introduction: in ramadan, healthy adult muslims are obliged to fast. prolonged fasting increase gastric acid and pepsin levels, which promote the risk of duodenal ulcer perforation (dup). effects of ramadan fasting on dup have not been thoroughly studied yet, and the limited number of studies investigating the impact of ramadan fasting on dup yielded discrepant results. this study aimed to eval...

BACKGROUND: During Ramadan, the 9 month in the Hijri lunar calendar, healthy adult Muslims are obliged to fast from sunrise to sunset. The fast of Ramadan has significant health effects and is the most commonly researched religious fasting. In this study, we will investigate available findings on the effects of Ramadan fasting on gastrointestinal (GI) signs, symptoms, and diseases. METHODS: We ...

Introduction: In Ramadan, healthy adult Muslims are obliged to fast. Prolonged fasting increase gastric acid and pepsin levels, which promote the risk of duodenal ulcer perforation (DUP). Effects of Ramadan fasting on DUP have not been thoroughly studied yet, and the limited number of studies investigating the impact of Ramadan fasting on DUP yielded discrepant results. This study aimed to eval...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: prolonged fasting may precipitate or exacerbate gastrointestinal complaints. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ramadan fasting and acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (augib), and to assess characteristics of those occurred in the holly month. materials and methods: retrospective analysis was conducted for all ...

BACKGROUND Many studies have shown various results regarding the effects of Ramadan fasting on weight and body composition in healthy individuals. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on body composition in healthy Indonesian medical staff. OBJECTIVES In this study, we examined the influence of Ramadan fasting on body composition in healthy medical staff. ...

Experimental fasting has been shown to alter the sleep-wakefulness pattern in various species. As fasting during Ramadan is distinct from experimental fasting, the physiological and behavioural changes occurring during Ramadan fasting may differ from those occurring during experimental fasting. There has been increased interest in recent years in sleep changes and daytime sleepiness during Rama...

The effects of fasting on peptic ulcer disease were evaluated in a prospective study, involving 23 fasting patients who underwent endoscopy before and after Ramadan. Eighteen patients took an H(2)-blocker (ranitidine, 150 mg twice daily) regularly at "Suhur" and "Iftar" as prescribed, while 5 were drug defaulters. On the first endoscopy the diagnosis in 4 patients was active acute duodenal ulce...

UNLABELLED Fasting during the month of Ramadan is a religious rituals of all healthy adult Muslims. However, there is no clear agreement on the effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease. Comorbidities and factors such as age, gender, health status, daily duration of fasting, food intake before and after fasting may impact on a fasting individual's cardiometabolic risk. This review wa...

Many Muslim women worldwide are pregnant during Ramadan and adhere to Ramadan fasting during pregnancy. In the present study, we determined whether maternal adherence to Ramadan fasting during pregnancy has an impact on the birth weight of the newborn, and whether the effects differed according to trimester in which Ramadan fasting took place. A prospective cohort study was conducted in 130 pre...

Ramadan is the Holy month of fasting that is obligatory for all normal Muslims who reached at their puberty. Two meals are taken during Ramadan, one is taken before down to prepare themselves for fast is called “Sahur”, and second meal is taken at sunset is called “Iftar”. Fasting is not only a ritual and religious obligation while it has several medicinal significances specia...