For many people, Ramadan is a time of fasting, reconciliation and physical and mental purification. It is one of the five pillars on which their religion is founded.
In this ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, which this year runs from 1 to 31 August, many Muslims follow fasting guidelines such as not eating and drinking between dawn and sunset.
It is important to remember that various groups of people are exempt from these obligations:
1) People with a chronic illness are exempt from observing Ramadan
2) People with an acute illness may make up for it by fasting later
3) Pregnant women
4) Breastfeeding women
5) People who are traveling
6) Women who are menstruating during Ramadan
A number of academics, in collaboration with various imams, have written papers explaining the medications that are permitted during Ramadan and those that are not. Professor N. Adil writes about permitted medications and actions in his work “Drug Intake during Ramadan, BMJ 2004; 329: 778-782″:
Permitted medications and actions:
1) Eye and ear drops
2) Nitroglycerin tablets placed under the tongue for the treatment of angina
3) All substances absorbed into the body through the skin, such as creams, ointments, and medicated plasters
4) Insertion into the vagina of pessaries, medical ovules, and vaginal washes
5) Oxygen and anesthetic gases
6) Injections through the skin, muscle, joints, or veins, with the exception of intravenous feeding
7) Nose drops, nose sprays, and inhalers
8)Mouthwash, gargle, or oral spray
UniversalDoctor is an attempt to improve multilingual communication between patients and medical personnel through different types of aids such as multilingual applications, guides, expert videos, etc.
Ramadan Speaker Aids Communication:
This link (Ramadan Speaker ) provides access to this small application where you can find out more about observing Ramadan and explain to patients the exceptions regarding following it, from six different languages into Moroccan Arabic:
Questions:
Are you observing Ramadan?
Do you stop taking your medication during Ramadan?
Did you know that Islam exempts you from following Ramadan if:
-You have a chronic illness
-You are menstruating
-You are breastfeeding
-You are pregnant
-You have an acute illness
-You are traveling
Medication/Organization:
Try to eat in moderation when you finish fasting
Do you Know that some types of medication can be adapted to the Ramadan timetable?
Take this medication when you finish fasting
This medication cannot be adapted to the Ramadan timetable.
Take this medication as follows:
I understand that you wish to observe Ramadan even though you do not have to do so according to Islam.
Have a good Ramadan.
As with other UniversalDoctor applications this application is available for free, all-year round.
Diabetes during Ramadan:
Go to our canal de YouTube YouTube channel for videos with explanations on diabetes for people observing Ramadan. Of note is the video in which Dr. Franch explains how to adapt medication during Ramadan
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