As Ramadan begins, health experts say practising Muslims who go on a month of spiritual fasting may need to adjust their medications.
Ramadan, which falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a holy time for Muslims around the world. From sundown on March 22 until sunrise on April 20 observers deepen their relationship with God through, prayer, reflection and charity.
They also abstain from food, drink, sex, smoking and oral medications between sunrise and sundown. There can be internal and external pressure to participate in all aspects of Ramadan — even if exceptions can be made for health reasons, said Wasem Alsabbagh, a pharmacist in Kitchener, Ont.
“Fasting is very dear to
