Hiccup remedies

[Marthe48]

my husband and I would kiss them away, which was easy and painless. it mostly worked, but once in awhile, the hiccups didn't stop. Our next sure cure was filling a glass with water, lighting a match, blowing it out and puttingit in the water. Then drink 10 swallows of water. Drink the water,but don't drink thr match. It works almost every time.

Anyone else have a tried and true hiccup cure?

[CentralMass]

1. My go to is to hold my breath for as long as I can. However my uncle had a remedy thar I swear works

Fill a glass with water and place a clean face cloth over the glass and drink the water through the face cloth.

[ret5hd]

6. ...and always drink from this side of the cup:

[CentralMass]

10. 🤣

[Marthe48]

28. I knew it was coming

but I watched the whole clip lol

[fierywoman]

2. Or drink the water out of the glass backwards (i.e., from the opposite side...)

[Walleye]

3. Our family cure was, hold your breath take 9 little sips of water

Usually works for me

[2naSalit]

4. The glass of water...

and the match is interesting.

The one that works every time but I am loathe to think of it;

fill a regular teaspoon with granulated sugar - less than full is good, any kind will do, then add enough water to completely drench the sugar then swallow it. It's kind of gross but when I get desperate after a long spell of them, I'll do that and they'll be gone within a minute or less. Hiccups give me a headache after about five minutes so I try to get rid of them quickly.

Sometimes drinking water helps, some say breathe into a paper bag... the only one that never fails is the watery sugar thing.

[lastlib]

32. Story to go with that:

My mom's two grandchildren were visiting when the granddaughter, the older of the two at age six, got the hiccups. Mom got a spoonful of sugar, wet it down, and fed it to the girl, and the hiccups promptly went away. The grandson, age three, watched as his sister got a spoonful of sugar, and momentarily started hiccuping! Went to Grandma and told her he had hiccups. But he was clearly faking it--he just wanted the sugar, and the attention. He got neither. Wise grandma.

[2naSalit]

34. That scenario...

Played out in my family a number of times... there were seven of us for a time.

[XanaDUer2]

5. Hold my breath

And drink about 8 ounces of water. Always works

[yorkster]

7. Yes. Drink some water "upside down" - iow, from the opposite

side of the glass. Be sure to be away from people, because they will laugh and you will too. It works, sometimes with just a couple of sips.

[LuckyCharms]

8. +1 n/t

[Patterson]

9. A spoonful of sugar dissolved in the mouth.

[Nay]

14. That always works for me, too. nt

[mitch96]

11. My Mom said to put a pencil in you mouth crosswise, like the point was on one cheek and the

eraser on the other and then try to drink a glass of water. Worked most of the time and you get your shirt wet as an added benefit.
Now this one has worked a few times and it seem magical b/c they instantly go away.
I got the hiccups at my favorite drinking establishment. The bartender took a half sliver of orange and put a few drops of Angostura bitters on it. She said suck on this. BOOM they went away. Have not tried this at home but it works in a bar... YMMV..
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https://www.winemag.com/2021/10/15/best-hiccup-cure-bartender/

[flying_wahini]

12. My husband was stricken with Shingles a few years ago and also developed Hiccups that lasted

They lasted a solid 4 days! No lie. He even hiccuped when he slept. (Not as frequently, tho. )
We tried everything.

The ONLY thing that worked was smoking pot. Helped immensely for a few hours at a time.

[Bayard]

13. My sister had a good remedy

Put your chin on your chest and breathe deeply. It's supposed to straighten out your esophagus to make it stop spasming.

I get hiccups when I cough a lot (asthma). I used to have a cat, whose eyes would get real big when it happened, then he'd walk over and bite me. Murphy did not tolerate no shit!

[ForgedCrank]

26. "then he'd walk over and bite me"

but did it cure your hiccups?

[Bayard]

30. No!

He'd do the same thing when I'd pick him up, and we'd whirl around to the Russian Dance from, "The Nutcracker," though.

[Emile]

15. My cure is smoke a ton of weed. Works everytime.

[Marthe48]

16. Wow! so many

My m-i-l suggested a teaspoon of sugar.

I usually try holding my breath or drinking water. The match in the water works the best.

[Harker]

17. Drinking water with small, rhythmic swallows relaxes my diaphragm.

Tried and true for me.

[Niagara]

18. My go to hiccup remedy is...

Consuming a small scoop of peanut butter.


Disclaimer: I'm not allergic to peanut butter and obviously someone who is shouldn't use P.B. as a hiccup remedy.

[Vinca]

19. Get a mouthful of water, put your fingers in your ears and swallow.

It always works for me.

[Marthe48]

20. I haven't heard that one

I'm taking a pill that helps restless legs, and I get hiccups more often. I'll try your remedynext time

[rurallib]

21. tickle the soft upper palate of your mouth with a finger

worked for me 100% of the time.

[Pathwalker]

22. Hold my breath and push out on my stomach, diaphram to make

it stop spasming, which is what my Dr. insists is what hiccups are. Stop holding your breath after each hiccup, and then start again. This works for me and my family.

[Marthe48]

23. I read that hiccups are because of the diaphram

but didn't remember what I read. Thanks for posting!

[ironflange]

24. Pineapple juice

Don't waste your time with anything else. Pineapple juice works every time.

[Marthe48]

25. Another new one, to me

Thanks for posting!

[Iggo]

27. Pen or pencil or some other similar stick.

Between your teeth about halfway back, kinda like a bit in your mouth. Tilt your head back, and drink a few swallows of water without closing your mouth.

Messy, but it gets the job done…lol.

(There’s a reason it works, but I can’t remember it.)

[Marthe48]

29. Someone else mentioned using a pencil

I have a vague memory of my brother and me trying the pencil trick.

[Iggo]

31. There's probably an easier, less messy method of initiating whatever physical process is happening.

The pencil isn’t really needed. It’s the keeping open of the mouth while swallowing that’s supposed to facilitate the process.

Some people can’t do it. (I wonder if it’s the same people that can’t swallow an aspirin…lol.) I do know it works for me.

[Marthe48]

33. There are so many remedies

I have been reading the replies when I see a new one. Interesting for sure Even the messy ones!

[XanaDUer2]

35. Kick nt

[XanaDUer2]

36. Kick nt

[Different Drummer]

37. A tablespoon of sugar never fails to work for me. n/t