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Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Drinking alcohol is harmful to health. That is why every sensible person advises to stay away from alcohol. But what if alcohol itself starts getting produced inside the body? Not only alcohol started getting produced, but it also started producing dangerous drugs. Yes, this is not a lie but a truth. There are some people on this earth in whose body alcohol gets produced and it also makes them intoxicated. Let us tell you about it in detail.
How does alcohol start forming in the body?
Actually, this is a rare disease due to which alcohol starts forming inside the body. This disease is called auto-brewery syndrome. This disease is very rare, in which a person's body starts producing alcohol (ethanol) on its own. It is also known as gut fermentation syndrome.
Now let us know how alcohol is produced in the body. Actually, during this disease, the carbohydrates or sugar particles present in the body react with yeast and turn into ethanol. This leads to the production of ethanol i.e. alcohol in the body. Due to this, the sick person often remains intoxicated with alcohol.
Actually, the process of auto-brewery syndrome takes place within the digestive system of a person. When a person eats food, especially if that food is rich in carbohydrates, the yeast or fungus in his digestive system starts converting these elements into alcohol. This process usually takes place in the small intestine and the large intestine.
Let us tell you that the type of yeast present inside the body is the same as that used to make beer and other alcoholic beverages. After alcohol is produced in the intestines, it gets mixed in the blood and the person remains intoxicated throughout the day. Recently, a similar case has come to light in Belgium. A man is suffering from auto-brewery syndrome and alcohol is being produced in his body on its own.