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How do Muslims fast for a whole month without getting gallstones?

Is there some trick to it? Like eating a lot during the night or simply a habit? Or do they get sick often? 🤔

Edit: since it appears I wasn't clear enough, yes, I know that they don't eat anything while the Sun is up and that they have meals before sunrise and after sunset, I meant is that enough for their body or do they get sick more often than people that don't fast in that way or don't starve themselves for any other reason.
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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
They don't actually fast at all. Like everything else in islam fasting is a lie. It is simply not eating while the sun is up. Many muslims gain weight on their fast since they binge eat during the 'night' to compensate for their lack of food during the day.
AkAtSUki · F
@hippyjoe1955 yeah i was thinking that too. It doesn't seem healthy. I know if i were to do that it would mess up my circadian rhythm. Also it's not good to eat late after hours.
Melpomene · 26-30, F
@hippyjoe1955 Well, fasting by definition is abstinence from certain *stuff* for a certain amount of time. If that means not eating while the Sun is up and they do as they're told, then they did fast.
Whether "everything in Islam is a lie"...well, we can't know that. In fact, I don't think it's right saying that for anything we aren't 100% sure.