Re: Immune to Poison ivy
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Immune to Poison ivy
- From: B* C*
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 02:56:53 EDT
According to the piece I was reading, Bill that would make you part of the
other 33% who start to react after repeated exposures. It's possible that I
may as well, but I am exposed to it literally hundreds of times a year, as
it is one of the most common plants in the area. I couldn't walk beyond the
front yard without coming into contact with it and the animals are
constantly picking it up on their coats and then rubbing against you or
getting up to be patted. Euphorbias don't bother me either-so far.
>From: Blee811@aol.com
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>To: perennials@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Immune to Poison ivy
>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 00:02:18 EDT
>
><< Of course many people (something like 33% of the population, myself
> included) are immune to poison ivy. Try and find somebody like that to
>do
> the pulling. Others only react after several exposures. Remember not to
>burn
> the vines you pull as the airborne oil can cause a reaction. >>
>
>===>Bob, don't get too cocky about this immunity. I had the immunity too
>for
>about 48 years. Then in the 49th year I pulled some PI barehanded like
>always and got a small rash. I'm a little more cautious today. It seems
>that if I wash up soon after exposure I'm OK. Immunities and allergies
>change as we age. As a side note, when I was about 8 or 10, my
>grandfather,
>who was a real character, told someone that he had heard that if you eat
>some poison ivy leaves you'll become immune to it. He didn't know my
>little
>ears were listening and you can guess what I ran into the woods and did the
>very next day! Good thing I was already immune.
>
>There also seem to be seasons in which the PI is not as infectious. I
>think
>spring is one of them.
>Bill Lee
>
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