Have a really bad case of hiccoughs, no known remedy works,docs say liver bloating,very embarrassing in public

Question

Spicy food, alcohol abstinence doesn't work. Hiccoughs occur suddenly, without warning. Have tried drinking plain water, taking sugar, plain rice to no effect. Please help.

The only thing that has worked for me yet is me putting my fingers deep in my mouth upto my epiglottis and coughing out some of the sputum in my esophagus.

Answer 1

now dont laugh this works for me! get a glass of water and drink it from opposite side from usual so that ur drinking by bending right forward and down while holding ur breath as long as poss and keep swallowing big gulps of water till glass empty then slowly release ur breath. it has never failed me yet good luck

Answer 2

Do you have a liver problem that causes a metabolic condition that causes the hiccups? If that's the case, I wonder why the doc didn't prescribe some kind of medication? For regular hiccups,
holding my breath until the hiccups go away, always works for me .Usually this takes several minutes and I break into hiccups several times during the process. I just stick with it and try not to breathe in and they eventually go away.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Phoenix is right. You have to hold your breath for as close to 30 seconds as you can.

In order for it to work you need to fully inflate your lungs (so that you can't take in any more air at all). It's impossible to hiccough if you can't breath in. This breaks the pattern - gone.

It's never failed when I've been there to talk people through it.

Good luck.

Answer 4

I was taught in childhood that hiccups is a sign of lack of oxygen in your system. Once it starts, I suggest that you take long deep breaths (inhale and exhale) You'll find it amazing but the hiccups will go away in a minute or two.

No medicinal claims, but in our case, it always works.

Answer 5

Aren't hic ups caused by your diaphragm contract out of rhythm
Its nothing to do with your liver?!?!?!

The best way I know to get rid of hic ups is drinking water from the wrong side of the glass.

Anyway hope this helps

Answer 6

an ice cube down the back

failing that a prayer to St Jude, the patron saint of lost causes

you have my sympathy

Answer 7

stand upside down well dricking water with fingers in your eres the get scared and breathing in a paper bag

Answer 8

try drinking pepper mint tea morning & evening & try not to eat to heavy after 7pm at night & see how that works

Answer 9

Hold you breath for as long as possible works for me!!

Answer 10

Yes, malt vinegar is the best cure...