Ibuprofen eases pain and reduces swelling. Your body squeezes off sections to swell up areas with more blood and nutrients and immune response. But too much is bad, and ibuprofen opens those back up.
Acetaminophen eases pain and reduces fevers. Your body ramps up temperatures to cook out infections, but too much is bad, and Acetaminophen tells the hypothalamus to knock that off.
Aspirin eases pain, reduces swelling, thins the blood, and we dunno how.
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