After Ramadan: A Nutritional Recovery Program for a Safe Return to Routine

Returning from Ramadan: A Nutritional Recovery Program

Many people's digestive systems collapse after Eid — heedless eating shocks a stomach accustomed to fasting. Traditional Chinese Medicine gives a golden rule: Return gradually, just as the start was gradual.

The First Week — Rewarming the Spleen

• Small, frequent meals: 3 meals + two light snacks — no breaking loose into one huge meal


• Warm rice porridge in the morning: "Rice porridge wakes the sleeping spleen" — for 5-7 days


• No ice cream and no iced drinks: a fasting stomach is sensitive to cold


• Reduce sweets and fried foods — after a month of fasting your body is cleaner, don't poison it immediately

The Second Week — Building Balance