His Gut Made Alcohol, Until Doctors Rebooted It with Someone Else’s Poop - Indian Defence Review
Google News • 1/14/2026 – 1/16/2026
Summary
A man experienced auto-brewery syndrome due to gut microbial ethanol metabolism, which caused his gut to produce alcohol. Doctors treated his condition with a fecal transplant, providing relief from the disorder.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
50d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1163
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1163/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1163/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 50 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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