• Fried and fatty foods.
• Foods containing too much sugar.
• Over-eating especially during the meal before Dawn (sehri or suhur)
• Too much tea during the meal before Dawn (sehri. or suhur). Tea makes you pass more urine taking with it valuable mineral salts that your body would need during the day.
• Smoking cigarettes should be avoided. If you cannot give up smoking, cut down gradually starting a few weeks before Ramadan. Smoking is unhealthy and one should stop completely.

Eat

• Complex carbohydrates during the meal before Dawn (sehri. or suhur) so that the food lasts longer making you less hungry.
• Haleem is an excellent source of protein and is a slow-burning food.
• Almonds are rich in protein and fibre with less fat.
• Bananas are a good source of potassium, magnesium and carbohydrates.

Drink

As much water or fruit juices as possible between iftar (Breaking fasting) and bedtime so that your body may adjust fluid levels in time.