How do I get rid of the hicups?
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The ancient Greek doctor, Eryximachus, suggested 3 different ways, according to how severe they are.  He says to first try holding your breath.  If that does not work, try gargling with salt water.  And if that fails, then try to make yourself sneeze with a feather or equivalent, which, he says, it the most effective.
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Take a deep breath, hold it and count upto 21 in your mind. Release breath. That's it. Hiccups will vanish. It works every time.
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Here's what you do. Some people say mustard cures it, or water with cartwheels but this works best.\n\n1. Drink some cold water and let it slide down your throat.\n2. Begin to put some more cold water in your mouth but do not swallow.\n3. Hold water in throat for 10-15 sec. while not breathing through your nose.\n4. Swallow\n\nHopefully your hiccups will be gone by now, if not try this a second time and they will be gone.
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Hiccups are involuntary spams of the diaphragm.\nYou should drink lots of water and try to force a really big yawn or two. It seems to force the diaphragm to relax which can help stop hiccups. You can also push below the rib cage for about 30 seconds. Or try to hold your breath as best as you can....\n\nI once heard about drinking water while leaning over and from the other side of the rim -(when you hold the glass) -  but that just sounds silly to me. Many others I have known *swear* by this method, though.\n\nAnother good remedy is to shake a few dashes of Angostura bitters on a lime wedge and suck it for just a few seconds. It's amazing, I've seen it work every time. The bitters can be found in most markets in the liquor section - (it does not contain any alcohol.) It stops them instantaneously!\n\nI have also heard that a good fright will do it. If somebody scares you unexpectedly. Not a scary movie - like lunging out at you and yelling "Boo!" It works but only if you're not expecting it. \n\nGood luck!
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stick ur toungue out as far as u can and count to 10\nor\nget a dixie cup of water, hold ur ears, gulp the water down\nor\nsay fannadannajackedup 10 times\nor \nhold ur breath\nor \nput a spoonful of suger on the roof of ur mouth\nor look here (scroll down to hiccups)\nhttp://www.med-help.net/MedicalTips.html
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stop drinking whole milk, nuts, chocolate, junk food etc.\n\n:> peace
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There are several methods you can try to get rid of them:\n1. hold your breath\n2. drink a glass of water quickly\n3. pull hard on your tongue\n4. a spoon full of sugar placed on the back of your tongue and taken all at once (can be repeated)\n5. having someone scare you\n6. sniff smelling salts
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Number one thing is stop eating shell fish.\nYou can drink more water, get medication for it.
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What Causes the Hiccups?\nHiccups are usually a reaction to your stomach and digestive system getting wonky. This happens when you eat too much, drink bubbly drinks like soda or swallow too much air. Some people get the hiccups for no reason at all. Other things that cause hiccups include skull fracture, epilepsy, tuberculosis and believe it or not, constipation (not being able to poop). \n\nCommon Cures for the Hiccups\nUnlike sneezing, farting, burping, etc., hiccups don't serve any purpose. Hiccups are just annoying and pointless. How do you get rid of hiccups? Which remedy works best? Home remedies are usually based on the idea that you have to disrupt the hiccup cycle. Remedies include holding your breath, breathing into a bag, pulling your tongue, sudden fright, or - get this - eating sugar. Just drinking water, if done soon enough, might wash down a chunk of food in the throat that's pressing against a nerve.
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Try cleansing herbal teas, and light broths.
572143
lay off the sodas & drink more water that should cut down on the acidity in your pee
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Hiccups are caused by a spasm of the diaphram. To cure it, you need to "reset" the natural rhythm. The way to do this is :-\n\n(1) Pour a TALL glass of water.\n\n(2) Hold your breath...\n\n(3) IMPORTANT...PINCH YOUR NOSE CLOSED.\n\n(4) Slowly, take 10 - 20 swallows of the water...while holding your breath with your nose pinched closed.\n\n(5) When you can't stand it any more....you'll know by that overwhelming drowning sensation -- after a gasp, take a deep breath and relax.
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1.   Swallow 1 tsp. white table sugar, dry. A study found that this stopped hiccups immediately in 19 out of 20 people. Repeat up to three more times at 2-minute intervals if necessary.  \n  \n2.   Gulp down a glass of water if the sugar doesn't work.  \n  \n3.   Eat a piece of dry bread slowly.  \n  \n4.   Breathe in and out of a paper bag. Do not use a plastic bag under any circumstances, and don't do this longer than 1 minute.  \n  \n5.   Gargle with water (see 'How to Gargle').  \n  \n6.   Repeat the above steps until your hiccups stop.
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Get some peanut butter and put it on the roof of your mouth. It works! One of my teacher's had a jar of it in the cupboard always handy for anyone who had hiccups.
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Suck in as much air as you possibly can - so much that it prevents the hiccup spasm occuring - and hold it as long as you can.  Simple, effective.
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Yawns and hiccups are our body's natural response to lack of oxygen.  Hiccups occur when our body thinks we're not breathing as often as we should, especially with any activity that involves using the mouth and respiratory system (eating/drinking or talking / singing).\n\nTherefore, use any one of the following (or a combination) as a cure for hiccups:\n\n1.) CLASSICAL / OPERA SINGER'S Long Breathing Exercises - Stand up, torso straight, head up, legs slightly apart, with your arms spread eagle-like almost to your ears.  Take a deep, deep breath -- imagine trying to fill your entire torso with air.  Hold for a few seconds.  Then, exhale all of the air as slowly as you possibly can, by making the sound of a snake ("Ssssss").  Slowly lower your arms all the way to rest on your sides as you say "Ssss," or until you have no breath left to expel. (You MUST expel all of it.)  Then repeat from the beginning.  Do at least 10 repetitions.\n \n2.)  Drink a glass of water.  Swallow large gulps, but not in rapid succession.  Take one big gulp every 10 seconds, until you finish off the glass.  \n\n3.) BRIDAL MARCH -- Start walking very slowly, taking slow breaths and exhaling properly as you do.  Walk like a bride:  one foot step forward , feet together;  other foot forward, both feet together.\n\n4.) TRY TO FORGET ABOUT TRYING TO GET RID OF HICCUPS.  Focus on something else vastly more important, more urgent, more interesting.  (Example:  look at some gorgeous nude guy's pic.)  Don't forget to breathe luxuriously.  :-)  Your body will gradually realize you don't need to hiccup to get enough oxygen, especially with your brain pre-occupied with something else.
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Hiccups are caused by the diaphragm spasming.  Try holding your breath or forcing air down to help stop the spasm