Fast of the 10th of Tevet for Someone Taking Antibiotics
Question
I've had a fever and have been feeling unwell for a week, which has kept me bedridden. Yesterday, during a phone call, a doctor recommended taking antibiotics. I started last night. Do I need to fast?
Answer
Hello,
You are exempt from fasting because you are considered ill.
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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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Source
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 550, S"K 4
One should not fast - and certainly if he is ill but not in danger, he is definitely exempt from fasting and it is forbidden for him to be stringent on himself:
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