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# A veset can be created based on physical signs of the body such as stretching, yawning, burping, flatulating, sneezing, having an ache in one's stomach area, or fever.<Ref>Mishna Niddah 63a, Shulchan Aruch YD 189:19. Shach 189:53 writes that there are different interpretations of מתעטשת, either sneezing or passing gas, but both of them are correct in Halacha </ref> | # A veset can be created based on physical signs of the body such as stretching, yawning, burping, flatulating, sneezing, having an ache in one's stomach area, or fever. One sneeze or yawn would not qualify because that is normal; it must be a sneezing fit or yawning fit of some sort.<Ref>Mishna Niddah 63a, Shulchan Aruch YD 189:19. Shach 189:53 writes that there are different interpretations of מתעטשת, either sneezing or passing gas, but both of them are correct in Halacha </ref> | ||
# In order to be veset kavua has to be 3 of the same symptom, not 1 yawn and 2 sneezes.<ref> Shulchan Aruch 189:23 </ref> | |||
# PMS, irritability and ice cream cravings aren't considered reliable indicators to create a veset.<ref> Rabbi Forst The Laws of Niddah pg. 340 </ref> | # PMS, irritability and ice cream cravings aren't considered reliable indicators to create a veset.<ref> Rabbi Forst The Laws of Niddah pg. 340 </ref> | ||
