why do we have hiccups?? what is the medical reason??

Answer 1

an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm

Answer 2

Indigestion, irritation of the stomach cause by eating something that doesn't agree with you so if you take an antacid like tums or eno the hiccups will go away. An old wives tale is that if you have the hiccups it means someone is thinking about you and if you guess who it is by saying the persons name out loud then the hiccups will go away right after you guess the right person. Try it sometimes the hiccup go away after you say the first name.

Answer 3

Hiccups are developed very early in the life of the foetus and seem to be associated with getting water through the gills when we were more like fish than humans. I don't believe this, but that is what people say!

Answer 4

When you hiccup, your diaphram spasms. This spasm is out of sync with your normal breathing. Usually a few well concentrated slow deep breaths is the best cure for e hiccups.

Answer 5

I've been told it has to do with irritation of the diaphragm and it has laps and tries to get back on track thus we hiccup.

Answer 6

This question was answered a while ago. It is usually due to irritation of the phrenic nerve. The phrenic nerve is the nerve that controls the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the muscle that controls your breathing, and it located under your lungs. When the phrenic nerve is irritated, it sends irregular electrical impulses down to the phrenic nerve, causing your diaphragm to contract.

Answer 7

you get hiccups when you get too much air in your system. your body overreacts, and thats when you hiccup :)

Answer 8

Its an invountary twitch in ur diaphram..This is what causes Hicups

Answer 9

Your diaphragm and your lungs are out of sync.

Answer 10

spasm of the diaphragm