How do you get rid of the hickups they are driving me crazy!
2006-07-07 06:23:55 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Drinking water and holding my breath usually work for me. But when you hold your breath, take a deep breath, force your diaphragm way out (you'll look like you have a basketball in your belly) and hold it.
2006-07-07 06:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually helps to just focus on anything else other than the hickups when you have them. For example, try to read something interesting or watch a good program on TV. Anything that's of interest to you... Eventually, they will go away and you do not have to stress about it so much.
2006-07-07 06:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by italian_princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get someone to look into your eyes, and tell or even yell at you to hickup. That usually works for me.
2006-07-07 06:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by popoamanda06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an herb called lobelia....it mostly comes in extract form. It is an antispasmodic and works to stop the muscle spasms that cause hiccoughing. Put a few drops of the lobelia in a small cup with some warm water drink it.
This also works for muscle crams and twitchings.
2006-07-07 06:28:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when i get the hickups i either hold my breath, drink water or lie my head upside down
2006-07-07 06:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by a good listener 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You hear this all the time, but have you ever tried it?
Drink water out of the opposite side of a glass or cup. It forces you to trigger your swallowing mechanism while your diaphragm is upside down, I don't know why this works, but it always has for me. Can be kind of messy though, hope you don't mind getting a little wet.
2006-07-07 06:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by CrashCondon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one believes me but the tried and true way to get rid of the hiccups is to drink water up side down. It works for me everytime.
2006-07-07 06:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by Lynng_countrygirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiccups are a spontaneous and repeated contraction of the diaphragm. Try eating a large spoonful of ice cream fast.
2006-07-07 06:32:43 · answer #8 · answered by fiddlesticks9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, go upside down and drink a glass of water. After that have your dad dress up like Jason (horror figure) and scare you at night or day at any random time.
2006-07-07 06:26:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When ever someone in my family gets the hiccups, we scare them or tell a fake bad news and they will quickly forget and wha-la it's gone. Be careful of how you do this, it might just get serious and end up with a bigger problem.
2006-07-07 06:32:08 · answer #10 · answered by Yoro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋