Alcoholic Breath

[Guest guest]

Hi, my 6 year old ASD son has a very strong alcohol smelling breath, he has had

these episodes on and off for about 3 years now and it can last for months at a

time. I can not find any information on the internet, except something called

ketoacidosis which other symptoms don't fit. He is well and his usual self and

the only notable change is that he is not eating or drinking as much water as he

usually does. He has had a urine test for diabetes in the past, which was

negative, but no blood tests. Have any others experienced something similar?

Thank you. Colleen

[Guest guest]

It is worth checking for ketones in his urine - you can get ketostix from most chemists. If he is CFGF this might be an issue. Yuo can sometimes get similar issues with things like stomach infections with helicobacter pylori - you can check this with breath volatile testing.Hope this helps,Ken Subject: Alcoholic BreathTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Friday, 6 January, 2012, 16:31

Hi, my 6 year old ASD son has a very strong alcohol smelling breath, he has had these episodes on and off for about 3 years now and it can last for months at a time. I can not find any information on the internet, except something called ketoacidosis which other symptoms don't fit. He is well and his usual self and the only notable change is that he is not eating or drinking as much water as he usually does. He has had a urine test for diabetes in the past, which was negative, but no blood tests. Have any others experienced something similar?

Thank you. Colleen

[Guest guest]

It is worth checking for ketones in his urine - you can get ketostix from most chemists. If he is CFGF this might be an issue. Yuo can sometimes get similar issues with things like stomach infections with helicobacter pylori - you can check this with breath volatile testing.Hope this helps,Ken Subject: Alcoholic BreathTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Date: Friday, 6 January, 2012, 16:31

Hi, my 6 year old ASD son has a very strong alcohol smelling breath, he has had these episodes on and off for about 3 years now and it can last for months at a time. I can not find any information on the internet, except something called ketoacidosis which other symptoms don't fit. He is well and his usual self and the only notable change is that he is not eating or drinking as much water as he usually does. He has had a urine test for diabetes in the past, which was negative, but no blood tests. Have any others experienced something similar?

Thank you. Colleen

[Guest guest]

Could yeast do this?

I've read that folk with systemic yeast infections can produce enough

alcohol (without drinking alcohol) to be over the limit to drive.

There are a few refs to " auto brewery syndrome " I think first picked up

in Japan in the 50s.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-honestly-officer-ive-got-\

autobrewery-syndrome-1148050.html

Best wishes, Sandy

[Guest guest]

Could yeast do this?

I've read that folk with systemic yeast infections can produce enough

alcohol (without drinking alcohol) to be over the limit to drive.

There are a few refs to " auto brewery syndrome " I think first picked up

in Japan in the 50s.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-honestly-officer-ive-got-\

autobrewery-syndrome-1148050.html

Best wishes, Sandy

[Guest guest]

Could yeast do this?

I've read that folk with systemic yeast infections can produce enough

alcohol (without drinking alcohol) to be over the limit to drive.

There are a few refs to " auto brewery syndrome " I think first picked up

in Japan in the 50s.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-honestly-officer-ive-got-\

autobrewery-syndrome-1148050.html

Best wishes, Sandy