Heart Diseases and Diabetes - Fasting
Question
Hello,
Are diseases such as heart disease and diabetes considered life-threatening? What is the law regarding fasting?
Answer
Hello,
It depends on the condition of the illness; sometimes it can be life-threatening.
Regarding fasting, even a sick person whose illness is not life-threatening should not fast.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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