Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Muslim Recipients After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Inclusion Criteria: * • Recipients completed their first year after LDLT * Normal liver and renal functions at least in the last 3 months before fasting * No reported rejection episodes in the last 6 months before the study * Recipients wishing to fast Ramadan * Informed consent about the study Exclusion Criteria: * • First year of LDLT * Recipients transplanted for Budd Chiari syndrome * Recipients with vascular stents (hepatic artery , portal vein or hepatic vein stents) requiring long life anticoagulation * Creatinine clearance \<60 ml/min or serum creatinine \>1.5 mg/dl at time of initial enrolment in the study.