Contents:
- Medical Video: 15 Foods That Reduce Your Heart Attack Risk by 80%
- A healthy fasting guide for people with heart disease
- 1. Consult the doctor to change the time to take medication
- 2. Maintain nutritional needs during fasting
- 3. Drink plenty of water
- 4. Don't forget to rest
- 5. Routine health checks
Medical Video: 15 Foods That Reduce Your Heart Attack Risk by 80%
Fasting is the obligation of every Muslim who is physically and mentally capable. What about people who have heart disease? You may just follow fasting when you have heart disease, provided you have consulted a doctor first. If the doctor has checked your physical condition and confirmed your desire to fast, of course you can do it. What needs to be remembered, do not force the fast to finally worsen your condition. Come on, take a look at fasting tips for people with the following heart disease.
A healthy fasting guide for people with heart disease
Reporting from Republika, Dr. Dr. Muhammad Munawar argues that fasting for people with heart disease can run smoothly without interruption when following the right guidelines, such as the following.
1. Consult the doctor to change the time to take medication
Fasting will certainly change your eating and drinking habits, including your medication schedule. So before fasting, consult your doctor first to change the schedule for taking your heart medication.
Drugs can be taken at dawn and breaking fast, but do not decide to change them yourself without the doctor's knowledge, for example by reducing or increasing your own dose. What is there, your health condition can worsen because of it.
So, consult your doctor first to get the right advice.
2. Maintain nutritional needs during fasting
Even though eating times are less during Ramadan, that doesn't mean you can "reply" to it by eating frantically with careless menu choices.
When dawn and break fast, avoid foods that contain high saturated fats and foods that are not good for the heart. For example, fatty meat, fried foods and fried foods, salted / marinated foods, sausages and chicken nuggets, up to fast food.
Instead, serve more vegetables and fruits and nuts and seeds. These foods are enriched by fiber and other nutrients that actually nourish the heart.
To meet the needs of protein and carbohydrates, choose fish, lean meat, oatmeal, brown rice, or sweet potatoes. In addition to adding fiber, these foods also help the body to control blood sugar levels remain stable. In addition, limit the use of salt by multiplying spices in dishes.
3. Drink plenty of water
Keeping your body hydrated is also the key to fasting success for people with heart disease.
The less you drink, the less reserves of body fluids can help dissolve salt in the blood. The high salt content will make the blood become thicker. As a result, the overall blood volume will decrease. Because your blood volume decreases, the heart will then work harder to cover up the deficiency. This condition can worsen your disease. Moreover, dehydration can cause blockages in the heart ring.
So, always make it a habit to drink at least 8 glasses of water even if you are fasting. The simple trick is to follow guidelines 2-4-2: 2 cups at dawn, 4 cups when breaking fast (2 cups after ta'il and 2 cups after tarawih), and 2 cups of water before going to bed. Exceptions to Heart failure patients who cannot drink more than 6 glasses per day.
To prevent dehydration during the day, take diuretic drugs at night because urine production becomes more frequent at that time.
4. Don't forget to rest
Although having a heart disease does not mean you can laze around. If the condition of the body is quite fit, it's okay to continue activities and sports as usual as long as it does not further burden the heart's work. During fasting, also pay attention to activities carried out to prevent blood vessel contractions that can cause blood clots.
Don't forget to spend some time resting in the middle of your busy activities, huh!
5. Routine health checks
It is important to routinely check with your doctor throughout the month of Ramadan to determine the progress of your condition, especially to check blood pressure and rhythm or heart rhythm.
