Medicine on Shabbat to Accelerate Recovery
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Question
Hello, A baby less than a year old is suffering from an ear infection, vomiting, and diarrhea on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and the parents received an option on Friday to give antibiotics that will relieve the child more quickly. However, there is an option to wait and see if things will resolve on their own by Sunday. Is it permissible to give on Shabbat?
Answer
Hello,
The suffering of a small child is considered an illness.
Therefore, even if the medicine only alleviates his suffering or shortens it, it is permissible to give it on Shabbat.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 328