re analgesics with diuretics in article ofk lve wb avukto andrew cmu edu lawrence curcio lc b 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 steve dyer dyer ursa major spdcc com aka ima harvard rayssd linus m c spdcc dyer
