Cure for Hiccups
By gifana
@gifana (4833)
Portugal
November 16, 2006 11:18am CST
I got the idea of this discussion from littlefranciscan. Do you have a home rememdy for getting rid of the hiccups. I do and it is infallible. I had a friend in Ecuador who, when she got the hiccups they would sometimes last for a day or two. I gave her my remedy and they stopped immediately. It is really quite simple......drink a glass of water upside down backwards. That is. fill a glass about 3/4 full. Then place your mouth of the opposite side of the glass you usually use. then slowly bending down as far as you can trying to put your head between your legs drink slowly for about 30 seconds or until you have finished drinking the water. Do not straighten up before then. I told you it sounds silly and to many the first time is the hardest but once you get used to it it's a piece of cake.
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12 responses
@ChewySpree (1832)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Hi Gifana, your remedy doesn't sound silly to me at all, because I use a similar method that works for me every time and it has worked on everyone that has tried it for me.
Fill a glass with water. Get a friend to hold the glass for you. Stick your index fingers in each ear and the use your middle fingers (or your pinky fingers) to pinch your nose at the same time. Then your friend will tilt the water to your mouth so you can drink it. By closing your ears and nose, it creates a vaccum and smooths out your diaphram.
If you don't have a friend around you can use a straw.
@ChewySpree (1832)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Thanks Gifana, I would be honored to be added to your friends list. Thanks!
@neha_80 (310)
• Australia
17 Nov 06
The glass of water really works!
But i have got the simplest way to stop hiccups that works for me . I read it some where i dont remeber
Just hold your breadth for few seconds & gone are your hiccups.
@certified_alice (1854)
• Philippines
16 Nov 06
just a glass of water works for me and there are no other techniques. and for babies, you'll just have to make them cry so their hiccups will disappear
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
16 Nov 06
I have cured the hiccups this way many times. Another method I have used is simply taking a tablespoon of granulated sugar and holding it in your mouth for as long as possible. By the time you have swallowed the sugar your hiccups should be gone. This method works great for kids who are not able to drink water upside down.
@cpamanda (693)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Yeah, my grandparents used to try and make me do that to get rid of my hiccups. I always have them, born with them actually. True. I always ended up spilling the water all over myself and they laughed. For hiccups, if I can drink a bunch of water and burp or use a teaspoon of straight sugar, I can usually get them to go away. So you are honestly coordinated enough to do the upside down thing?
