Man brews beer in his gut

[#juan]

A Texas man found he was able to get drunk without drinking.

http://tinyurl.com/lkewqcr

A Texas man who stumbled into an emergency room showing signs of drunkenness has become a medical anomaly – he was diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome.
The 61-year-old man was found to have a blood alcohol level of .37, five times the legal limit in Texas. Medical staff assumed he was inebriated, but the man insisted he hadn’t had one drop of alcohol all day. They were also told he had spent the past five years with bouts of intoxication that didn’t involve drinking booze.

 

[hunboldt]

OVer use of Antibiotics was 'fingered' as the cause.

 

[#juan]

Yes I read that. I have known people who might have considered his condition lucky. I mean, to get to a blood alcohol level of .37 without drinking an ounce would save a lot of money....:smile:

 

[karrie]

I think this is the third time now his story's been posted.

 

[hunboldt]

Yes I read that. I have known people who might have considered his condition lucky. I mean, to get to a blood alcohol level of .37 without drinking an ounce would save a lot of money....:smile:

If it doesn't kill you first. :lol:
Apparently, its a serious condition that requires establishing a normal gut bacteria level , rehydration, etc. The root cause is the use of oral antibiotics to 'treat everything'. Oral antibiotics should be banned for pets, heavily restricted in agriculture - and prescribed sparingly.

 

[#juan]

I think this is the third time now his story's been posted.

Sorry all to hell..... I was away for three days visiting the kids on the mainland. Must have missed the other three posts...

 

[karrie]

No stress, just funny.