No need to chase 50c beers


After undergoing a course of antibiotics, a 47-year old man noticed he was feeling drunk at seemingly random intervals throughout the day – even without consuming alcohol.

This rare condition, known as auto-brewery syndrome, occurs when the body produces alcohol inside the gut. Doctors tried to treat the man with a low-carb diet and antifungal medications, typically effective for this condition.

But it didn’t help. The patient still experienced periodic, accidental drunkenness, in one case so severe that he lost his driving licence after a random police check.

What finally did work was a poop transplant, according to a case study published August 18 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Doctors were able to transfer the faecal microbiota, the bacteria present in poop, into the patient’s small intestine. 34 months later, he continues to be symptom-free, according to the study.

The transplant was taken from the patient’s 22-year-old daughter.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/a-po ... hol-2020-8