this extra bad and ugly case, and he is treating me with hydorcortisone pills which work quite fast to eliminate the reaction. Unfortunatly it does so by weakening your entire immune system, so its not always the best treatment, esp. for minor cases. -dave |
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Comment: no!!!!!! |
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| Submit Date: | 16 Mar 2004 |
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| Email Address: | none |
| More Links about this Remedy: | none |
hot water opens your pores thus spreading the oil, I strongly suggest not trying the hot water treatment!! |