Fell into stinging nettles !

[VictoriaBun]

So on a walk today, I fell into a large clump of stinging nettles.
We were on a footpath in the middle of nowhere so it was a good hour or so before we got back to the car.
Came home and put my arm in cold water as I seem to have a rather violent reaction to them . I've also taken antihistamine tablet , had a cool shower and put on hydrocortisone cream ( I googled it and all of them were suggested ! )
The reaction has gone down now but it's still burning and stings like hell ! Any other suggestions ?

Do you have any dock leaves?

Docken leaves definitely

Dock leaves if you can find some. Calamine lotion.

Definitely dock leaves there would have been some growing next to the nettles.

Yeah dock leaves but you’ll need to go out looking for more nettles as they normally grow side by side

In was pushed into a patch when I was a kid, dad spent hours rubbing me with dock leaves. It was the only thing that gave me relief.50 years later I still react badly to them .You have my sympathy.

God poor you
Yep dock(ing?) Leaves for sure.
Bloody bastards!

Yes picked dock leaves , I crushed them and used them but sadly didn't work very well. I was picking them every time I saw some 😢

Dock leaves and nettles...... this was something every child used to know; even city-dwellers like me.

Ouch!! Poor you 😬😬

If you've got a frozen picnic block or similar in the freezer use that. Wrap it in a tea towel so you don't 'burn' your skin. Failing that frozen peas would help.

Porridge if you have it, bung in tea towel, rinse towel, wring and then dab on stings.

A paste of baking soda and water to neutralise the acid.

Oh you poor thing, that must be so uncomfortable, hope you start to feel better soon.
Witch hazel lotion or cream might help you.

Burn gel is amazing for relieving nettle sting pain

They're acidic, try something alkaline like a bit of baking soda mixed with water

Aloe Vera gel? Not sure but it may have a relieving effect, as with sunburn.

Pretty sure the dock leaves thing is a myth, told to small children so as to distract them from the pain....

You've done everything you can OP, you just need to wait it out now. You have my deepest sympathies.

Also take a painkiller.

Dock leaves are not a myth, it does work, but you’d need a load if you fell in.

How bad is the rash?

There's no chance you also brushed giant hogweed is there? It's often growing near rivers/canals where you might find nettles.
Just it does sound like a particularly bad reaction.

I actually fell into some nettles about 6 months ago

Stung all one side of my face and hand and one of my eyes kept spasming

Antihistamine and bath and it was completely gone within 24 hours

@MattBerrysHair it's not a myth. Sounds like you haven't even tried it so what do you know?

People used to claim dock leaves helped neutralise the acid of the sting but it's not true because dock sap is acid too. Application is total placebo coupled with the slightly soothing effect of putting something cool on the stings. Definitely stick with remedies from inside your house

Yes I crushed dock leaves and used them ( a few times ) 😢