This is a real thing: :beer2:
It is every man’s dream super power: to be able to magic beer out of nowhere.
Imagine taking a piece of bread or a bowl of pasta and turning it into an ice-cold glass of the foamy tipple.
One man could tell them from experience that it is not all it is cracked up to be.
The 61-year-old Texan is a human brewery and try as he might, he cannot stay sober.
Suffering from auto-brewery syndrome, his stomach produces brewer’s yeast that goes into his blood stream, creating the exact same effect as beer.
He gets drunk the moment he wakes up, at church, at work, or out walking with his family…
Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) (also known as gut fermentation syndrome, endogenous ethanol fermentation or drunkenness disease) is a condition characterized by the fermentation of ingested carbohydrates in the gastrointestinal tract of the body caused by bacteria or fungi. ABS is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced through endogenous fermentation within the digestive system. The organisms responsible for ABS include various yeasts and bacteria, in Resea...
I think I have a couple employees with this syndrome.
system
September 19, 2013, 3:05pm
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ultradriver10000:
That would suck
Yeah, this. I’ll get drunk when I want, thanks.
I have a hard enough time focusing on work as it is. See how much i’m on here posting nonsense! AND IM SOBER.
1QIKZ
September 19, 2013, 3:36pm
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If he’s perpetually drunk, what happens when he drinks? Guess he may be drunk but if he always like that, it’s normal for him so he shouldn’t be upset.