I have...

[Rachelsne]

Had hiccups for the last 10 minutes, everytime I think they have gone one sneaks up on me.

 

[TCimages]

lol. hold your breath until the next post

 

[lifeafter2am]

Keep holding.

 

[Rachelsne]

they finally went, my hicuups are always really loud too, which means if im out in public the hubby disowns me LOL

 

[mrodgers]

Way to get rid of hiccups. Works every time and you need a 2nd person.

Yeah, I know, every remedy is suppose to work every time, but I find this one indeed does.

Have someone clamp their hands tightly over your ears. Ears must be sealed off with their hands. Hold your nose and drink a glass of water.

My 2 girls get hiccups all the time and this always works for us.

 

[flipstylephoto]

well, I have a slight cold...

 

[kundalini]

they finally went, my hicuups are always really loud too, which means if im out in public the hubby disowns me LOL

Surely there must be reasons better than hiccups. Do you suffer, as I do, with simultaneous hiccups and flatulence? All the air coming in has to go smoewhere. :lmao:

 

[Rachelsne]

lol sometimes I do suffer with gas, but of course they always smell of roses

I seem to remember way back in the day sitting in science and being told it was something to do with the lungs and diapgham,

Hubby swears drinking maple syrup works??? i cant bring my self to do it that though. Ill have to remember the cover the ears and drink to try that next time

 

[lifeafter2am]

Drinking maple syrup makes me think of Super Troopers.

So, hiccups are the result of diaphragm spasms. But what causes the irritation that leads to the spasm? There are only a few culprits for common hiccups, which usually disappear within a few minutes. One of the main irritants is a full stomach -- a result of swallowing too much food or air. A distended stomach pushes against the phrenic nerves of the diaphragm, increasing the possibility of irritation and, therefore, hiccups. A full stomach of spicy food can do double damage -- hot foods can be especially irritating to those nerves. As any smoker on a bender can tell you, excess smoking and drinking alcohol can also cause hiccups. A rapid temperature change outside or inside your stomach, from a cold night or a hot beverage, can be irritating enough to induce hiccups. Finally, emotions -- shock, excitement and stress -- can also trigger a hiccup fit.