When Gut Bacteria Make Alcohol Inside the Body
New microbiome research explains auto-brewery syndrome and points to practical diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Carefully designed microbiome profiling confirms that specific gut bacteria can ferment carbohydrates into clinically significant amounts of alcohol, validating auto-brewery syndrome and opening new directions for diagnosis, diet, and treatment.
Study Details
Auto-brewery syndrome, or ABS, describes a rare but disruptive condition in which people develop …
