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Peggi
So, my hubby tends to get hiccups on occasion that can last for an hour or more.
He's tried all the tricks in the book from holding his breath to controlling his breathing, to sex, to drinking water! We've even tried all of the really
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So, my hubby tends to get hiccups on occasion that can last for an hour or more.
He's tried all the tricks in the book from holding his breath to controlling his breathing, to sex, to drinking water! We've even tried all of the really silly ones like a spoon of sugar!
Still, nothing seems to work! Have you found a crazy alternative hiccup cure you'd like to share?
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Oh Lord have mercy! I have them constantly! Just had them today! It's bad. Mine are so intense it's like they're jerking my insides up my throat. I know how he feels. Mine usually last all day--on and off. It even gives me a headache because my hiccups really jerk my entire body. Ugh! I hate them.
So far, I've found ONE solution. Bend over and drink water. It sometimes doesn't even work for me, but it's the best thing I've tried so far. I hear a spoon of peanut butter, but never feel like downing a sppoon of that stuff when I'm jerking my lungs up. Lol.
The bending over and drinking thing is really tricky! You put your upper lip on the opposite side of the cup that you normally would. This sounds crazy right now. Lol. Then you carefull bend over. Head pointing to the ground and drink. It has stopped mine instantly before and sometimes it just doesn't do the trick. However, it is the only thing that does do it, even if it's not every tiME.
Holding your breath never works for me. My lovie always yells to scare the hiccups out of me. It only makes me jump and scares the daylights out of me, but not the hiccups. I say "all you're doing is making my headache worse!" The yelling and making me jump does not work. Lol. He still tries it each time.
I would definitely try the water thing. There have been times where I've had to do it a few times for it to work, but nothing works like drinking upside down. Lol.