US Edition"Auto-Brewery Syndrome": What Happens When the Body Starts Brewing Its Own Alcohol?
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"Auto-Brewery Syndrome": What Happens When the Body Starts Brewing Its Own Alcohol?
Researchers have found that certain gut microbes can transform food into alcohol at levels high enough to cause intoxication, in rare cases where the digestive system acts as an internal brewery. A very small number of people can naturally experience symptoms of intoxication despite not consuming any alcohol. This condition comes with many frustrating complications, as patients, family, and friends often have trouble understanding the disease; e…
Have you ever felt drunk, completely drunk, utterly wasted—but haven't touched a drop of alcohol? You may have experienced a rare intestinal condition called autobrewery syndrome, which causes alcohol intoxication in people who haven't drunk anything. This content is exclusive to subscribers. Stay informed with quality, uninterrupted information […]
An international team of scientists detailed in Nature Microbiology magazine how exceptional bacterial imbalances generate processes that cause symptoms similar to drunkenness.Why they suggest doing more studies A group of researchers from the United States, Germany, Belgium and Denmark found that the human intestine can make alcohol from food, without the need to consume alcoholic beverages.This finding, published in Nature Microbiology, helps …
Imagine feeling like you're drunk—you're dizzy, acting different than usual, and your blood alcohol level is elevated. All this even though you haven't even touched a drop of alcohol. That's exactly what people with a rare condition known as spontaneous fermentation syndrome experience. And a new scientific study now offers the most convincing explanation yet for why this happens.
Brewer's syndrome is a very rare but troublesome condition.
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