Diventures Magazine | English Edition May 2020 | Page 21

face patient of DCS because of fasting
If they did not feel well, became lethargic except two or three conditions. And he
or noticed a lack of concentration, they also advised diver to drink from 4 to 5
were told to break their fast or take a liter of water in the night before diving.
vacation during the month of Ramadan. Religious Opinion
In summer months, the situation is much From the religious point of view, most of
worse and it would be foolish to fast and the Muslim scholars said that there is no
dive if you are a professional responsible problem with diving during fasting. For
for others under the water.” example Sheikh Ali Gomaa from Egypt,
Fasting and DCS and Sheikh Othaimeen & Sheikh Munajid
While Dr. Haikal answered another from Saudi Arabia. (all links in Arabic
question about the relation between the language)
decompression sickness and fasting, But you felt that fasting affecting you
during an interview with Egypt Divers negatively,
Group on Facebook. He said that fasting responsible for others, please not to dive
and DCS are not related, and during his by the concept of the Islamic rule:”no
professional experience as a diving harm should come to you, nor should you
medicine consultant from 2002, he didn’t cause harm to others”.
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