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Do people really get gut fermentation syndrome? is it true they get drunk without drinking alcohol?

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Extremely rare: I look forward to reading the scientific writeup of the current case that's making round of the media. It's not impossible and in residency read a few such cases. Historically, this has been a favorite defense by imaginative dui lawyers.

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Answered 9/22/2013

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