İhsan Solmaz, Internal Medicine Specialist at Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, who said that those who want to fast during Ramadan but have a chronic illness should definitely consult a specialist, warned that certain risks may occur with fasting in those with chronic diseases during Ramadan.
“THESE PATIENTS SHOULD NOT FAST, THAT’S WHY”
Underlining that some of the patients with chronic diseases should not fast, Solmaz said, “We strongly recommend that some patients with chronic diseases do not fast. When these patients fast, they should definitely not fast because their diseases may worsen and they may lose some of their organs. patients with severe heart failure, those with severe kidney failure and dependent on dialysis, those with Type-1 diabetes who use insulin regularly, those with Type-2 diabetes who use both insulin and multiple medications, and patients whose blood pressure is not under control. “This will lead to a worsening of their lives. Thus, their lives may be in danger. Therefore, these patients should not fast.”
Stating that it is possible to fast intermittently under the control of a doctor if the disease is not advanced, Solmaz said, “There are no diseases I have mentioned, but can fast under the control of doctors whose diabetes and blood pressure are under control and kidney failure is not at an advanced level. “The condition should be under control. If there is no problem with the drugs, fasting can be continued. If there are problems since then, intermittent fasting can be kept. With one condition, the drugs should be used regularly. They should do the eating and drinking, exercises as the doctors say,” he said. gave.
Source: UAV