Man's Gut Brews Own Alcohol

A housewife in Texas shocked at. Understandably, from the breathalyzer test show the level of alcohol in her husband blood reached 0.37 percent, or nearly five times the legal limit in the United States driving rules. Though she knew, that he was not accustomed to drinking alcohol.

In 2004 in a state of 'drunk', 61-year-old man was taken to hospital. The incident repeated in 2009 and her husband was hospitalized. Though it was clear that he did not consume alcoholic beverages. But the hospital officials believe that he was a heavy drinker.

A year later, the husband was undergoing tests and observation at the hospital that requires him not touched alcohol for 24 hours. He just ate a snack, after that the alcohol level in his blood shot up to 12 percent. The test results showed the presence of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the brewer's yeast was thought to have developed in the gut after he was taking antibiotics in 2004.

The man then get an anti-fungal medication and taking supplements that contain "good bacteria" to rearrange the contents of his intestines. In six weeks therapy sessions, he was just consumed a free of sugar, carbohydrates, and alcohol. His blood alcohol levels drop to zero and no longer found in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in his gut.

The case is the subject of research of Barbara Cordell, the dean of nursing at Panola College in Carthage, Texas, and Dr. Justin McCarthy, a gastroenterolog in Lubbock. According to them, the phenomenon is not unknown in the Western medical world. "There are only a few similar cases reported in the last three decades," wrote Cordell who wrote his research in the International Journal of Clinical Medicine September 2013 issue.

They explained that the gut fermentation syndrome could happen from social implications, such as loss of job, relationship difficulties, stigma, and even possible arrest and incarceration. It is rare, Cordell and McCarthy suggested that the medics do not ignore the symptoms of the syndrome or similar reports from patients. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | LIVESCIENCE | CNN | GABRIEL TITIYOGA | KORAN TEMPO 4361]

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