From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Subject: Re: Analgesics with Diuretics
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA

In article <ofk=lve00WB2AvUktO@andrew.cmu.edu> Lawrence Curcio <lc2b+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>I sometimes see OTC preparations for muscle aches/back aches that
>combine aspirin with a diuretic.

You certainly do not see OTC preparations advertised as such.
The only such ridiculous concoctions are nostrums for premenstrual
syndrome, ostensibly to treat headache and "bloating" simultaneously.
They're worthless.

>The idea seems to be to reduce
>inflammation by getting rid of fluid. Does this actually work? 

That's not the idea, and no, they don't work.

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Steve Dyer
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