Hiccups, what causes them and is it a sign of your body trying to correct something wrong inside of you?

Answer 1

Almost everyone gets the hiccups from time to time. Hiccups typically are harmless and go away after a few minutes. Rarely, hiccups may persist for days or even weeks. When this occurs, they can interfere with eating and sleeping. In a few instances, persistent hiccups can be a sign of a serious underlying disorder.

Hiccups are caused by involuntary contractions of your diaphragm — the muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen and plays an important role in breathing. This involuntary contraction causes your vocal cords to close very briefly, which produces the characteristic sound of a hiccup.

Often, there may be no obvious cause for hiccups. But possible causes include:

Irritation to the nerves that control normal contractions of the diaphragm — such as due to eating hot or spicy foods or drinking carbonated liquids.

Eating a large meal. Hiccups are more likely to occur when your stomach is full.

Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol

Smoking

Sudden excitement or emotional stress

Answer 2

Hiccups are simply spasms of the diaphragm...they usually resolve on their own, although there have been cases of hiccups lasting for days. They are what they are - and don't indicate anything else wrong with your body.

Answer 3

A tablespoon of peanut butter always worked for me. And no, there is nothing wrong with your body when you get hiccups.

Answer 4

hiccups are spasms of your diaphragm, which is the muscle located beneath your lungs which controls your breathing. when the diaphragm spasms, you hiccup. you can get rid of it by holding your breath, by drinking water, and other 'home remedies' you have probably heard about.