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Build your sick-day discussion guide

On days with vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or when you can’t keep fluids down, some everyday medicines can add to dehydration and stress the kidneys. Check what you take, then print a guide to go through with your own doctor.

This is an information tool, not a prescription. It does not tell you to start, stop, or change any medicine, and it does not create a doctor–patient relationship. You must discuss pausing any medication with your own treating doctor before acting.

Which of these do you take?

Check all that apply — you don’t need doses. This works by medicine type.

My sick-day discussion guide

Bring this to your doctor. This guide is not complete until your own doctor tells you which of these to pause and when. Do not stop or change any medicine on your own.

Created · nephrobesity.com

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Every sick day, no matter what

  • Sip fluids steadily. Water, broth, or an oral rehydration solution (for example Pedialyte). Small sips count.
  • Restarting matters as much as stopping. Ask your doctor when to restart anything you paused — usually once you’re eating and drinking normally again.
⚠︎ Get medical help if:
  • You can’t keep fluids down for more than about 24 hours
  • You stop urinating, or urine turns very dark
  • You feel dizzy when standing, confused, or unusually drowsy
  • You have diabetes and feel unwell with nausea or belly pain — even if your sugar looks normal (ask about ketones)

Educational information only — not medical advice. This guide lists medicine types that are commonly reviewed on sick days; it does not tell you to start, stop, or change any medication and does not create a doctor–patient relationship. Never change or stop a prescribed medication without talking to your own doctor.

From nephrobesity.com · Weight-loss medication × kidney health, explained honestly.

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