When will the swelling from poison ivy start to recede?!
Question: When will the swelling from poison ivy start to recede!?
my arms are so swollen from poison ivy!. now the swelling is traveling to my left hand!. i was exposed one week ago and 3 days ago i started taking prednisone(5 in am and 5 in pm for 3 days then 2in am and 2 in pm for 3days then 1 in am and 1 inpm for 3 days)!. I of course have the rash on top of it!. ive really tried to avoid the scraching !. i constantly have ice packs on too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
2 weeks
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It depends on each person, and their tolerance!. I remember getting at the beginning of one summer and it took me a week to lose the rash!. But then later that summer, I literally rolled my arm in it and didn't get anything!.
Some people are immune to the oils!. On average, it'll take from 1-2 weeks!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Some people are immune to the oils!. On average, it'll take from 1-2 weeks!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Depends on how sensative your skin is to the poison ivy!Www@Answer-Health@Com