Colitis on the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz | Sheilot

Colitis on the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz

Question

Colitis on the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz?

Answer

Shalom u’vrachah.

If the illness is active, or may flare up, one should not fast.

Answered 1 July 2026 How answers are reviewed
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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