cure for drunken hiccups? btw where do hiccups come from?

Question

ive only had like 5 beersbut way too much pizza. ......but ive got the hiccups.... WHY? and how do i get rid of them? thanks

thank you everyone and especialy thank you for your thoughtful answer complicated! i read the whole thing

Mel, hold on, im gonna try it

okay well they are gone.... sorry if i didnt take anyone advice exactly but... remember ive been drinking. ...mel i tried to follow but... im sitting now and already bending at the waste and os i got confused.

i stood up, bent at the waste, grabbed my ankels with my hands and rested my weight on them... then held my breath for as long as i could. ...and they are gone. theyve been goingfor like 30 minutes and they are gone after that... so thanks.

btw, it wasnt until i stood up that i realized how much i had grossly overeaten. im sure that had a lot to do with it.

Answer 1

You can try drinking a glass of water while bending over and drinking from the opposite side of the glass or you can try holding the mid portion of your clavicle to compress the phrenic nerve, which controls your diaphram, which gives you the hiccups when it is in spasm. : )

Answer 2

Numerous home remedies for hiccups exist. The reason that these remedies are thought to work is that carbon dioxide build-up in the blood will stop hiccups, which is what happens when you hold your breath. If the vagus nerve that runs from the brain to the stomach is stimulated, hiccups can also be alleviated (this is what is happening when you drink water or pull on your tongue).

Try these methods at home:

Hold your breath.
Drink a glass of water quickly.
Become frightened.
Use smelling salts.
Pull hard on your tongue.
Place one-half teaspoon of dry sugar on the back of your tongue. (You can repeat this process 3 times at 2-minute intervals. Use corn syrup, not sugar, in young children.)


Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.

The diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.

Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.

You've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.

Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!

Answer 3

Some times hiccups is a sign that your body is hungry and has a empty stomach, usually a very small piece of candy or fruit can help. When we are busy throughout the day and do not stop for a snack, this may result in hiccups.

Answer 4

From Wikipedia: "While many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage, or electrolyte imbalance."

It is likely, then, that the cold beer with the hot pizza is what set off your hiccups.

There are several different remedies for hiccups that people recommend - but the best course of action is to just wait them out.

Answer 5

Hiccups have something to do with oxygen and lungs that's why cures for hiccups include holding your breath and taking 9 or w/e # gulps of water

Answer 6

I had an older Aunt who use to say when you get the hiccups , you're either growing or constipated. I see you've gotten a lot of home remedies I would have given you so I won't go there.

Answer 7

Don't know why, but know how to get rid of. Works EVERY time. Bend at the waist and take a drink (of anything) pour the drink on the roof of your mouth and swallow it that way. Sounds silly, but it works every time.
P.S. the answer above mine is a bunch of complicated crap. Trust me, mine is easy..

Answer 8

i dunno any cures besides taking a drink of water but hiccups are spasms of your diaphram