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From:

Nichlas Ashford, Claudia Miller, Chemical Exposures--Low Level and High Stakes, 2nd edition, ISBN 0471292400

Claudia Miller survey in Radetsky book (Allergic to the Twentieth Century) ISBN 0-316- 73221-4

Just an overview---The "healthy" controls in this survey were at the far end of the survey---the MCS/GWS were at the other end most of the time.

All shown in percentages:

Symtoms	MCS	Vets	Controls
Weight gain	35.1	30	14.3
Weight loss	21.6	26.7	1.8
Loss of motivation	43.2	53.3	7.1
Abdominal pain	2	36.7	2.7
Fatigue	67.6	76.7	2.7
Diarrhea	27.	40.	4.5
Muscle aches	48.6	50.	1.8
Joint pain	43,2	70.	3,6
Memory difficulty	56.8	43.3	5.4
Chest pain	43.2	26.7	1.8
Concentration problems	54.1	30.	2.7
Numbness	40.5	30.	0.9
Recurrent infections	37.8	30.	0.
Eye focus problems	48.6	26.7	4.5
Tiredness	62.2	63.3	6.3
Tingling fingers/toes	43.2	33.3	0.9

(Vets: Gulf vets)

Both of these books are very important as we try to learn about our chemical injuries. Radetsky's book also has an interview with Albert Donnay discussing Ronald Gots which is quite good. Both books discuss the problems we face and exactly how very political this illness is, along with the patient being caught in the middle of a cockfight between various medical factions.

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Patients with MCS often have more symtoms as you see above, they have symptoms in all body-systems.