goldberry Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Is there anything that would cause a person to legitimately not process alcohol normally in their body? A person says that they had 3 shots on an empty stomach. I have other reasons to believe this is the truth. This person also became sick with a stomach bug (running a fever). Four hours later this person clocked a BAC of .27 which is borderline alcohol poisoning. The stomach bug is still there today, 18 hours later. Fever and diarrhea today. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 If the body doesn't produce alcohol dehydrogenase properly, it can't metabolize alcohol. I am unfit to drive after half a drink. My body doesn't process alcohol like other bodies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Well some shots are double or triple shots, which is what I would suspect, especially if they drank at a bar. There are also drugs (some prescription) that lower alcohol tolerance pretty severely. Also, anyone but especially women with lower body weight tend to have less circulating blood in the body than someone taller or heavier, so they can get drunk much faster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Just now, regentrude said: If the body doesn't produce alcohol dehydrogenase properly, it can't metabolize alcohol. I am unfit to drive after half a drink. My body doesn't process alcohol like other bodies. This person normally processes alcohol like the average person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 After FOUR HOURS though, that seems almost impossible. Could the stomach sickness have any immediate effect on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yeah, I just googled and there are many reports of COVID causing drastically reduced alcohol tolerance. Maybe micro clots in the liver. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Liver issues? Not sure, just spit balling since it is processed there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Could it be that the stomach virus is actually something wrong with the liver? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, goldberry said: After FOUR HOURS though, that seems almost impossible. Could the stomach sickness have any immediate effect on that? Ketosis can make a person much drunker much faster. Someone I know, who also usually processes alcohol normally, wound up in the ER because of this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 stomach delaying emptying due to virus? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartstrings Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Are they taking weight loss drugs? Doctors aren’t always great about telling patients that they can die from mixing alcohol with ozempic and the like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Update to this: The person saw a GI doctor because they have been having other issues in addition to the recent stomach bugs. GI doc thinks they may have an ulcer or other upper GI problem and is scheduling an endoscopy and biopsy. They told the doc what happened, and they said absolutely that can happen, because when you have an upper GI irritation it just "stops" everything in place and doesn't let it proceed as normal through the GI system. The body doesn't know what to do with it at that point and the alcohol could have processed abnormally. WEIRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 anecdotal, take it for what it's worth. This was shared with me by one of my NDs. She treats MTHF mutations. She had a patient she started treating for a MTH mutation - he got really ticked when his tolerance for alcohol significantly dropped off a cliff. He ended up stopping treatment because he'd rather be able to drink booze and not be easily affected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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