I guess the question is why you need them to know.  I can think of a million other legitimate medical reasons that I&#x27;d never put in an email to my team.  Why is this any different?<p>Also, you should consider that if everyone gets away with being consistently vague, you set a team standard that says people can stay home whenever they feel bad, for whatever reason, and it becomes harder for the company to legally crack down on someone who&#x27;s doing it for emotional or psychological reasons.