Sweet warm tea is usually a mainstay drink to break the fast. So, don't be surprised if it's almost always available on the dining table!
In fact, drinking tea when breaking the fast is actually not recommended. The reasons are various, quoted from The Health Site page, it can disrupt the balance of acids and bases, as well as interfere with metabolic activity, when consumed on an empty stomach, considering that you have been fasting for hours.
Drinking tea at dawn can make you weak all day
Meanwhile, if consumed at dawn, you run the risk of not fasting optimally. That's because according to Dr. Samuel Oetoro, SpGK from MRCC Siloam Hospital as quoted from CNN, tea can give a person strength because it contains caffeine, so after drinking you feel energized. .
However, it should be noted that it is only temporary, approximately 30 minutes. This is what triggers a feeling of weakness that arises when starting fasting.
In addition, tea also has diuretic properties that make you always want to urinate. That way, thirst comes faster, fluid in the body decreases faster, so the risk of dehydration --- even though you need to withstand thirst and hunger during fasting.
Tips for drinking tea safely during Ramadan
If you are used to drinking tea every day, there's no need to be sad.. Because you don't need to get rid of this habit altogether, really! It's just that you need to choose the best time.
Launching from the Teavivre page, drinking tea directly after eating is also not recommended, because it can inhibit the absorption of iron in the body. Well, you can wait about 30 minutes after eating or breaking your fast so you can drink tea safely.