Kidney stones — the fast of Tisha B’Av
Question
Two questions
A fifty-three-year-old man with a history of kidney stones from time to time — sometimes every six months, sometimes more often, sometimes less often. According to the most recent ultrasound, three months ago, there is currently a grain of sand inside the kidney. When there is an attack, it requires hospitalization only for painkillers. At present I have no pain, but I have very, very slight discomfort in the kidney area. The first time I had a severe attack was after the fast of Tisha B’Av ten years ago, but since then I generally fast only on Yom Kippur, and sometimes also on Tisha B’Av if I prepare very well for the fast and drink a lot. This time I did not really manage to prepare. What should I do?
Second question
A woman of about fifty, on Monday and Tuesday of this week, and still today, Wednesday, the eve of Tisha B’Av, feels very weak, completely drained; yesterday evening, the night of Wednesday, she had several episodes of vomiting, which stopped, but she still has diarrhea, literally like water, with abdominal pain.
A fifty-three-year-old man with a history of kidney stones from time to time — sometimes every six months, sometimes more often, sometimes less often. According to the most recent ultrasound, three months ago, there is currently a grain of sand inside the kidney. When there is an attack, it requires hospitalization only for painkillers. At present I have no pain, but I have very, very slight discomfort in the kidney area. The first time I had a severe attack was after the fast of Tisha B’Av ten years ago, but since then I generally fast only on Yom Kippur, and sometimes also on Tisha B’Av if I prepare very well for the fast and drink a lot. This time I did not really manage to prepare. What should I do?
Second question
A woman of about fifty, on Monday and Tuesday of this week, and still today, Wednesday, the eve of Tisha B’Av, feels very weak, completely drained; yesterday evening, the night of Wednesday, she had several episodes of vomiting, which stopped, but she still has diarrhea, literally like water, with abdominal pain.
Answer
Shalom u’vrachah
Do not fast. Eat and drink as usual.
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