175: Can you get drunk without drinking?

Soon, Meng Yu's test report was released.

Yang Yan quickly asked, "How is it, Dr. Qin? Do you know what illness my husband has?"

Qin Jiang said, "Your husband has a very rare disease, medically known as Auto-Brewery Syndrome."

Upon hearing Qin Jiang's words, everyone was stunned.

"Auto... auto what?"

Meng Yu even suspected he had misheard.

Qin Jiang patiently explained, "Auto-Brewery Syndrome, simply put, means that your body can automatically brew alcohol internally."

"This is why even though you haven't actively consumed alcohol, the alcohol content in your body is still so high."

"This disease is very rare; some people who contract it can even have alcohol levels reaching 400 in their bodies."

Both husband and wife were bewildered.

If they hadn't known that Qin Jiang was a very famous Dr. Qin, they might have even thought he was joking.

Netizens in the live stream were also discussing animatedly.

"Holy cow, there's really a disease like this in the world?"

"If your body can brew alcohol, doesn't that mean you won't need to buy alcohol in the future, and you'll be drinking every day?"

"Do you think this is a good thing? Didn't you hear Qin Jiang say it can reach a level of 400? This means you'll always be in a state of intoxication. For those with low alcohol tolerance, it might even lead to a long, unconscious sleep."

The world is truly full of wonders.

Who would have thought the human body could brew its own alcohol?

"Dr. Qin, I still don't quite understand. How does this brewing... happen?"

Zou Moli also looked at Qin Jiang with curiosity.

Before, she thought Qin Jiang was very young and might lack experience in medical practice.

But now, she looked at Qin Jiang with new respect.

Qin Jiang was like a walking encyclopedia; no matter what kind of difficult and complicated illness a patient had, he could quickly make a diagnosis.

Qin Jiang explained, "Everyone's body contains countless microorganisms, and the number of these microorganisms far exceeds that of their own cells."

"After hundreds of millions of years of evolution, these microorganisms have been able to coexist with our bodies, and the same goes for bacteria in the intestines."

"You all know about stomach acid, right? In that extremely acidic environment, most microorganisms are already killed, but a small portion of them still follows food into the large intestine."

"The acidity in the large intestine is not as strong as in the stomach, and coupled with too much food residue and a suitable temperature, microorganisms rapidly grow and reproduce."

What Qin Jiang said was all content found in medical textbooks.

So, most people found it very reasonable after listening.

But what does this have to do with brewing alcohol internally?

As if seeing the couple's confusion, Qin Jiang continued, "Actually, there are brewing yeasts in the human body."

"It's not just brewing yeasts, but the content varies."

"These brewing yeasts decompose starch into ethanol, carbon dioxide, water, and so on."

"The more brewing yeasts in the body, the more ethanol substances are decomposed."

At this point, Qin Jiang looked at Meng Yu and asked, "Do you usually like to eat potatoes?"

Yang Yan quickly answered from the side, "Yes, he really likes to eat potatoes, and also things like rice and hot dogs. He eats unhealthy stuff like that every day."

Qin Jiang smiled and said, "These are not unhealthy things; it's just that they are all high-starch foods."

"The more high-starch foods you eat, the more ethanol substances the brewing yeasts in your body decompose, so you naturally become intoxicated."

The netizens in the live stream were amazed.

"Holy moly, I thought it was metaphysics, but it's science?"

"The human body is truly a miraculous system; it feels like if there's even a slight problem in one place, the body will become unusual."

"Actually, what Dr. Qin said are all things that only exist theoretically, but I didn't expect such a rare case to actually be encountered by Dr. Qin. It's just too amazing."

"Don't forget how many people there are in our country; encountering rare cases is actually quite normal."

Although the couple didn't quite understand what this so-called brewing disease was, they knew they absolutely couldn't let it continue like this.

If Meng Yu was drunk all day long, how could he work?

So Yang Yan quickly asked, "Then Dr. Qin, since you already know what illness my husband has, can it be cured?"

Qin Jiang nodded.

"It can be cured, but we must first find the cause of this condition before we can prescribe the right medicine."

Yang Yan said, "Didn't you just say it's because there are some brewing yeasts in his body, and he ate a lot of starch?"

Qin Jiang shook his head.

"We all have brewing yeasts in our bodies, but why does your husband have such a large number of brewing yeasts? That's the question."

"If we can't figure out this problem, even if I cure him now, there's still a possibility of recurrence in the future."

Qin Jiang looked at Meng Yu.

"Have you ever had any major surgeries before, or been hospitalized for a long time?"

Meng Yu thought carefully for a moment and then said, "No, I haven't had any major illnesses, just constant minor ones."

"Usually, at most, it's just a cold or fever; I've never encountered any other problems."

Yang Yan also added from the side, "Yes, he gets a cold almost every month, and a fever three or four times a year."

"Every time he has a cold or fever, he goes to the clinic for an injection; he never delays treatment."

Qin Jiang was stunned when he heard this.

"You mean every time you have a cold or fever, you go to a clinic for an injection?"

Meng Yu nodded somewhat sheepishly.

"Yes, colds and fevers are quite uncomfortable, and I need to earn money, so if I lie at home for a day, I'll delay earning money."

"Injections are good; they make you recover quickly."

"After I get an injection, I immediately go back to work and can even earn back the money for the injection. It's pretty good."

Qin Jiang immediately understood where the problem was.

"The clinic you mentioned, it's not a regular Hospital, is it?"

Meng Yu smiled and said, "Why go to a regular Hospital for a cold or fever? It's just a small clinic in our urban village, but the doctor is definitely a legitimate doctor with a medical license."

Qin Jiang looked at the computer and opened Meng Yu's medical record.

Sure enough, it clearly recorded the medication Meng Yu received each time he visited the small clinic.

Upon seeing the medication prescribed by the small clinic, Qin Jiang immediately fell silent.

Dexamethasone, Aztreonam, Ornidazole...

Good heavens, to treat just a cold and fever, they used so many medications?

Qin Jiang said in a deep voice, "I think I know how the brewing yeasts in your body came to be."

"It's likely that you've been injected with too many antibiotics over the years, which led to the disruption of your body's bacterial balance, causing an abnormal increase in the number of brewing yeasts."