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Subject: Ethanol fermentation in humans
Category: Health > Conditions and Diseases
Asked by: drbott-ga
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Posted: 17 Feb 2005 09:41 PST
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Question ID: 476050

What is the name of the disease that causes humans to produce ethanol
instead of lactic acid and can cause a person to become drunk without
ever ingesting alcohol?

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Subject: Re: Ethanol fermentation in humans
From: tessier-ga on 20 Feb 2005 01:18 PST

There is a condition known as "auto-brewery syndrome" that is the
result of intestinal bacteria overproducing ethanol as a result of
ingestion of carbohydrates. The metabolic production of ethanol
instead of lactic acid can occur, I believe, but no info yet.

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