what u do to stop hicupps !!

@rohit89 (1967)
India
December 23, 2006 2:40pm CST
i drink water but if even then it doesnt stop then i have some sugar it really helps....do u know any other thing to stop hicupps?
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@angelicEmu (1311)
23 Dec 06
I drink a glass of cold water upside-down (not standing on my head, but tipping my head forward over the glass, and drinking from the wrong side) all in one go. That usually works, but if not I do some controlled breathing exercises. Sometimes I get hiccups when I'm very hungry, and if that's the case, I eat something!
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@rohit89 (1967)
• India
23 Dec 06
thnx ill also try that
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@jennifer611 (2514)
• United States
23 Dec 06
Peanut butter...
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@rohit89 (1967)
• India
23 Dec 06
will try ...
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@simran1430 (1790)
• India
27 Feb 07
Drink 1/2 glass water, slowly. Keep a tsp. of sugar in your month and suck slowly. Suck 2-3 small pieces of fresh ginger. This helps in hiccups which keep occurring again and again. OR Take a large mouthful of water with out swallowing, plug both ears, and slowly begin to swallow the water. Unplug your ears and you're hiccup free!
@smuggeridge (2148)
23 Dec 06
recite the alphabet backwards
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@rohit89 (1967)
• India
23 Dec 06
lol...does it work ?
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@mayammb (1815)
• Australia
23 Dec 06
It is said that if u frighten the person the hicupps will stop immediately.
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@rohit89 (1967)
• India
23 Dec 06
thnx 4 ur response
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@vik87391 (169)
• Spain
26 Dec 06
1.Drink water 2.Eat sugar 3.Stop breathing for a minute 4.Look upwards for some time 5.Eat Bananna 6.Smell slippers 7.Eat honey 8 And finally fart loudly....LOL
@firdaus (685)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 06
Some Common ideas on how to get rid of hiccups: * putting fingers in throat, or ears * standing on head * someone jumps out and scare you when you're not expecting it - a famous treatment * holding breath and counting to 10 * breathing deeply * trying to swallow hiccups * massaging the bottom throat between the collar bone or under both collar bones * drink as fast as possible * putting sugar on tongue * hold chocolate on your tongue Referred to as singultus, hiccups are treated medically only in severe and persistent (termed "intractable") cases. Haloperidol (Haldol, an anti-psychotic and sedative), metoclopramide (Reglan, a gastrointestinal stimulant), and chlorpromazine (Thorazine, an anti-psychotic with strong sedative effects) are used in cases of intractable hiccups. In severe or resistant cases, baclofen (an anti-spasmodic) is sometimes required to suppress hiccups. Effective treatment with sedatives often requires a dose that either renders the person unconscious or highly lethargic. Hence, medicating singultus is done short-term and is not a situation where the affected individual could continue with normal life activities while taking the medication.