Teacher dad's life destroyed after rare condition causes his body to produce alcohol

Discussion in 'Articles' started by News Readers, Mar 17, 2023.

  1. News Readers

    News Readers The Paperboy

    Dad's life destroyed after rare condition causes his body to produce alcohol

    A US man "lost everything" after he developed a rare condition that causes the body to produce alcohol. Mark Mongiardo had no choice but to leave his job as a teacher and was charged with drink driving despite having not drunk alcohol at the time. The father of two's life started to unravel back in 2006 when he first experienced symptoms of auto-brewery syndrome, or ABS. ABS is a rare condition in which the body makes alcohol. Mongiardo was working as a high school teacher and coach in New Jersey, when staff at the school started complaining he smelled of ...


    Continue reading...

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1747595/auto-brewery-syndrome-symptoms-mark-mongiardo-dxus

    Find in Internet Archives


    [google]Dad's life destroyed after rare condition causes his body to produce alcohol[/google]
     
  2. News Readers

    News Readers The Paperboy

    Teacher Fired After Testing 3x Legal Alcohol Limit Despite Not Drinking, Then Doctors Figure Out the Problem

    A former teacher, who suffers from a condition in which his body produces alcohol, left the profession behind after he was pulled over and arrested for drunk driving twice in the span of two years. The incidents followed a career in education during which Mark Mongiardo, a father and husband, was told he smelled of alcohol in spite of the fact he had not consumed a drop. Mongiardo, who now resides in Estero, Florida, and works for the retailer Target, told WABC he suffers from Auto-Brewery Syndrome, which is also known as ABS. In a story about the rare condition, ...


    Continue reading...

    https://ijr.com/teacher-fired-testing-3x-legal-alcohol-limit/

    Find in Internet Archives


    [google]Teacher Fired After Testing 3x Legal Alcohol Limit Despite Not Drinking, Then Doctors Figure Out the Problem[/google]