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Sugar Remedy for Chemo-Induced Hiccups

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Sugar for Chemo-Induced Hiccups
Posted by Patricia (Detroit, Michigan) on 07/03/2008
★★★★★

My husband is undergoing chemotherapy right now for large Bcell lymphoma. He experiences hiccups after he eats which started right after his first treatment. He doesn't eat fast or gulp air when he eats so we ruled that out. Seems to be a common experience as we read on the internet. We found that a teaspoon of sugar really works! Once he took it the hiccups stopped immediately. Hope other cancer patients read this.