Ask 'Dear Maggie' - do these symptoms fit the pattern of 2-butoxyethanol harm?

Just as we have had a 'Dear Abby' to give comments on the social graces one needs ... I thought it would be a good idea to have some common sense helps on how to recognize and avoid chemical exposures. So, "Dear Maggie' is my thread on the chemical exposure I know best and which seems to be going undetected for over 70 years ... to the point that it is not being regulated nor proper warnings required by EPA.

We are in a world of hurt, friends.

Even pets can 'get the FATIGUE'

Now, medical experts even say that the 'gulf war syndrome' vet is no more harmed than the general population. Well, they most certainly ARE harmed, so what is a common exposure that they would have and that the general population would have also?

Some things I think about this posted also under Desert Storm ... guest entry

Now, the harm of this chemical is well researched & known.

What is missing is for people, including doctors ... to recognize it.
But then, it's like a chameleon ... lots of variations -

And it is in paint, and lots of other things Maybe jet fuel, gun cleaner ... it is a LONG list

Look and see what you use that contains more than 3% of these

Check for what products contain 2-butoxyethanol
(CAS Registry Number: 111-76-2)
in the Household Products Data Base
Also check for the complex version Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether or 2-2-butoxyethanol (CAS Registry Number: 112-34-5)

Learn to recognize the signs of too much of some kind of chemical
The emphasis should not be in tricking the body to 'stop coughing' for instance, but what is the cause of the cough in the first place. Such as this man's terrible cough which led, for him, to CNS lymphoma & death.

Now when baby starts to cough, don't run for the cough medicine. Think. What has happened right then that was different than before? Sometimes a babysitter can be exposed to this chemical and expose baby to it: 2nd hand solvent exposure of vapors in one's eyes of the EGBE chemical. Or is babysitter trying to be extra careful and SPRAYING the ethanol type 'germ killer' spray that is 75% ethanol? Sorry, but SIDS is not age related, if you ask me.

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