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Suffering from Low Hemoglobin Regarding Fasting

Question

This is the answer to the question you asked: my hemoglobin is 9.1, and I have my period. Should I fast or not?

Answer

With hemoglobin less than 10, the instruction is not to fast 

Answered 26 July 2023 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 654, Sif 6

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