From the moment we are born we have micro-organisms including several types of yeasts and bacteria in our intestines which are helpful and others that are harmless.  When our immune system is weakened though stress or illness, these microorganisms and yeasts (Candida albicans) can grow out of control and can inhibit and interfere with digestion and create a build  up of toxins.  . 

Yeast produce waste just like humans. The primary waste product of yeast is acetaldehyde. Since Candida multiplies so rapidly, the build-up of acetaldehyde toxins can overwhelm your body. This acetaldehyde can be transformed into ethanol and converted by the liver into alcohol.  In addition the excess alcohol of a Candida outbreak can produce symptoms of being drunk, mentally confused, dizzy and disoriented as if one had overindulged in alcohol consumption. 

C. Orian Truss MD has found that the metabolic and toxic potential of Candida albicans includes the capacity to produce multiple toxins. Many yeast organisms can metabolize sugars to pyruvate and this in turn is anaerobically converted to acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide. Chronic CO2 production may account for the persistent bloating and gas noted clinically by many patients with chronic candidiasis. Some strains of Candida can reduce acetaldehyde to ethanol. This would be rapidly absorbed and contribute to a raised blood alcohol level.  This was printed in The Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Volume 13 # 2.

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