The worst time of the year to be sick.....so my sympathies for anyone who succumbs...surprised no one has offered some homestyle cures. Here is one I heard in a casino where time off meant no money and people would work sick and dig up old cures.....so, for the runs.....mix ground nutmeg with mashed potatoes.....nutmeg is a mild hallucinogen if taken in large quantities....this is something like a tablespoon for a cup of mashed potatoes. It sort of depends on your system but you might be shitting through the eye of a needle at 8 feet or that could be a hallucination and something will be running down your leg....or it could bind everything up.....will do nothing for the fever though.....hoping this is over for both of you before Christmas.