🕌 āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇?🌙

🕌 āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻĻāύ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇?🌙

āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ metabolism, digestive efficiency, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ immune function āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāχ āϰ⧋āϜāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ proper nutrition & hydration āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ chronic conditions (diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, arthritis) āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϤāĻŦ⧇ doctor’s consultation āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϰ⧋āϜāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϰ āϏāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύāϰāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϜāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāύ, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ dietary modifications & lifestyle adjustments āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāϞ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤

đŸŊī¸ Suhoor (āϏ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ⧀):

Sustained Energy & Hydration
āĻāĻŽāύ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧇āϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

✅ Complex Carbs –

āϞāĻžāϞ āϚāĻžāϞ, āĻ“āϟāϏ, āφāϟāĻžāϰ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ

(âŗ Slow energy release, prevents fatigue)āĨ¤


✅ High-Quality Protein –

āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻĻ⧁āϧ, āĻĻāχ, āĻŽā§āϰāĻ—āĻŋ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ›

(đŸ’Ē Muscle strength & prevents sarcopenia)āĨ¤


✅ Healthy Fats –

āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽ, āĻ…āϞāĻŋāĻ­ āĻ…āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ, āϚāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻĄ, āϤāĻŋāϞ

(🧠 Supports brain function & joint health)āĨ¤


✅ Hydration –

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ, āĻĄāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ, āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧁āϰ āĻļāϰāĻŦāϤ

(💧 Prevents dehydration & orthostatic hypotension)āĨ¤


✅ Electrolyte Balance –

āϖ⧇āϜ⧁āϰ, āĻ•āϞāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ

(â¤ī¸ Maintains heart & kidney function)āĨ¤

đŸĨ— Iftar (āχāĻĢāϤāĻžāϰ):

Quick Rehydration & Nutrition

✅ Natural Sugars & Electrolytes –

āϖ⧇āϜ⧁āϰ, āĻĄāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ

(⚡ Boosts energy & prevents hypoglycemia)āĨ¤


✅ Lean Protein –

āϚāĻŋāϕ⧇āύ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒ, āĻĄāĻžāϞ, āĻĻāχ

(🍲 Supports digestion & muscle health)āĨ¤


✅ Fiber-Rich Foods –

āĻļāϏāĻž, āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻŸā§‹, āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž

(🍏 Prevents constipation & improves gut health)āĨ¤


✅ Low GI Carbs –

āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āφāϞ⧁, āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāωāύ āϰāĻžāχāϏ, āφāϟāĻžāϰ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ

(âš–ī¸ Helps maintain stable blood sugar levels)āĨ¤


❌ Avoid High GI & Processed Foods – āϏāĻĢāϟ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ•, āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϜāĻžāĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(âš ī¸ Prevents sudden glucose spikes & bloating)āĨ¤

🍛 Post-Iftar & Dinner (āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ):

Nutritional Maintenance

✅ Balanced Meal –

āĻ­āĻžāϤ/āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋ + āĻŽāĻžāĻ›/āĻŽāĻžāĻ‚āϏ + āĻĄāĻžāϞ + āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ

(đŸĨ— Ensures overall health & strength)āĨ¤


✅ Adequate Fluid Intake –

ā§Ž-ā§§ā§Ļ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ

(🚰 Prevents dehydration & kidney strain)āĨ¤


✅ Probiotics for Gut Health –

āĻĻāχ, āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ āĻĢ⧁āĻĄ

(đŸĻ  Improves digestion & reduces bloating)āĨ¤


✅ Joint & Bone Health –

āĻĻ⧁āϧ, āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋āϜāĻŋāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽ, āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϘāĻŋ

(đŸĻ´ Supports arthritis & osteoporosis prevention)āĨ¤

âš ī¸ When to Break the Fast & Seek Medical Advice?
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻ–āύ?

❌ Hypoglycemia Symptoms – āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž, excessive sweating 🤕āĨ¤
❌ Dehydration Signs – āĻ—āĻž āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϜāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϜ, āĻŽā§‚āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϰāĻ™ āĻ—āĻžāĻĸāĻŧ, extreme thirst 🚱āĨ¤
❌ Cardiovascular Symptoms – āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āϧāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ, āωāĻšā§āϚ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤāϚāĻžāĻĒ, dizziness â¤ī¸â€đŸŠšāĨ¤
❌ Worsening Chronic Conditions – Diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, arthritis āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ routine monitoring āφāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ•āĨ¤

🔹 Elderly patients-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϰ⧋āϜāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āχ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āϧāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧ āχāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϤ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ“ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ! đŸŒŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ any chronic illness complications āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āϰ⧋āϜāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ clinical judgment & patient-specific recommendations āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāχ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĨ¤

Dr. M R Sifat

MBBS (DMC), BCS (Health)

FCPS P-1 (Medicine), MRCP P-1 (UK)