ramadan fasting and patients with renal diseases:a mini review of the literature
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fasting during the month of ramadan is one of the five pillars of islam. during this month, adult muslims are obligated to refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk. although based on islamic principles patients are exempted from fasting, each year, and many muslim patients express their willingness to observe the fast in ramadan month to respect the cultural customs. there are concerns about the impact of fluid restriction and dehydration during ramadan fasting for patients with renal diseases. in this study, we reviewed the pubmed, google scholar, ebsco, scirus, embase, and doaj data sources to identify the published studies on the impact of ramadan fasting on patients with renal diseases. our review on published reports on renal transplant recipients revealed no injurious effect of ramadan fasting for the renal graft function. nearly all studies on this topic suggest that ramadan fasting is safe when the function of the renal graft is acceptable and stable. regarding the impact of ramadan fasting on patients with chronic kidney disease, there is concern about the role of renal hypoperfusion in developing tubular cell injury. finally, there is controversy between studies about the risk of dehydration in ramadan in developing renal stones. there are uncertainties about the change in the incidence of renal colic in ramadan month compared with the other periods of the year. despite such discrepancies, nearly all studies are in agreement on consuming adequate amounts of water from dusk to dawn to reduce the risk of renal stone formation.
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journal of research in medical sciencesجلد ۱۸، شماره ۸، صفحات ۷۱۱-۰
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