Reply To: Fasting Home › Forums › Decaffeinated Coffee › Fasting › Reply To: Fasting June 26, 2013 1:08 am at 1:08 am #961863 Sam2Participant Git: A lot of people don’t fast for a lot of reasons. But that’s separate. The Halachah is that someone who has to lie down because of the fast can eat. That is the Halachah.