[stomachmonkey]

I think it's best to make a judgement call based on each situation.

My wife and I are opposite of you.

I leave meds as a last resort while my wife runs for the medicine chest for everything.

Sometimes you are better letting nature run its course. You may suffer a bit more but for a shorter period of time.

A fever is symptomatic of something else going on. You need to treat the root cause and not the fever. Fevers are a bodies way of killing of infection.

Same thing with the runs. Your body is trying to get rid of a bacterial infestation. Taking stuff like Imodium may keep you out of the bathroom but it also prolongs getting better.