The Danger of Prioritizing Religious Sentiments Against our Health

I want to share my experience at work today with you my friends. As medical lab scientist we are very close to medicals doctors and have to carry out emergency test on patients on arrival.The diagnosis from our test is hence used to treat patience.
A lady was rushed to the hospital today she was examined by the doctor mere looking at her she was so pale(paper white) restless she couldn't stand well or even talk she has fainted in the street and was revived with symptpms of dizziness her lips was white white including her palm,then the doctor was so concerned about the cause of anaemia,her relative said she had not been eating well for awhile that she always eat bread white rice without stew,yam without egg or anything to support it that means she has not been on balance diet for along time then the doctor had a discussion with her that why has she not been eating well she said she's was fasting (white fasting for twenty four days).

Everyvone has his or her own religious sentiments that they hold in high regards but how could one hold this so high to the detriments
of their healths. I conducted her PCV immediately and we realized that her blood level is 15% as against a normal PCV of 35% meaning that she has highly short on blood.

A pint of blood of about 20-50k depending on the blood group type and location. She paid for two pint of blood immediately and we had the line fixed. Comparing the medical bills and the amount she has paid for blood and the stress with if she had eating well or taking caution to eat well even while fasting, such occurrences could have been averted.

This is to tell us that food is very important to the body not any how food but balance diet,it is not to fast but we should break our fasting with good diet that contains fruit,
and do everything wencan avoid emergency situations like this.
It could have been more dangerous she didn't get help on time,it is possible for anyone to loss his life in such situations.

Prioritizing religious sentiments and activities is a matter of serious concern in our society as many people have lost their lives following what pastors and imams says. I hope that we can share with our family and enlighten people on how to balance the two.

• All images are mine

• Image of the patience cannot be attached as it against medical practice.