Quantum Windbag
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No, it is not a joke. At least, I don't think it is.
Texas man?s ?beer gut? turns food into alcohol due to rare auto-brewery syndrome* - NY Daily News
A teetotalling Texan whose family thought he was addicted to booze was in fact suffering from a rare disease where his stomach turns the food he eats into beer.
Too much brewer's yeast in the 61-year-old's gut meant that whenever he ate starch, it sparked a chemical reaction leading to fermentation.
The man dubbed "the human brewery" ended up getting totally tanked without even touching a drop of alcohol.
Texas man?s ?beer gut? turns food into alcohol due to rare auto-brewery syndrome* - NY Daily News