Willem (remember him?) can eat everything again without getting drunk
Remember Willem, who used to get drunk from a cheese sandwich and a glass of cola because of his rare illness? That same Willem has made a full recovery after treatment and can finally eat and drink everything again without getting completely wasted!
A brewery in your belly
A while ago, Willem shared his remarkable story about how he discovered after a car accident that he was the only person in the Netherlands suffering from auto-brewery syndrome. This syndrome caused his intestinal tract to function more like a brewery than something that digests his food. His body converted yeast and sugar into alcohol, just as it does when brewing beer. Now, a few months and a lengthy treatment later (a course of antibiotics and a carbohydrate- and sugar-free diet), Willem is finally back to his old self.
The old Willem
Willem tells AD that he couldn’t be happier to be living a normal life again without a low-carbohydrate diet and no longer getting tipsy after a slice of tompouce cake, Zeeuwse bolus or a plate of pasta with home-grown mushrooms. ‘It feels like a liberation,’ says Willem. He certainly won’t miss the hangovers either. 2021 couldn’t have started better for Willem, and after a long time, life is smiling on him again. All’s well that ends well!
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Source: AD
