Get 'Drunk' without even drinking?!

A woman was recently arrested for driving while intoxicated, but the twist? She never even drank. There's rare condition called, "Auto-Brewery" Syndrome, or ABS is a condition where the digestive system become its very own brewery.

After the woman was arrested, her lawyers where able to get all of her charged dismissed. Her lawyer obtained evidence from her doctor that she does have the rare syndrome. This syndrome turns fermented food in the gut into ethanol, then it causes a person's blood alcohol level to spike. The police never heard of this syndrome and was baffled, but doctors said that there are multiple patients in the world that has this order.

With this syndrome, a person can show all the same symptoms as someone who actually did drank too much. The symptoms also can affect a persons speech, confusion, and can even be smelt on the person's breath.

While most readers will not end up with this tiny brewery in their gut, there is a chance that anyone can face this syndrome because of sickness, illness, antibiotics, and many other conditions. It is recommended that a good diet, exercise, and occasional probiotics to have a healthy microbiome body. 

The woman is now under investigation by the ATF for running an unlicensed brewery, Just kidding.

Source:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/mysterious-syndrome-people-drunk-drinking/story?id=36033416