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These “episodes” happened every two or three months in the beginning and lasted three to four hours each, Cordell told Healthline. Then they increased in frequency and severity. They began to happen almost weekly, and the man looked more wasted each time, Cordell said.

“On the breathalyzer, it was too high to read,” Cordell said. “It was .33. I was thinking that’s approaching the lethal level of alcohol in the blood."

It would take 15 drinks in an hour for a 200 lb. man’s blood alcohol levels to reach the same reading, according to researchers.

“I’m sure it was frightening. I can’t imagine being in that situation where you are acting drunk, but you haven’t drunk anything,” she added.

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The condition occurs when someone eats heavy carbohydrates and they ferment in an overabundance of brewer’s yeast in the intestines. It’s as if the person’s intestines are home brewing by the gallon. It takes three to four hours—the same as in someone who has been drinking—for the alcohol to leave the bloodstream, Cordell said.

It’s hard to tell how many cases of this rare disease have occurred, since many doctors pass these patients off as alcoholics, according to Cordell. Therefore, it’s difficult to study its intricacies and determine the best way to care for the affected  patient.

“When I first found out about it I was pretty blown away,” Cordell said. “I read the literature, where I was like, ‘Wow this is amazing.’ It was the first time I’d heard of anything like it.”

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