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| Tired... after breaking, not during fast! ? |
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| jaihoon |
| 11/12/00 at 12:41:23 |
| salam alaikum Glad to see a different forum for Ramadan. One quick question. There is generally a feeling of tiredness after aftar than before it. Is it due to the 'unscientific' kind of diet in the iftar in contrast to the prescription given by the 'Tabeeb-e-Madina (saws)' ? I 'll love to get an answer for this. 'Cause every moment of Ramadan is precious for any believer on this planet. I have tried very light food items with intervals in between, yet the tiredness is evident. Ibadah is never as sweet as during fast. Also at nigt when the whole world is in sleep and the servant of Alimighty is busy whispering to his Lord. oh! what a glory... Ala bi dhikri llahi tatmainnal quloob! |
| NS |
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| hermit |
| 11/15/00 at 11:29:18 |
| Assalam-u-Alaikum, For some strange reason, some people, like me and my dad, feel sleepy after they eat(even outside of Ramadan). Maybe you're one of them...or does it happen to everyone? My mom didn't use to feel sleepy, neither did my brothers and sister ??? |
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| Asim |
| 11/16/00 at 00:14:48 |
| Assalaamu alaikum, Are there any doctors in Madina? What basically happens is that the stomach and the intestines suddenly become active after iftar. Blood is diverted to these areas and away from the brain and muscles. This causes one to feel tired and sleepy. The solution is to eat light and do not recline or rest but instead remain active in normal activities. And durinng the day the mind is much sharper and focussed because of better blood supply (and fewer distractions :)). Just my 2 cents. And Allah knows best. Wasalaam. |
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| Kathy |
| 11/16/00 at 09:03:52 |
| slm Hermit- I bet your Mom did feel sleepy- but she had to do the dishes and put the food away! |
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| Kashif |
| 11/16/00 at 09:10:12 |
| I'd love the chance to be able to take a siesta at work some days. After lunch some days i feel like leaning backward and falling asleep! |
| NS |
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| proudtobemuslim |
| 11/16/00 at 11:09:44 |
| Assalam-u-Alaikum Drink some strong black coffee i guess. Thats what i'd do, even though it tastes terrible... Wassalam-u-Alaikum Uzer |
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| widad |
| 11/16/00 at 14:35:34 |
| slm Did you try the sunnah?I mean breaking your fast on dates?and if they are not available then,on water. Then take some warm soup,that will kick-start your system gradually. Take the rest of the food on intervals,in small quantities. |
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| subi |
| 12/04/00 at 05:26:12 |
| slm guess Widad`s idea should be tried. |
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| Aladdin |
| 12/15/00 at 20:36:14 |
| Salaams, Usually no food equates to less "fuel" for the body, and so the body adjusts to this. When it comes to breaking your fast, the sudden food intake causes the body to adjust itself again (more abruptly) and therefore more efort is required to digest the food - (i.e. breaking down the sugars, increase in stomach acid and blood flow around the stomach for absorbtion, etc). Since the body is working full time down there, there is less blood being circulated around the brain, and therefore parts of the brain "shut down" so to speak - hence the tired feeling.:( Nope, I'm not a medic, but I've heard this question asked numerous times during Islamic lectures in Ramadhan, and this is the usual answer. I've also asked a few GPs and their answer is similar. After saying that, I wouldn't mind if someone could point me in the direction to some medical documentation which details this process in more *gory* detail. :D This year I began Ramadhan eating a half sized meal for Sehri and a full size meal for Iftaar for the first 3 days. Then as the body gets used to the lack of food, by Day 6 or 7, I consumed a 1/3 of a normal sized meal for myself during Iftaar and usually just have a few dates and some water for sehri. I haven't felt tired after Iftaar this year (usually I do). I think what's important is to open the fast with a few dates and a glass of water during the adhaan, and then just prepare yourself for Magrib. Offer Magrib, and then do some dhikr for a while (even if it's just for 5-10 mins) to compose one's mind. After that I normally have a "small" meal and then help with the washing up and cleaning :) - then I recite one juz of the Quran and do some dhkir. Then it's Isha and Taraweeh and you're done - no tired feeling whatsoever :) Hope this helps. Wa-Salaams. P.S. a normal sized meal would be different for different people (depending on age, size, weight, etc), so a large meal for one person, may in fact be quite a small meal for another - you get the the drift - let common sense prevail and don't starve yourself to breaking point!!! |
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