Muslims? stomach surgery/fasting and ramadan???

Question

Please i need to find this out for a sister immediately, as Ramadan is only a couple weeks away....

she had specifically the Roux-en-y surgery (where they alter your anatamy by switching the two main intestines connected to the stomach) this also doesn't allow your body to absorb as many calories as you consume...

her nurse (who is non-muslim & the dr. as well) - have said she will NEVER be able to fast.

is this true?
any muslims w/ RNY surgery who fast ramadan??

can you suggest a schedule of when/how she can eat etc?

she easily gets dehydrated etc. and is unsure she will be able to do it.

-- she just wants to get Muslims opinion, since the dr's don't understand the significance of Ramadan.

and if the answer is "no she can't fast" what is she supposed to do

Answer 1

She can't fast and she doesn't have to fast! She should wait until she can do it without any risks, even if it is a year or two later.

If the doctors say she will NEVER be able to fast then she will NEVER be able to fast. You really don't need a muslim opinion. Koran says " was'alo ahl althekr lo kontom la talamoon". Which translates into "Ask those of knowledge (who know) if you didn't know".

Answer 2

It seems like this is a wieght loss surgery. Laparoscopy will rewire the body in order to lose weight most effiecently. I assume the procedure allows the body to collect minimum amount of calories and fat, thereby reducing weight dramatically. Whatever food she does eat, she will need to survive.

Whenever you fall into these situations, it is best to take the word of a Muslim doctor. Upon finding one, you should take their advice whether or not to fast. If the non-muslim doctors say she can't, then I would assume she cannot. Still, search for one.

Answer 3

PEOPLE EXEMPTED FROM FASTING IN RAMADAN

Sick people when their health is likely to be badly affected by fasting. (F: This needs to be established by reasonable surety of one’s actual or effective inability through manifest signs, relevant past experience, or the medical advice of a qualified and upright Muslim doctor.) They should make up the loss, a day for a day, when they recover after Ramadan.

THE EXPIATORY PAYMENT (FIDYA) FOR FASTING

A very old person who does not have the strength to fast or a very sickly or diseased person who has no hope of recovering after Ramadan must make an expiatory payment for each fast missed in Ramadan.

The expiatory payment for a fast is similar to that of a missed obligatory or necessary prayer:

To give 3½ lbs (approx. 1.6 kg) of wheat or 7 lbs (approx. 3.2 kg) of barley.

The payment of this goes to the poor, two meals for 30 days

this is all from the link

Answer 4

Sister, here is a website with someone asking this question. It may be related to the same surgical operation:

caroline-: I need to know if it is possible to fast after surgery? I am about 8 mos. out. Ramadan is coming up and I want to be able to fast. No food no water from just before sunrise to sunset.

Dr. Snyder: Fasting is okay-- as long as you are feeling well. In Ramadan, can you drink water? But, you may have to add extra supplements in during your evening meal times after sun down.

http://www.liteandhope.com/livechat_archive1003.html

Perhaps it would be better to ask your question here:
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/islam/recent-activity.html

Answer 5

find a Muslim doctor and ask their opinion ,give food to the poor for the days she doe not fast

Answer 6

Fasting » People on whom fasting is not obligatory


1734. Fasting is not obligatory on a person who cannot fast because of old age, or for whom fasting causes extreme hardship. But in latter case, he should give one mudd food to a poor person for every fast.

1735. If a person who did not fast during the month of Ramadhan owing to old age, becomes capable of fasting later, he should, on the basis of recommended precaution, give the qadha.

1736. Fasting is not obligatory on a person who suffers from a disease which causes excessive thirst, making it unbearable, or full of hardship. But in the latter case, that is, of hardship, he should give one mudd of food to poor, for every fast.
At the same time, as a recommended precaution, such a person may not drink water in a quantity more than essential. If he recovers later, enabling him to fast, then as a recommended precaution, he should give qadha for the fast.

1737. Fasting is not obligatory on a woman in advanced stage of pregnancy, for whom fasting is harmful or for the child she carries. For every day, however, she should give one mudd of food to poor. In both the cases, she has to give qadha for the fasts which are left out.

1738. If a woman is suckling a child, whether she is the mother or a nurse, or suckles it free, and the quantity of her milk is small, and if fasting is harmful to her or to the child, it will not be obligatory on her to fast. And she should give one mudd of food per day to poor.
In both the cases, she will later give qadha for the fasts left out. But this rule is specifically applicable in a circumstance where this is the only way of feeding milk to the child - (as an obligatory precaution). But if there is an alternative, like, when more than one woman offer to suckle the child, then establishing this rule is a matter of Ishkal.

Answer 7

Physical exercise the next day in comparison with night time

Answer 8

whenever going out to restaurants try to have a healthier solution

Answer 9

Your body is always using many unhealthy calories, in addition to physical exercise making you melt away these quicker

Answer 10

Stay with an even more lean protein/green veggie diet regime