Concern of Transgression in Forbidden Foods

Medicine

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Question

I took gelatin capsules for less than a week, which I ordered from abroad because I have very severe hair loss, and it is supposed to help. Now I discovered there is a significant concern that it is not kosher and derived from non-kosher meat (I do not know this for certain), and I am very sad and feel really bad for taking it, and I can't recover from this thought. It's really hard for me; I can't even get up to pray, I feel like I've been shaken.

Answer

Shalom Rav,

It is permissible to take a medication made from non-kosher food when there is no kosher alternative available, and the medication does not have a pleasant taste.

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