I hope all the Muslim posters and viewers are taking it easy on the food when breaking the fast.
Surge in people needing treatment for stomach issues because of overeating at iftar, UAE doctors say
Jennifer Bell
July 1, 2014 Updated: July 2, 2014 07:46:00
ABU DHABI // The number of hospital patients with stomach problems has doubled since the start of Ramadan because of iftar overeating.
RamadanEmergency departments have also had an influx of people with kidney problems because of dehydration during fasting hours, and with food poisoning because of undercooked food: a third of emergency patients at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi during Ramadan have gastroenteritis.
Doctors say people are coming into hospital doubled over in pain. You get a lot more suffering with abdominal pain because of the pattern of eating after fasting, said Dr Biniam Tesfayohannes, head of the emergency department at Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
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Surge in people needing treatment for stomach issues because of overeating at iftar, UAE doctors say | The National
Surge in people needing treatment for stomach issues because of overeating at iftar, UAE doctors say
Jennifer Bell
July 1, 2014 Updated: July 2, 2014 07:46:00
ABU DHABI // The number of hospital patients with stomach problems has doubled since the start of Ramadan because of iftar overeating.
RamadanEmergency departments have also had an influx of people with kidney problems because of dehydration during fasting hours, and with food poisoning because of undercooked food: a third of emergency patients at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi during Ramadan have gastroenteritis.
Doctors say people are coming into hospital doubled over in pain. You get a lot more suffering with abdominal pain because of the pattern of eating after fasting, said Dr Biniam Tesfayohannes, head of the emergency department at Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
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Surge in people needing treatment for stomach issues because of overeating at iftar, UAE doctors say | The National
