Auto-Brewery Syndrome After COVID-19 Infection

• Published in: ACG case reports journal Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e01248
• Main Authors: Yates, Sarah R, Saito, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Case Report; Small Bowel; COVID-19; small intestines; auto-brewery syndrome; dysbiosis; gut fermentation syndrome

Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is a rare medical condition, wherein gut microbiota ferment carbohydrates to alcohol. Risk factors for ABS include diets high in carbohydrates and sugars, diabetes mellitus, prior gastrointestinal surgery, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and certain genetic mutations, a...