why do we feel hicupps?
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A hiccup or hiccough (generally pronounced "HICK-up" independent of the spelling) is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the "hic" noise. A bout of hiccups generally resolves by itself, although many home remedies are in circulation to shorten the duration, and medication is occasionally necessary. By extension, the term "hiccup" is also used to describe a small and unrepeated aberration in an otherwise consistent pattern. The medical term is singultus.\n\nWhile many cases develop spontaneously, hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, or drinking an excess of an alcoholic beverage. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors.\n\nIt is still unclear to scientists exactly why hiccups occur, particularly because it doesn't seem to give us any specific benefit. Some speculation exists that hiccups are a remnant of a bodily function that has been phased out by evolution, such as the move from aquatic gilled creatures to land animals. More research is required to ascertain their true nature, origins, and purpose, if any.
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Yes,sometimes you feel when they are thirsty
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wen ur nervous or anxious and ur stomach feels funny because all this worrying or happiness [basically all yr emotions ur feeling at that moment] are all jumbled up. or at least thats wat i think =]
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I have that problem too. I'd like to know why I feel dizzy in the mornings and then really alert at night. All this while I just take it that I'm just not a morning person but thats not enough.\n\nCome to think of it, I attribute my alertness at night to drinking tea or coffee. And because we end up sleeping late, so we get sleepy in the morning.
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It's caused by having the cold substance touching the roof on your mouth.  The cold stimulates nerves in the roof of your mouth causing them to spasm.  This in turns cause blood vessels in your brain to dilate.  The dialation is the headache you feel.\n\nIt's like a mini migraine.  But none of the serious aftereffects.\n\nOnly about 1/3 of the people experience it.  I do, and the best way I recover quickly is to put my tongue up to the roof of my mouth.  The warm helps calm the nerves.\n\nAs long as you don't eat cold stuff quickly you should be OK.
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We hiccup because our diaphragm is irittated, it contracts uncontrollably. This can happen when you eat too fast. The contraction, or twitching, causes the back of the throat to snap shut which is what makes the sound of hiccup...
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"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.\n\nThe diaphragm almost always works perfectly. When you inhale, it pulls down to help pull air into the lungs. When you exhale, it pushes up to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated. When this happens, it pulls down in a jerky way, which makes you suck air into your throat suddenly. When the air rushing in hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.\n\nSome things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.\n\nYou've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.\n\nPutting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups. Boo!
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"Hic!" You've just hiccuped for what seems like the tenth time since you finished your big dinner. Wonder where these funny noises are coming from? The part to blame is your diaphragm (say: die-uh-fram). This is a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of your chest, and all hiccups start here.\n\nThe diaphragm almost always works perfectly. It pulls down when you inhale to help pull air into the lungs, and it pushes up when you exhale to help push air out of the lungs. But sometimes the diaphragm becomes irritated, and when this happens, it pushes up in a jerky way that makes your breath come out differently from how it normally does. When this irregular breath hits your voice box, you're left with a big hiccup.\n\nSome things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.\n\nYou've probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you've even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups; other people say that drinking from the "wrong" side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free. Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment - having someone jump out and scare you when you're not expecting it - helps some people wave good-bye to their hiccups.
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because air builds up inside us. It happens if you eat quickly or talk fast because you aren't getting enough air or you are getting air randomly so your body doesn't have chance to use it properly. Then it gets stuck and it comes out as hiccoughs
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hiccups are an involantary muscle spasm of the diaphram.  usually occurs when you are dehydrated and are eating or immediatly following a meal. your body needs fluid in your esophugas to move food to your stomach through peristalsis
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If you get them in the morning, in the first 2 hours after waking up, you have a form of sleep apnea. \nYou might not be getting enough oxygen, that can cause hiccups.\nTalk to your dr. He will probably run some tests. Also talk to people in your family. Sleep apnea is generally genetic... mother or father who snores.
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I don't know what causes it, but you're not alone if it helps you at all. Sometimes it's all too much and I just want to sit in the corner and stare at my feet. There's no particualr reason, sometimes there's a good reason for feeling happy and I just can't do it. I think we all have dark days/ weeks/ months, and sometimes it takes for someone to reach out and say everything will be ok. \nSO this is me, a complete stranger, saying chin up, everything will be ok. And don't listen to people when they say think positive, it just makes it worse. \n\nSmile, it makes people wonder what you're up to \n:P
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Hiccups are commonly caused by distention of the stomach, which you get if you eat too much, drink carbonated beverages, or swallow too much air. This suggests hiccup as a sequela to boozing may be more the result of fizzy mixers than alcohol itself. Or else you just slurp.\n\nLots of other things can cause hiccups too, some of them pretty scary. Skimming through a long list, I see skull fracture, epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, tuberculosis, meningitis, bowel obstruction, and ulcerative colitis.
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well hiccups happen when u swallow air and then u eat too \nfast. so its not bad but in some casesof the hiccups can last for days or weeks, but this is very unusual, and it's usually a sign of another medical problem.
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Hiccups are the rhythmic contractions of the diaphragm muscle that separates chest and abdomen. The common causes of hiccups are : overeating and gastritis( swelling of the inner lining of the stomach). But the more dreaded ones could be uraemia (increased urea circulating in blood) or raised intracranial pressure due to brain problem. Simple ways to control hiccups are taking deep breaths and holding on for a while. drink cold water, keep looking upwards or eat some jaggery or some sweet lozenges.Metoclopromide tablet along with omeprazol capsule may help releiving gastritis.But if it is not stopping better see your doctor who would advise investigations to rule out kidney or brain problem.
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Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, a large sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. This spasm causes an intake of breath that is suddenly stopped by the closure of the vocal cords (glottis). This closure causes the characteristic "hiccup" sound. A very full stomach can cause bouts of hiccups that go away on their own. Full stomach can be caused by: Eating too much too fast, drinking too much alcohol,swallowing too much air, smoking, sudden change in stomach temperature, such as drinking a hot beverage and then a cold beverage, and emotional stress or excitement.
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due to the sudden jerk you get while you sneeze, you automatically make you body tight and then suddenly it becomes loose. thus the blood pressure increases. \nSometimes people feely giddy due to a sudden and big sneeze. this is because, the brain cannot coincide with the blood pressure. thus it happens. but remember this is all just for quite a fraction of a second. \n\nHope it was clear enough.