CLL & Fasting in Ramadan

[Pav545]

Dear Readers,

I just wanted to ask if it was ok to fast in Ramadan.

It’s the first time I’m fasting since being diagnosed with CLL and on W & W.

I don’t want to fast if it’s going to put me at more risk of catching something .

Thank you all in advance

Pav

[DriedSeaweed]

Can you reach your doctor?

If no satisfactory answer here try CLL Society or groups.io/g/CLLSLL .

If you get lucky Dr. Richard Furman sometimes chimes in for questions people have in the group.

[Panz]

I have had CLL for 31 years with treatment on and off for 17 years and I fast two days a week and have for years.....I am very strict about what I eat on the other days. I am a vegetarian.

Panz 🙏💕☘️😍

[JC70 in reply to Panz]

Thank you so much for your post. 31 years is very encouraging. I am also vegetarian and periodically fast. I am 77, diagnosed with CLL in 2013 and on WW.

[Panz in reply to JC70]

All the very best to you....there is just so much out there now....they are doing great things! You just hang in there and enjoy life.

I am on IVIG every 4 weeks but am not on treatment at this time.

I loved the Imbruvica but they pulled me off last July as I had two different types of pneumonia in both lungs....doing great and numbers are holding.

Panz 🙏💕☘️😍

[Safta]

As a Jewess, I fast on certain days (Yom Kipur and others). My doctor told me to listen to my body, if I feel weak, I should drink and even eat. Health overrides religious restrictions. But I am sure my Moslem friends would agree, that sometimes state of mind gives you strength to overcome urges. I do fast and always feel cleansed by it.

My advice is ask a doctor, preferably a Moslem who understands the needs of your body and your soul!

[ElizaDee]

Hi Pav

As you are Muslim, and have fasted before, I am answering on the basis that you know how to prepare for a fast. I say this because someone at my church suggested a 48 hour fast, and hadn't a clue about safety aspects of fasting.

Since you are aware of the preparation, my advice would be to try it see what happens and how you feel physically. I have studied Islam and I know home important it is to you too fast. I guess the ideal answer would come from a Muslim haematologist.

Take care, drink and/or eat when your body tells you it needs you too. I hope that you get the spiritual benefits you are hoping for.

Liz

[Edalv]

I fast for 16 hours every day and have been in W&W for 18 years. My fasting hasn’t affected my CLL in any negative way, on the contrary I feel better when I fast. You just have to make sure you get all the nutrients your body needs when you eat… good luck 🙏