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==Braces== | ==Braces== | ||
# Braces may be worn on Shabbos because there is no medicine for aligning teeth properly. <ref>[http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html Rabbi Doniel Neustadt on Torah.org] writes that it is permissible to wear braces on Shabbat because the goal of the treatment or procedure can only be achieved without the use of medicine. </ref> | # Braces may be worn on Shabbos because there is no medicine for aligning teeth properly. <ref>[http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html Rabbi Doniel Neustadt on Torah.org] writes that it is permissible to wear braces on Shabbat because the goal of the treatment or procedure can only be achieved without the use of medicine. </ref> | ||
==Specific treatments== | |||
# One may remove a splinter even if it may bleed, but one may remove if it will certainly bleed unless it is very painful. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 478) </ref> | |||
# One may remove a insect sting and rinse with ice water to prevent irritation but may not soak the soak the area in water. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 478) </ref> | |||
# One may take a walk in order to help digestion. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 477) </ref> | |||
==Specific medicines== | ==Specific medicines== | ||
===Foods and drinks=== | ===Foods and drinks=== | ||
# Even someone with a minor ailment may eat food which healthy people eat even if one’s intention is for improving one’s health. For example, someone who has a head ache may eat honey, a lemon, or suck on candy. Someone who has a hoarse throat may swallow a raw egg. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 34:4 </ref> | # Even someone with a minor ailment may eat food which healthy people eat even if one’s intention is for improving one’s health. For example, someone who has a head ache may eat honey, a lemon, or suck on candy. Someone who has a hoarse throat may swallow a raw egg. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 34:4 </ref> | ||
# Foods and drinks are permitted even when they are consumed for medicinal purposes. For example, one may have tea for a sore throat on Shabbos. <ref>[http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html Rabbi Doniel Neustadt on Torah.org] </ref> | # Foods and drinks are permitted even when they are consumed for medicinal purposes. For example, one may have tea for a sore throat on Shabbos. <ref>[http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html Rabbi Doniel Neustadt on Torah.org], 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 477) </ref> | ||
=== Vitamins === | === Vitamins === | ||
