Iron Deficiency and Menstruation on Tisha B'Av
Question
If my haemoglobin level is 9.1 and besides this I’m menstruating, and I feel well but very hungry, is it permitted not to fast, or should I fast anyway?
Answer
You should not fast. It is your duty to preserve your health.
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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 Arukh, Orach Chayim
554:6
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