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Title: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 02, 2007, 04:38:24 PM: my husband has had the hiccups for 24 hours-they stop periodically for an hour here and there,but the rest of the time they are quite violent,they are wearing him out.

Obviously gulping water is not an option-he has tried sips,and holding his breath,and eating bread....any other ideas?
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: tamara on January 02, 2007, 04:47:23 PM: According to Guinness the longest recorded attack of hiccupping was 69 years and 5 months. Charles Osboune (1894-1991) began hiccupping in 1922 and hiccupped every 1 1/2 second until a morning a February 1990. He died only a year and a bit later on May 1st 1991.

And you thought having them for a few hours was bad!

www.dgotech.com/hiccup/ (http://www.dgotech.com/hiccup/)

This site has a few "cures" maybe give some a try!
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: angieskidney on January 02, 2007, 08:47:49 PM: I have never used fluid for my hiccups. All I do is take a deep breath, hold it for 10 seconds, and then breathe out very slowly. This calms the spasms in the diaphram that cause the hiccups in the first place ;) :thumbup;

Of course I MUST say I have never had them as bad as he has :(

Oh cool! That link is really cool reading! Thanks! :thumbup; :thx;
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SUCK ON THIS
Suck on some crushed ice, try a lemon wedge or a spoonful of peanut butter.

TO BREATHE OR NOT TO BREATHE
Simply holding your breath works for some. Blowing out air in a steady slow stream is a another technique, this relaxes the diaphragm. If you are a runner and find you get shoulder craps you can try the pursed lips and blowing technique as well. Believe it or not the pain in your shoulder could be caused by your diaphragm as the shoulder is one of the closest nerve endings for the diaphragm.
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: anja on January 02, 2007, 08:55:44 PM: I always cure mine with a spoonful (partial) of granulated sugar~ does the trick everytime for me. Good Luck!
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 02, 2007, 09:20:12 PM: concentrated breathing works for a while-they come back though-I read that link and I googled and read....found one article that said Reglan could be prescribed (among other drugs) which is a stomach sedative he was given for nausea-I gave him a dose of that,hopefully it will work through the night.

And Thanks for the links :thx; :snowman;
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: tamara on January 02, 2007, 11:35:54 PM: Quote from: glitter on January 02, 2007, 09:20:12 PM
concentrated breathing works for a while-they come back though-I read that link and I googled and read....found one article that said Reglan could be prescribed (among other drugs) which is a stomach sedative he was given for nausea-I gave him a dose of that,hopefully it will work through the night.

And Thanks for the links :thx; :snowman;

Hope you haven't read about the other thing they can prescribe or perform, I won't go into it just leave a link LOL

http://chuqui.typepad.com/chuqui_30/2006/10/entrez_pubmed.html
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 03, 2007, 10:53:38 AM: you know I found that last night too=ROTFLMAO I told my hubby I could help him out-he didn't think it was funny but I sure did!!!
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: kitkatz on January 03, 2007, 08:54:17 PM: Never would have thought of doing that either. Oh my!
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: Sluff on January 03, 2007, 09:05:25 PM: Hopefully the problem disappears before taking drastic measures.
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 04, 2007, 07:50:54 PM: he went to the Dr today-he was given Thorazine,that plus the patches of duregesic,plus the ativan- his hiccups have finally went away-I have to watch him though-thats a very dopey mixture.I put him to bed.

He went on dialysis before all his bones were healed from being crushed,and he has been on really heavy medication...sometimes he talks alot of nonsense,he can't drive either. Its killing me I need to get a job one of these days,but I am scared to leave him alone for too long.
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: tamara on January 04, 2007, 07:56:42 PM: Glitter, I hope it all works out for you too, which it will, life, while at the moment your having a bit of a down moment, just means soon there will be an up moment!

That's how I have learnt to look at life.

Let us know how he feels once he wakes up from his medicine cocktail !

Hope you get my sense of humour, it's hard not to offend anybody when your writing not talking, it's hard to express the emotion that your trying to get across with what you say..............................

Anyway keep us posted.

Love Tamara xxx ooo

:grouphug;
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 04, 2007, 09:00:35 PM: your sense of humor is fine!! Laughing helps me get through my day-even if its through my tears sometimes. :cuddle;
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 05, 2007, 07:24:29 PM: still hiccupping.......few more bouts with confusion...Dr. upped dose of thorazine to 50mg. hopefully...... :banghead; :banghead;
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: Sluff on January 05, 2007, 07:38:19 PM: :( Dang girl what's with that? Hope they go away soon.
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: glitter on January 05, 2007, 08:34:25 PM: after he is exhausted he even hiccups in his sleep...
Title: Re: how do you stop the hiccups without fluid?
Post by: froggy on January 07, 2007, 02:51:46 PM: When I have hiccups I use a teaspoon of lemon juice it takes them away instantly but taste disgusting. I have never had hiccups that bad though!