During the month of fasting you will be presented with various types of food and drinks that are appetizing for sahur and iftar. Often you forget yourself so that you exceed your body's needs, causing various health problems, including making us thirsty during fasting.
For that, you must wisely choose the food consumed during fasting. The goal is also that you don't feel hungry during fasting because the calories in the body are sufficient.
There are several types of foods that you need to avoid during the month of fasting so that your fast can run smoothly.
High Fat Food
Fat has a good function for the body, such as meeting energy reserves and helping absorb nutrients. However, there are several types of fat that you should reduce to avoid the cause of cholesterol.
Especially during the fasting month, fatty foods are always sought after, such as chicken and meat. Most of us eat fatty foods at suhoor, which makes us hungry quickly. So as much as possible reduce fatty foods so that you continue to enjoy fasting.
Too Sweet Food
Sweet foods are complementary foods for breaking the fast. It feels like something is missing if you haven't broken your fast with sweet food. However, sweet foods are not recommended to be consumed at dawn because they cause your blood sugar levels to increase so that your insulin is released, glucose can drop below normal and cause you to be thirsty, tired, and sleepy.
Salty Food
Next there are salty foods that are better to avoid. This is because it can cause an imbalance in sodium levels in the body, disrupting your fluid absorption so that you are easily thirsty when fasting. For that, try to avoid types of food such as chips, salted eggs, and salted fish, so you can fast more healthily.
Spicy food
Who doesn't like spicy? The average Indonesian population loves spicy food. Moreover, spicy food can increase appetite even though this lifestyle is classified as high risk of disease.
Keep in mind, that eating spicy food at dawn makes your stomach uncomfortable, you know. This is because it can cause your stomach acid production to increase.
In addition, spicy food can cause heartburn, stomach pain, and diarrhea. If it causes diarrhea, your body is easily dehydrated because it loses a lot of fluids.
Caffeinated Drinks
In addition to food, drinks consumed while fasting must be considered. One of them is coffee. The caffeine content is very unfriendly to the health of the body, can cause insomnia and lack of water, and make you thirsty easily when fasting.