What is auto-brewery syndrome? Rare illness means sufferers get drunk off food
dailystar.co.ukmedical condition, auto-brewery or gut-fermentation syndrome, leaves people who haven't touched a lick of alcohol drunk.The condition has been spotted in both men and women and while it is more likely to occur in people with pre existing health conditions like diabetes, Crohn's disease or obesity, it can also occur in healthy people.The condition is very rare with only a handful of cases in the last few decades, but it can cause big problems in the lives of sufferers.In 2015 a New York woman was arrested for drink-driving, but later avoided all charges by claiming the condition as the reason she was intoxicated four times over the legal limit.Speaking at the time Jonathan Turley, professor of law at George Washington University, said to the.
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