Is the fast of a cancer patient undergoing intravenous chemotherapy – via a dextrose IV drip – valid, or must they make up those days, knowing that their health is good and they do not vomit?
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If the injections do not contain nutrients, then the fast is valid, because they are neither food nor drink. However, if they are nutritious, then they invalidate the fast, and the patient must make up the days they missed after .
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