5-Do not burden the stomach- keep it light. Avoid overeating, and be sure to drink a few more glasses of fluids. Water flushes out toxins from our body and prevents dehydration. Aim for 8 glasses by bedtime.
Don'ts during the Ramadan month
1-Avoid eating heavy curries, fried or oily food as it will take a toll on your stomach.
2-Large portions of rich creamy desserts can be avoided
3-Do not eat too late into the light as it can induce digestive disturbances like reflux, heartburn etc.
30 questions on what breaks your fast and what doesn't
For many of us, the dos and don'ts of fasting are quite clear. But there are also those who may be fasting for the first time, or those who -- out of health reasons -- may need to undergo some medical procedures. Here we list out 30 common questions people have about fasting, as provided by the official fatwa centre of the United Arab Emirates.
| 1 | Flowing of blood | Doesn't break |
| 2 | Applying kohl (antimony eyeliner) | Doesn't break |
| 3 | Bathing | Doesn't break |
| 4 | Make-up | Doesn't break |
| 5 | Wet dreams | Doesn't break |
| 6 | Suppositories (medical insertions) | Doesn't break |
| 7 | Injections (intravenous, muscular or skin) | Doesn't break |
| 8 | Insulin injections (for diabetes) | Doesn't break |
| 9 | Dust from roads | Doesn't break |
| 10 | Swallowing one's saliva or phlegm | Doesn't break |
| 11 | Using or inhaling perfumes | Doesn't break |
| 12 | Nicotine patches | Doesn't break |
| 13 | Nose bleed or tooth bleeding | Doesn't break, provided you don't swallow |
| 14 | Eye and ear drops | Doesn't break, unless one feels a taste on one's throat, in which case the fast has to be made up later |
| 15 | Swimming and diving | Doesn't break, though best avoided out of feat of breaking the fast if one ingests water |
| 16 | Vomiting unintentionally | Doesn't break, unless one re-swallows the vomit that comes out |
| 17 | Taking oxygen | Doesn't break if it's just air, but if accompanied by water or medication that reaches the throat, then the fast is invalidated |
| 18 | Miswak stick | Doesn't break, though disliked if the Miswak is moist |
| 19 | Tasting food without swallowing | Doesn't break, though a fasting person shouldn't do this except in need |
| 20 | Toothpaste | Doesn't break, unless it reaches the throat and hence is better not to use as it could jeopardise the fast |
| 21 | Lip moisturiser | Doesn't break, provided you don't swallow |
| 22 | Asthma pump | Doesn't break, provided you don't sense taste in throat |
| 23 | Nutritious injections | Breaks the fast |
| 24 | Gargling mouthwash | Breaks the fast |
| 25 | Tablets placed under the tongue | Breaks the fast |
| 26 | Intentional vomiting | Breaks the fast |
| 27 | Deliberately inhaling bukhoor (knowing its ruling) | Breaks the fast. Fast is not broken if accidentally inhaled |
| 28 | Nose drops/nasal spray | Breaks the fast, if it reaches the throat |
| 29 | Value of fidya of a fasting person | Dh10 |
| 30 | Value of Zakat Ul Fitr | Dh20 |
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