So Brewing Your Own Beer IN YOUR INTESTINES is a thing

[Paratus]

Holy crap! D: :sneaky:

http://consumerist.com/2013/09/17/involuntarily-brewing-beer-in-your-own-stomach-getting-drunk-is-a-real-medical-condition/

But she and a gastroenterologist wanted to track down the true source of his apparent self-drunkenness. So they locked him in a hospital room without liquor for 24 hours and checked his blood for alcohol while he ate a lot of carbs, noting his blood alcohol content all the way. It rose 0.12% at one point without drinking a drop.

Turns out he was infected with a specific species of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), so that any time he drank or ate a lot of starch, the yeast would ferment the sugars into ethanol, getting him drunk. The medical professionals called it a case of “auto-brewery syndrome” in a recent issue of the International Journal of Clinical Medicine.

 

[Krazy4Real]

wow... never thought that would be possible.

 

[John Connor]

Some people may want this syndrome.

 

[techs]

Now that's some craft brewed beer.

 

[MtnMan]

Now that's some craft brewed beer.

With a crappy after taste, I prefer the stainless steel tank at the local craft breweries.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I'm surprised the yeast is able to create enough ethanol in a short enough time to have that strong of an effect. He's probably hung over all the time too. Not fun.

 

[Paratus]

I'm surprised the yeast is able to create enough ethanol in a short enough time to have that strong of an effect. He's probably hung over all the time too. Not fun.

Imagine trying to explain to the cop that just pulled you over that you haven't had anything to drink.....

 

[John Connor]

If that were the case I wonder if the breathalyzer would work?

 

[ElFenix]

I'm surprised the yeast is able to create enough ethanol in a short enough time to have that strong of an effect. He's probably hung over all the time too. Not fun.

stay drunk never get hungover

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Does this mean we're only a few years removed from stories of frat boys dying from buttchugging whole loaves of bread?

 

[SlickSnake]

Interesting, I wonder how they became infected with it? What did they eat or drink that caused this? And would antibiotics make this condition worse, if they kill off a lot of normal intestinal bacteria that would otherwise help keep this yeast infection in balance? Because antibiotics are known to cause fungus outbreaks when too much of the intestinal bacteria is killed off.

 

[Paratus]

If that were the case I wonder if the breathalyzer would work?

I believe he blew a .37 at the hospital according to the article. So it works.

 

[Murloc]

If that were the case I wonder if the breathalyzer would work?

I think so because the stuff gets in circulation so it should get into breath as well.

Pretty interesting anyway

 

[momeNt]

Is your shit also intoxicating?

The saying "I'd rather eat shit" doesn't sound so bad after hearing about this.

 

[Slew Foot]

Giving new meaning to, "Tap that ass"

 

[Crono]

Giving new meaning to, "Tap that ass"

You win this thread (and the internet).

 

[Phoenix86]

If that were the case I wonder if the breathalyzer would work?

Breathalyzers work by measuring alcohol->blood->lungs->breath. So, of course it would. Although they can react to alcohol from the mouth/tongue/throat it's not the point of the method.

 

[uclaLabrat]

If that were the case I wonder if the breathalyzer would work?

Yes

 

[SKORPI0]

Article from IJCM (International Journal of Clinical Medicine) about this case.
A Case Study of Gut Fermentation Syndrome (Auto-Brewery) with Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the Causative Organism

 

[Ns1]

I'm sure he had a lot of fun explaining that to the cops.

 

[SunnyD]

"Functional drunk"

 

[Zodiark1593]

Soo, would how would driving work and all. Legally, you can't drive with a BAC of 0.08 and above, but you can't exactly expect this person to go to work without something to eat.

 

[SP33Demon]

That's some funny shit.

 

[Gibsons]

Soo, would how would driving work and all. Legally, you can't drive with a BAC of 0.08 and above, but you can't exactly expect this person to go to work without something to eat.

Curing this condition should be very easy. Assuming he wants to be cured.

 

[colonelciller]

If that were the case I wonder if the breathalyzer would work?

yes it would

alcohol path:

stomach ---> blood --> lungs --> air in lungs --> breathalyzer
intestines --> blood --> lungs --> air in lungs --> breathalyzer