of heart disease
And a professor at the College of Medicine at King Saud University said that fasting is considered positive for heart disease, pointing to the existence of studies that have shown that fasting reduces sugar levels and reduces cholesterol and thus reduces weight, which contributes to a decrease in heart disease, and that people who practice fasting have less incidence of heart disease. He said in an interview broadcast on the Saudi Radio on the "General Program" that the common diseases of the heart are summarized by five diseases, the most important and most common of which are diseases of the arteries and heart valves - valve weakness or valve narrowing - and diseases of the heart muscle, muscle weakness and electrocardiological diseases, so fasting does not cause direct harm to it, and finally Heart artery disease, as the coronary arteries that feed the heart muscle, narrowing as a result of cholesterol deposits, high blood sugar, obesity, and high pressure, stressing that smoking is one of the common causes in our society and has a role in cholesterol deposits and arteriosclerosis up to the stage of obstruction and leading to stroke or angina Bra.
Patients should be advised against consuming large amounts of food and liquids at once for breakfast
And Dr. Kurdish that fasting is dangerous if the patient’s dehydration process occurs, and that when the patient’s fasting for long periods of more than 18 hours may lead to an increase in blood viscosity, and this causes poor clotting in the blood and thus may lead to clots. In periods of high temperature, and to be in cold places so as not to expose himself to dehydration, and to take his medicines regularly, and it is preferable to take them at the time of the dawn.
He pointed out that fluids reduce the problem of dehydration in people with weak heart muscle, and said that one of the most important problems of patients is eating large quantities of food at breakfast, especially for patients with weak heart muscle, as well as high intake of fluids and quickly may lead to heart failure and occur in the patient Gathering fluids, warning against consuming fluids and high quantities of salts from fried foods, oils, meat and sweets, which may lead to muffling and shortness of breath, advising to gradually and multiply the meals in small quantities.
Dr. advises. A Kurdish patient with heart failure to see his doctor before Ramadan and said, "Many patients face problems with how to arrange and take medicines, so the doctor must be consulted to arrange the medicines according to the patient’s diet program, and there are patients with weak heart muscle who should take fluids and salts in a thoughtful manner and in a divided according to the diet program followed and take Several divided meals and liquids should not be taken at once. "
