The man suffers from the so-called autobrewery syndrome, which is sometimes caused by intestinal problems.
A Belgian man has been acquitted of drink driving because he has autobrewery syndrome (ABS), an extremely rare condition in which the body produces alcohol. The Guardian reported this.
Three doctors who independently examined the man confirmed that he had a very rare disease. In his ruling, the judge emphasized that the defendant, who was not named, showed no symptoms of intoxication.
Lisa Florin, a clinical biologist at Belgium’s AZ Sint-Lucas hospital, said that people with ABS produce ethanol found in alcoholic beverages, but they are likely to be less affected by it.
People are not born with ABS, but it can develop when they already have another bowel-related disease. Patients may have symptoms consistent with alcohol intoxication, such as slurred speech, stumbling, loss of motor function, dizziness, and belching.
As scientists note, with autobrewery syndrome, a sufficient amount of ethanol for intoxication is produced by endogenous fermentation within the digestive system.
The causative agent of this condition has been identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of yeast.
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