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Lola Christina Alao

What is auto-brewery syndrome? Woman misdiagnosed as drunk discovers rare condition

A woman who was told she was drunk after visiting the hospital seven times with slurred speech and extreme tiredness has been diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome.

Sky News reported that the 50-year-old woman, from Canada, visited the emergency department over two years. She had been on several antibiotic courses for recurrent urinary tract infections and a proton pump inhibitor to reduce the amount of acid in her stomach.

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