Doctors advise special precautions on Eid

LAHORE, April 30 (SABAH): On the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, special care should be taken in eating food and drinking liquids to keep stomach affairs normal, especially after fasting during Ramadan we have to be careful to comeback in routine.

These views were expressed by Dr. Israr-ul-Haq Toor, Associate Professor of Medicine, Lahore General Hospital in a special talk. 

He said that generally during Eid-ul-Fitr, people show indifference and start eating a variety of food items at the same time which affects the digestive system and a large number of citizens have to go to clinics and hospitals. 

Dr. Toor specifically advised patients with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart diseases not to add too much in meals and avoid cold drinks and junk food to refrain from complications. 

He added that our religion, Islam, also teaches us to eat less and on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr we have to take food with special care and ensure the safety of our body, especially our stomach, from a medical point of view. 

Dr. Israr further added that on the occasion of Eid, one should not do any kind of carelessness so that one’s happiness and his family can be saved from any difficulty and carry on their Eid celebrations.