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Should you pop blisters from poison ivy?

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Weeping poison ivy blisters add insult to injury. Concentrated exposures to urushiol will almost always result in weeping blisters. Even mild exposures often ooze clear or light yellow fluid. This is the body's immune system doing it work. But it doesn't make an itchy rash any easier to managee. read more

The blisters are a normal stage of the poison ivy rash. They contain just water and the water will not spread the rash on you or to another person. It’s not dangerous, just gross. read more

Poison Ivy: The reaction to poison ivy is called a delayed type hypersensitivity reaction, and can take anywhere from weeks (upon first exposure) to days (on repeated exposure) to manifest. The blisters or blister fluid is not contagious or allergic, merely your body's reaction to that allergen. read more

You should also take care to avoid scratching itches, which may spread the rash, and especially don't pop poison ivy blisters, which can cause infection. The first step of treating blisters is to quickly wash any skin that touched poison ivy. read more

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