Is my
girlfriend allergic to me?
Originally Posted by
Gonk
Howdy
... and she woke up with
red, sore, itchy eyes,
that just got worse over
a period of about an
hour... and then stays
painful and itchy for a
few hours.... it's
happened every time I've
stayed round there...
and it doesn't happen
when i spend the day
around her, hugging her,
etc. only when we sleep
in the same bed. |
You may be
expelling 2-butoxyethanol in your breath
It sounds
like you are in some way exposed to a
solvent like ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
(2-butoxyethanol). These type of solvents
can be expelled through the respiratory
system and the skin. (Gulf war vets wondered
why spouses were coming down with the same
symptoms as the 'Gulf War Syndrome' vets.
I personally believe in comparing this group
with those known to be exposed to
2-butoxyethanol, that this is the chemical
that causes most, if not all, of their
symptoms)
This is called second hand solvent exposure.
I know of a chiropractor who worked around a
lot of people exposed to this chemical in
1989. In 1992 he developed melanoma eye
cancer; in 1999 he came down with a rare
form of liver cancer; this usually mild
mannered man became 'hard to live with' He
died this year. My theory is that he was
exposure to this chemical by many who were
freshly exposed to it and getting rid of it
as best they can. Sometimes he was cheek to
cheek in administering a chiropractic
treatment; he also gave therapeutic
massages.
Now this is especially why your sweetheart's
eyes would water and burn and that it would
last for awhile: exposure of fumes thru
the eye membranes is the worst possible
exposure The literature discusses
exposure to skin; not breathing fumes ...
but the eyes are the most serious route of
exposure to this chemical. Did either of you
have urine turn dark? Did you also
experience extreme fatigue even when waking
up from a full night's sleep? (If you even
can sleep thru the night.)
If you go for a check up insist that they do
a 'retic'
ratio. Doctors have not been
finding the medical evidence most times; and
actually, don't take this chemical
seriously.
But most important, you may have been given
a 'wake up call' Check everything you use at
home and at work, and you may 'save' both
your lives, to watch out for any products
that contain these chemicals and NEVER use
without goggles, & all the personal
protective equipment!
PS I also read some
solvent study research
that gave a story about a man who
had odd breath his wife didn't like. She
asked him to breath away from her. After a
year - the finish on the dresser he was
breathing on - came off!
With too much exposure you can become
sterile; there can be birth defects. I hope
that you have had a wake up call that
prevents any of these things from happening
to you.
What kind of work do you do? Painters, those
who clean or work in the dry cleaning or
plastics business can be affected. I believe
it may be the solvent in weapon cleaning
compounds; some automotive products;
degreaser products.