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In most instances, the infections occurred after a person took antibiotics — which can wipe out the bacteria in the gut, making room for fungi like yeast to flo
by 127001brewer 13y ago
In most instances, the infections occurred after a person took antibiotics — which can wipe out the bacteria in the gut, making room for fungi like yeast to flourish ...
While the above is very plausible, it is rather unbelievable that a person could have enough Brewer's Yeast and fermentable material in their gut (or intestinal tract) to produce a significant amount of ethanol.
As a reference, packages of fresh beer yeast contain about one billion cells, which is enough to inoculate five gallons of wort.[1] (Wort is pre-fermented beer.)
1. http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_productdetail.cfm?ProductID=16 http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_productdetail.cfm?ProductID=16
- MaysonL 13y agoSee the blog: Auto Brewery Syndrome from Yeast (Candida) Overgrowth http://www.mytummytantrum.com/2012/09/08/auto-brewery-syndrome-from-yeast-overgrowth/ http://www.mytummytantrum.com/2012/09/08/auto-brewery-syndro... and the links there. It's true.
- 127001brewer 13y agoObviously I've never heard of "Candida" before even though I recently linked to a Wikipedia article about it - thanks for the reference!
- anigbrowl 13y agoYou don't have to get it from drinking beer - consider the frequency of yeast infections among women, which is not correlated with employment at breweries or bakeries.
- gisenberg 13y agoPer the referenced link, a package of fresh beer yeast contains about one hundred billion cells.