The pregnant is exempted from fasting Ramadan if she feels difficulty or finds harm when fasting. In return, for every day not keeping fasting in she should give as a charity to the poor what is equivalent to full day meals.
The patient should have nothing to eat or drink from midnight of the day of the test.
You cannot lose 5 pounds by fasting for one day.
you should drink a lot after fasting
The initial test, usually done at 28 weeks does not require that you are fasting. You should eat normally the day of the test. If that test is abnormal then you will have to do a Fasting Glucose Tolerance Test over 3 hours.
From sunrise to sunset
days to feast
No, when fasting, you should not consume any food or drink, including water.
Fasting, excercise and diet
There is no fasting on the Eid ul-Fitr as that is the one-day holiday (the first day of the month of Shawwal) Muslims celebrate. For the previous 29 or 30 days, Muslims were fasting for the entire month of Ramadan. When the new moon is sighted at the end of the month of Ramadan, Muslims will celebrate the next day as the Eid ul-Fitr. On that day all fasting is forbidden.
Depends on how good you are at it. If you are used to it daily or weekly fasting, you should be fine. I would start with one week.
When fasting, you cannot eat any solid foods. Most people fasting only drink. Broth, tea and vitamin water are three things you should consume while fasting.