how long does it take poison ivy rash to heal?

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do you have any treatment odeas?

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2 to 3 weeks depending how bad (1-2 weeks to heal up, 3 to go away completely to the point where you can't see it). Depending how bad you have it, you might need to see a doctor to get some Prednisone (a steroid to speed up your immune system and fight it off), although I suggest you see a doctor to get it anyway, even if it's not that bad. In the mean time, DO NOT SCRATCH IT. Sounds hard and it feels so nice to scratch it, but try as hard as you can not to, it will spread that way, it can also scab and scar. Keep covering it in calamine lotion and Betadyne (that stuff that turns your skin orange) to dry it up and relieve the itching, but leave it open to air as much as you can, don't cover it up with Ace wraps or bandages. The puss is what's contagious and can cause it to spread, so you gotta keep that cleaned up and dried out. Keep taking Benadryl every 4 to 6 hours as well to keep your system fighting it off. It's ok to take Benadryl and Prednisone at the same time, but you can't forget to take the Prednisone or stop taking doses, you need to wean yourself off of it over time.

If you can't get to a doctor yet, take an oatmeal bath to try and help dry it up and relieve the itching. I haven't tried that personally, I just stick to the calamine lotion, Betadyne, Prednisone and Benadryl. It will still take time though. I also see people saying something about a shot. I haven't gotten that either, my doctor never mentioned anything to me about a shot, but maybe I was just too bad by then and the Prednisone was better. But call your doctor and ask.

Good luck!! It'll all be ok!

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I had it once and it took 24 hours

go to a clinic/ doctor...get the Shot ( a steroid i believe) in about 30minute to One(1) hour you will have relieve from the itching and within a day +/- the rash isd gone

It takes about a week for it to go away I always got poioson ivy as a kid my mom used to make me sit in a tub of oatmeal to soothe the itching and oozing and use calimine lotion the clear stuff cause don't think you wanna be seen with that awful pink stuff , or go to the store and get some aveeno bath soak it has oatmeal and anti itching agents in it..

it jsut depends on how bad you have it but for me it lasted maybe 1-3 weeks ...i cant remeber! but i did find a really great trick to stop it from iching and it helps it heal faster.....use baking soda and make a paste from it with water....then rub it on the rash and when it sits there for maybe a min. it will start to stop iching....i hope it works for you!!!!

a couple of days after the last time you scratch

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