If you have enough of this type of gut microbe, you can get drunk for free after eating carbs

If you have enough of this type of gut microbe, you can get drunk for free after eating carbs

5 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/23/gut_microbe_alcohol_process/

Do you ever feel drunk, even though you swear you haven't touched a drop of alcohol at all? Well, your gut might be harbouring a type of bacteria that brews booze as a byproduct.

A team of Chinese scientists have written about the phenomenon after finding a patient with odd symptoms. Every time the individual consumed high levels of carbohydrates, their blood alcohol concentration levels shot up to a 400mg/100ml (aka a BAC of 0.04) – considered a high blood alcohol concentration - despite keeping an alcohol-free diet. They also found excess amounts of Klebsiella pneumoniae in their gut, a type of bacteria that produces alcohol from sugar and is normally kept in balance by the microbiome in the gut.