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Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) (also known as gut fermentation syndrome, endogenous ethanol fermentation or drunkenness disease) is a condition characterized by the fermentation of ingested carbohydrates in the gastrointestinal tract of the body caused by bacteria or fungi. [1] ABS is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ...
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Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, [1] commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, [9] is the behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. [6] [10] In addition to the toxicity of ethanol, the main psychoactive component of alcoholic beverages, other physiological symptoms may ...
The "gay bowel syndrome" was first used to describe not a syndrome, but a list of conditions. The term hides the problems facing the gastroenterologist. Firstly, the sexual orientation of a patient may not be easily ascertainable in the setting of a general outpatient clinic. Secondly, many infections of the gay bowel are asymptomatic and are ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says excessive drinking is defined as consuming 5 or more drinks during a single occasion for men, or 4 or more drinks for women. Per week, that ...
Risk factors known as of 2010 are: Quantity of alcohol taken: Consumption of 60–80 g per day (14 g is considered one standard drink in the US, e.g. 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 US fl oz or 44 mL hard liquor, 5 US fl oz or 150 mL wine, 12 US fl oz or 350 mL beer; drinking a six-pack of 5% ABV beer daily would be 84 g and just over the upper limit) for 20 years or more in men, or 20 g/day for women ...
Alcoholic hepatitis is hepatitis ( inflammation of the liver) due to excessive intake of alcohol. [2] Patients typically have a history of at least 10 years of heavy alcohol intake, typically 8–10 drinks per day. [3] It is usually found in association with fatty liver, an early stage of alcoholic liver disease, and may contribute to the ...
Methanol toxicity. Methanol toxicity (also methanol poisoning) is poisoning from methanol, characteristically via ingestion. [1] Symptoms may include a decreased level of consciousness, poor or no coordination, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a specific smell on the breath. [1] [2] Decreased vision may start as early as twelve hours after ...