How do you ge tthe hick ups?

Question

I got um... Now what shoudld I do to stop um? i don't know where I got them from?

lol. I'm surprised no one has said drink water upside down. That worked., Still don't know how you get um. Some people seem to get them after drinking .... why?

After drinking alchol I mean...

Answer 1

It can happen when you take big gulps of food or if you take in a lot of air. There has never been a sure cure for the hiccups, but you might want to try drinking water while holding your breath. Make sure that you don't take a deep breath before doing this.

Answer 2

Hiccups, or hiccoughs, are involuntary sounds made by spasms of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a large sheet of muscle slung beneath the lungs that, together with the intercostal muscles, causes us to breathe. The muscular spasm of these muscles sucks air into the lungs, and the quick inhalation makes a structure inside the throat (called the epiglottis) slam shut. (The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that closes over the windpipe during swallowing to prevent the inhalation of food, fluids or saliva.) This sharp closure of the epiglottis causes the characteristic ‘hic’ sound of hiccups. Generally, hiccups resolve by themselves after a few minutes, but prolonged hiccups that last for days or weeks may be symptomatic of underlying disorders.

Hiccups are harmless and usually resolve by themselves in a few minutes. Some hiccup ‘cures’ include:

* Hold your breath
* Take deep breaths
* Breathe into a paper bag
* Eat a bit of fresh ginger
* Suck on a lemon
* Have a hot water and honey drink
* Eat a spoonful of sugar
* Drink a glass of water slowly
* Eat ice
* Gargle
* Sit down and lean forward over your knees
* Ask someone to give you a fright.

Answer 3

hycups are cause by an irritation of the diaphram, the muscle which is just under your lungs, which seperates your lungs from your lower internal organs. When it is irritated, it convulses, which is the hycups you experience. Not really much you can do to "stop" them, just let it ride itelf out.

Answer 4

the gas built up in your stomach caused by excess air. if you are chewing gum ... u sometimes swallowair. what you do is hold your breath and swallow water three times... or put your head upside down and hold your breath for about thirty seconds... that should do it

Answer 5

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hiccups/article_em.htm

I normally drink a glass of water very fast.... If one glass doesnt sto them.. have another one.

In India people think when you get hiccups someone somewhere is thinking about you :) silly superstition but it feels good that someone is thinking about you.

Answer 6

get a hammer.....then play monopoly with 2 people who's birthdays fall in a leap year....next take a nap with a blue blanket and make tea on fridays...

Answer 7

have someone scare you. the other day my brother had the hiccups while we were in the car so i stopped quickly causing the car to sort of jolt and his hiccups went away

Answer 8

Swallowing food too fast. You get air down your throat.

Answer 9

From air that accidentally, didnt go to its right path.

Answer 10

chille hot food