Poison Sumac

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   Came down with a nice rash of poison sumac after this one, hit me like a ton of bricks while I was out of town this past week, and landed me in the hospital for a nice dosage of prednisone once I got home. I don't know how you people that play with short sleeves and no shirts get by.

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Hartz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Noob Joined: Jul/12/2011 Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hartz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Poison Sumac Posted: Aug/29/2011 at 1:07pm
	Came down with a nice rash of poison sumac after this one, hit me like a ton of bricks while I was out of town this past week, and landed me in the hospital for a nice dosage of prednisone once I got home. I don't know how you people that play with short sleeves and no shirts get by.

TH3GR33K Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ARC Troopers / Misfit Mafia Joined: May/14/2009 Location: Vienna Status: Offline Points: 1229	Post Options Post Reply Quote TH3GR33K Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/29/2011 at 6:23pm
	hmm, i get poison ivy about once a year from the field but that's about it and this year was due to weed wracking in shorts, my own fault. i have notice there is a bunch in the courtyard and we try to get rid of it. all i can say is keep a eye for it and don't crawl thru it
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bpoydence Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Total Resistance Joined: May/16/2009 Location: Indiana, PA Status: Offline Points: 1345	Post Options Post Reply Quote bpoydence Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/29/2011 at 8:48pm
	I got lucky on that one, I don't seem to get anything like that (Ivy, ect). I don't even know how to spot the stuff. But, a good tip one my old team mates who gets it very bad told me works for him: Take a shower with dish detergent asap after contact or possible contact. Apparently the poison ivy is oil based, and the dish detergent breaks the oil up. Last I heard he hasn't got it since he has been using that trick! Don't know if it works with Sumac, but probably worth a try.
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Paulgwaller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List ARC Troopers Joined: Oct/07/2010 Location: Kent, OH Status: Offline Points: 255	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paulgwaller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/29/2011 at 8:59pm
	I got this stuff at CVS that you put on before you go in the woods. You apply it like sun screen and it puts a film over your skin which helps keep the oils off. I usually get poison ivy very bad, but I have not gotten it since I started using this stuff.

ger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Veteran Joined: May/17/2009 Location: New Castle Status: Offline Points: 657	Post Options Post Reply Quote ger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/30/2011 at 10:39am
	I have no idea how to spot the stuff either... even if I did, who has time to stop & look at a bush you are about to dive into because there is a tank around the corner 8' in front of you? I get poison very easily so I bought an ivy wash last Summer. I use it sometimes at lunch depending on how much time I spent in the woods that morning, but definitely after the day is over before I leave the field or in the shower at home (sometimes both because I may get more of the oil on me after putting my stuff in the wash). I did get poison once this past June but only because I couldn't find the wash to use it. I've been considering the Ivy Block product but haven't pulled the trigger on it yet. I'll do that next year. Good to hear you've had success w/ it so far.
	ger

TOG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List ARC Troopers Joined: May/14/2009 Location: McDonald, OH Status: Offline Points: 708	Post Options Post Reply Quote TOG Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/30/2011 at 11:19pm
	GER, good point on the handling or clothes. When I was 16, my right hand swelled up and blister in January, with a foot of snow on the ground that had been there for weeks. I went to the dermatologists. He took one look at my hand and said, "Been hunting?" I said, "ah yea?" He said, Skinned that rabbit didn't you?" I said, "Yea?" He said, "Poison ivy." "Really?" "Yep, the oil from the vine will get on their fur and you can still get it if you touch the fur." Moral of the story, you CAN get it anytime of the year, merely by handling your clothes that have been in contact with the vine or leaves. Just an FYI Edited by TOG - Aug/30/2011 at 11:20pm


ger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Veteran Joined: May/17/2009 Location: New Castle Status: Offline Points: 657	Post Options Post Reply Quote ger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/31/2011 at 1:27pm
	Absolutely, the urushiol oil can last basically forever on your clothes, vest, etc... leave that stuff alone for a couple years without washing it & you could still get a rash.
	ger

crack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Veteran Joined: Oct/26/2009 Location: Brookville Pa. Status: Offline Points: 561	Post Options Post Reply Quote crack Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/31/2011 at 1:34pm
	Thats settles it then! Torch the place, then we can play a total apocoliptic scenareo! We could call it The A bomb in Japan? LMNO!

ger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Veteran Joined: May/17/2009 Location: New Castle Status: Offline Points: 657	Post Options Post Reply Quote ger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/31/2011 at 1:37pm
	An Apocalypse Now game, that's a great idea.
	ger

Hartz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Noob Joined: Jul/12/2011 Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hartz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/31/2011 at 1:59pm
	I could post about poison ivy after every game, this time just happen to be poison sumac which was a first for me. I was doing everything wrong to treat it like I treat poison ivy. I could have filled up an 8 oz cup every hour with the sap coming out of my arms. Doc recommended not putting anything on it and sitting around naked as much as possible and that heat was my enemy cold was my friend.

TmfO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bio-Hazard Wiper Joined: May/16/2009 Location: Sarver Pa Status: Offline Points: 400	Post Options Post Reply Quote TmfO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug/31/2011 at 9:03pm
	ouch.. I had a small patch of someting on my neck...I sprayed some Zytrol or something that started with a Z and it dried it up in a couple days...sorry to hear you busted out so bad ... you must have been wearing the stuff as camo..lol..
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Hartz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Noob Joined: Jul/12/2011 Status: Offline Points: 26	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hartz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Sep/01/2011 at 10:01am
	Well the first half of the day I was bustin my hump, after lunch I started to feel the wear and tear. I thought I needed to cool off a bit so I took it a little easier. I didnt put my jersey back on and just went out with t-shirt. I thought how about I just dont jump into the weeds like I had been all morning. I never put any thought in the fact that my pants and gun and gloves were probably covered already. Oh well every once in a while I need a good reminder as to why I don't play paintball without long sleeves.