Yesterday, I had an upset stomach with around 3 incidents of diarrhoea. I'm not sure if this was a bug, the result of something I've eaten or possibly a symptom of undiagnosed irritable bowel syndrome. It could also be linked to my period, which hasn't started yet but is due soon - I do sometimes get an upset stomach during my period, but not generally before. The last incident was at around 10pm last night. Felt fine all day otherwise, other than a bit of stomach ache.
Nothing all night, and I feel fine. No further diarrhoea but if I'm honest, my stomach does still feel slightly churned up. Yesterday's diarrhoea was unusual for me.
It's one of the busiest days of the year in work and I'm the manager. My team will really struggle if I don't go in, especially as we have other people off sick/on maternity leave. My absence would put significant pressure on other people, at the beginning of an already stressful week. I can usually do a lot of my work remotely, but this week, they really need me to be physically present.
However, if it's a bug, I don't want to pass anything around. It isn't fair on others, and from a purely practical point of view, we really can't afford to have people off sick this week. I'm aware of the 48 hour rule but does that apply to all cases of diarrhoea or only sickness and vomiting? My symptoms yesterday didn't really last long enough to be a bug, I don't think, but I'm not sure.
I feel like I'll be really dropping my team in it if I don't show up, but don't want to pass my germs around. WIBU to go in?