Hiccups

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

I have the hiccups...and I can't shake it off!!!

What is your remedy?

I held my breath and swallowed three times, that usually does the trick. But not this time unfortunately.

[Not Available 0]

For me, its holding my breath or really just ignoring it, for my husband, drink a lot of water.

I hate the hiccups!

[Meriem_DZ 37]

Eat a teaspoon full of sugar. Works for me.

Meriem

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Thanks Stina! Thanks Meriem!

Hicks!

I still have it!

Hicks!

Nothing helps!

Hicks!

And I had to edit this post three times! Hicks! Can't spell! It's all the hiccpus fault!

Edited September 21, 2008 by Ms. Squirrel

[Bootylicious!! 2]

Try eating a spoonful of peanut butter.

[Ban Hammer 14,073]

death always cures hiccups.

[Sassy1natl 0]

Sounds crazy but take a coffee cup and fill it halfway with water... drink from the opposite side of the cup. It will require you to lean far over but it works. No fail...

Edited September 21, 2008 by Sassy1natl

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

Try eating a spoonful of peanut butter.

death always cures hiccups.

That would probably work, since a spoonful of peanut butter would probably kill me. I can't stand that stuff!

It's gone now luckily, but lasted for about an hour!

I was once told a really good remedy, while at a pub in Yumbuk, a small village in the south west of Victoria in Australia. But I was so drunk at that time that I don't remeber what it was. I can only remember that it really worked. I am still kicking myself for forgetting about it.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

i find that sucking on a slice of lemon works. if one doesn't work, suck on another but I've never needed more than three.

[Aubrey 10]

I sit in the yoga child's position and try to relax, breath slowly, etc. If someone's around to help, I have them gently rub my back up and down to help further encourage the relaxing. Works like a charm.

[Marilyn. 340]

I have tried this cure and it usually works...

SURPRISE! Every hiccup cure is the same hiccup cure.

Although you may have your favourite cure, you'll soon discover they're ALL based on one magical technique. You can try whatever silly cure you've been told works, and then you sit there eagerly waiting to see if it worked.

Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. However, if you REALLY concentrate on seeing if the cure worked, it will. The cure isn't the act of drinking water upside-down, or holding your breath, or being scared. The REAL cure is the wait AFTER the trick cure that is the real cure.

So I just did away with the trick part of the cure. When I start to hiccup, I stop what I'm doing and concentrate on waiting for my next hiccup. It never comes. The WAIT is the cure.

Anyone can mentally think away their hiccups.

Really. It works, perfectly. You may not believe it till you try it. My guestbook is filled with thousands of people who were amazed.

As long as I can really concentrate on waiting for my next hiccup, without distractions, it works every time. It only ever fails when I'm distracted, and then I just try again with success. I never ever hiccup more than 2 or 3 times. EVER.

For beginners, or for very young children who may have difficulty with the concentration aspect, it may be easier to use some fake trick cure to assist in this concentration. Use whatever cure you've tried before, but remember to stress how important it is to concentrate and WAIT to see if you're cure worked.

I've had success with getting people to say "beep" just before their next hiccup. This gets people to concentrate on waiting for the never arriving hiccup without actually realizing it. At first, they may miss them, and hiccup a few more times, but they'll be frustrated at missing the BEEP and try harder. The harder they try, the better it works.

This method has been used with 100% success in the grade 3 class a teacher friend of mine, and I've received hundreds of emails from all over the world. My guestbook is filed with comments from amazed people who are no longer hiccupping. I believe this site now appears as #1 in Google under Hiccup Cure. I have been interviewed on radio, web blogs and in print. NEVER HICCUP AGAIN!

http://frogstar.com/hiccup/index2.asp

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

This has worked for me every time since I was little, my grandma taught me.

Sometimes you need help from a friend (or hubby) LOL

Plug your ears with your thumbs, your nose with your pointerfingers and hold a glass of water with the rest of your fingers and drink (or have someone hold the glass for you). Do this all at the same time. It looks hilarious but it works. With a little practice you can hold the glass on your own.

I hate the days when you get hiccups on and off all day...that sucks.

[MissStacey 1]

I hate the hiccups. They are torture to me.

I usually try the usuals first- hold breath, drink water, drink water upside down (from the opposite side of the glass bending forward)

If all else fails- I go for the peanut butter.

[Ban Hammer 14,073]

I hate the hiccups. They are torture to me.

I usually try the usuals first- hold breath, drink water, drink water upside down (from the opposite side of the glass bending forward)

If all else fails- I go for the peanut butter.

is peanut butter code in NO for margaritas?

[IAMX 3,055]

Waiting for it to go away.