Effect of Ramadan Fast on Urinary and Blood Osmolality and Electrolytes

  • S M Bakir Department of Physiology College of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
  • M Siddiqui Department of Physiology College of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Keywords: Fasting, Ramadan, osmolality, sodium, potassium

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/23-4-15412

This study was conducted on ten healthy individuals working at the College of Medicine of King Saud University. The results showed that Ramadan fasting was associated with a statistically significant increase in the urinary concentration of both sodium and potassium. The increase in serum sodium and potassium was quite significant, while the blood osmolality increased but barely reached statistical significance. However, all these increases fall well within the normal range.

Author Biographies

S M Bakir, Department of Physiology College of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia

M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Department of Physiology
College of Medicine
King Saud University
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia

M Siddiqui, Department of Physiology College of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Department of Physiology
College of Medicine
King Saud University
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Published
2001-10-01
Section
Original Articles