Fasting for Those Taking Antibiotics
Question
Someone taking antibiotics for five days, and the fast falls on the third day of taking the pills, what is their status regarding the fast of the 17th of Tammuz?
Answer
Due to the antibiotics, one does not need to 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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Source
Orach Chaim, Siman 559
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