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How To Treat The Exposure To Poison Ivy That Causes Itching, Body Aches, Diarrhea And Fever ?

I have been exposed to poison ivy, oak and whatever else is unknown to me in the back yard garden full of trees of many kinds. Four days ago I started feeling body ache, diarrhea, and yesterday I was feeling the itchiness in inside parts of my legs and under my feet. I thought the diarrhea was because I drank some kind of juice or tea or fiber nutrients such as multigrain rise, Ezequial cereal, or other so I stoped drinking juices and consuming such nutrients. Last night I had fever and I could not sleep, so I decided to research in the internet about this poison ivy staff and I found info on how to treat it with apple cyder vineger in water and a good cold-warm shower. I was having a lot of cramping in my legs, which I thought it was because I walked so much. I also took 2 allergy tablets of antihystamine and after a while I felt as sleep. Fever is gone, as far as I feel, but the diarrhea persists. What can I do to treat it without going to the hospital?
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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see, poision ivy plant's oil can cause allergy from mild reaction to anaphylaxis, so u might have allergic to it and u also have taken OTC by yourself.
u must go to the dermatologist to get proper symptomatic and antiallergic treatment rather than taking self medication.dont ever do that
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How To Treat The Exposure To Poison Ivy That Causes Itching, Body Aches, Diarrhea And Fever ?

see, poision ivy plant s oil can cause allergy from mild reaction to anaphylaxis, so u might have allergic to it and u also have taken OTC by yourself. u must go to the dermatologist to get proper symptomatic and antiallergic treatment rather than taking self medication.dont ever do that