Is it permissible to fast given the current medical condition? What are the drinking and eating measurements?
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Question
I am taking Plavix and aspirin due to a cardiac catheterization I underwent a year ago, along with other medications. I also have a hemoglobin level of 9 and receive weekly injections of Binocrit to strengthen the bone marrow. Is it permissible to fast? What are the drinking and eating measurements if fasting is not allowed?
Answer
Hello
Fasting is not allowed.
You should eat and drink in specified measurements.
This means eating every 9 minutes in an amount of less than 30 cc. And drinking every 9 minutes in an amount of 40 cc.
You should try to eat dense foods like crackers and the like, not airy foods that do not provide nutrition in such a measure.