What is auto-brewery syndrome and how it happens
A 50-year-old woman would suddenly fall asleep multiple times while getting ready for work, slurring her speech and falling. She was eventually diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition where the gut becomes a mini-brewery.
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A 50-year-old woman would suddenly fall asleep multiple times while getting ready for work, slurring her speech and falling. She was eventually diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition where the gut becomes a mini-brewery.