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Bitters, Lemon and Sugar
Posted by Sandra (Los Angeles, Ca) on 08/12/2013
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Take a slice of lemon, cover it with sugar and (liquid) bitters... Then gnaw on it for a minute or two and the hiccups are gone!
Burp
Posted by Chris (St. Louis, MO) on 10/18/2006
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Just force a burp or two. This worked every time for me.
Replied by Jasmyn
(Honolulu, Hawaii, U.s.)
02/14/2013
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Melissa (Ohio)
09/14/2017
9 posts
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Cause of Hiccups: Phrenic Nerve Chilling
Posted by Jayna D. (California) on 12/09/2023
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Years ago a chiropractor told me that they are caused by the chilling of the phrenic nerve. So, very often I get hiccups after eating something from the fridge or just being in the cold air. I take apple cider capsules daily and they have not prevented them. However, thankfully for me hiccups don't last very long. I'll try the solutions mentioned.
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Debbie Gray (US) on 05/26/2020
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One day I developed hiccups during my high school chemistry class. My chemistry teacher made me get up and drink a cup of water while bending over from the waist. It worked!! Since then, I have altered the technique by getting a mouthful of water, then bending over and swallowing. Sometimes I have to repeat this several times in a row, but the hiccups always go away.
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Yvaughn (Arlington, Tx) on 08/28/2016
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Yet another "yay" for drinking water upside-down. I filled my mouth with water, bent waaay over, and then swallowed. I didn't hiccup once after the first swallow, but I did it 3 more times, just in case. I now have a slight... awareness (not even enough to say "discomfort") in my chest, beside my sternum, over my right breast, but I think that's only because I used really cold water :-) Thank you, everyone, for this cure!
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Melisa (Asheville, Nc) on 03/15/2013
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The drink upside down technique for hiccups worked amazingly well. My husband was suffering from recurring hiccups for 10 minutes due to fullness. He didn't eat a lot, but felt very full. I suggested this remedy. He hiccuped through the first 2 sips and then completely stopped on the fourth. He said he felt like he was on the verge of hiccuping and took a mouthful, bent at the waist and swallowed one more time. He stopped hiccuping completely or feeling like he was going to hiccup. We could not stop laughing - it was unbelievable!
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Sara (Bentonville, Arkansas) on 01/30/2013
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Another yay! Had a bad case of hiccups I took about three gulps of water out of a cup upside down using a straw (I didnt follow one persons post of upper lip on rim of cup) and worked like a charm. Try it. It works! Sara
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Machelle (Tucson, Az) on 10/17/2012
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I have been miserable with the hiccups for the last hour. Just tried drinking water upside down and I can't believe it worked! Thank God, I thought my chest was going to explode!
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Joanvirginia (South Riding, Va) on 02/16/2012
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Wow, that was soooo easy! I had just a tiny sip of water in my mouth (I actually had a large sip before I swallowed half of it), I leaned over, while sitting, with my head between my knees and swallowed. Gone. So cool!
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Isabelle (Garden Grove, Ca Usa) on 07/14/2010
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Yea! Hello everybody from our wonderful earth clinic community! It seem to be that the action of swallowing while the diaphragm is compressed and not moving with our breathing stop hiccup after 2 to 5 swallows. Even when I don't have water handy , I just take a deep breath block it , bend and swallow a bit of saliva a few time without breathing and the diaphragm go back to behave normally: no more hiccup! Peace!
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Aria (Port Huron, Mi, Us) on 07/14/2010
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I too have been drinking water upside down for hiccups since I was 14. It works every time. . . Just remember not to breathe through your nose while bent over with water in your mouth! I have learned that from experience :).
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Louise (Kansas City, Missouri Usa) on 07/13/2010
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I learned this trick when I was 14. I suffer from very frequent and VERY painful hiccups. I just fill my mouth with as much water as it will hold, bend completely over at the waist, and then swallow. Usually I have to do this 3 or 4 times right in a row but it always works! ! !
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Theo (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) on 06/07/2009
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This simple remedy really worked: I put some water in my mouth, bent over forward with my head pointed to my toes, and then swallowed. After that, my hiccups were instantly gone!
Drink Upside Down
Posted by Penny (Columbus, Ohio, USA) on 12/20/2007
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I am 56 years old and my grandmother taught me to drink water upside down. It works 100% of the time. As previous posts mentioned you must drink with your upper lip on the rim and drink while bending over and sucking air at the same time. It's weird sounding until you finally figure out that it works every time.
Replied by Bryan
(Port Vue, Pa)
05/08/2010
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Drink Upside Down
Posted by Anna (Waxahachie, USA) on 10/17/2007
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whenever i have hiccups, i just bend over and drink water, it works every time
