here we go. . . . Hiccups!!!

[Sequoia]

Hiccups!! Darn them! Or as my little brother would say, "what the BOB DOLE is wrong with me?!?!"

I've been hiccuping all day. So let's hear it, all your favourite remedies for hiccups. I need 'em!! -_-; can hardly eat. And I won't even GO INTO how silly I made the olympic closing ceremonies by hiccuping every thirty seconds -_-;;;;;

[CoolJ]

fill a cup with water, well , about halfway or so... then, put a knife, or spoon , in it... stir it... drink it but have the utensil's handle (metallic) against your forehead... drink slowly not quickly... somehow this always cures my hiccups

[flar7]

hmmm...hiccups.
1) Hold breath
2) Drink water while upside down.
3) Drink water
4) Drink water that a wooden match was in or put out in(ewwwe!)
5) Exercise(aerobic) with controlled breathing.

these are just some that I have heard of, dont try them all at
once! Chronic hiccups are a little more severe and you should see
a Doctor if they dont go away after a long time....day,2days(not sure)

I usually just ignore them and TRY to relax! That almost always
works quickest.;)

[Doctor Oakroot]

My favorite remedy is hold a pencil (or similarly shaped object) in your mouth (like a dog with a bone) and drink luke-warm water. It seems to be pretty effective. Maybe because it forces you to swallow air and the resulting burp distracts you from the hiccups.

[Ganga]

This is from the book Finnish Magic, by Robert Nelson. It's a spell that my grandmother's generation still knew and often used. It works for me! You can try the English translation (following the Finnish original) and let me know the results. You have to say this all in one breath:

IN FINNISH:

Nikko niineen
Toinen tuoheen
Kolmas koivuun
Neljas neulaan
Viides viitaan
Kuudes kuuseen
Seitsemas seipaaseen
Kahdeksas kantoon
Yhdeksas yllaa
Kymmenes kyllaa

IN ENGLISH:

Hiccup to the heddle
Second to the bark
Third to the birch
Fourth to the needle
Fifth to the thicket
Sixth to the spruce
Seventh to the pole
Eighth to the stump
Ninth up
Tenth to the neighbor

[JuNiPeR]

My dad used to tell me that saying "essents of peppermint" will cure hiccups. However It doesn't seem to work for me!!

I have the hiccups all the time. So keep these remedies coming :)

[Twilight Garden]

Take a teaspoon of sugar. Let it completely dissolve (no grains left) to a liquid in your mouth. Then swallow. Used to work when I was a kid. I'm sure the dentist hates it though. :p

[Myst]

Just try to calm your diaphragm. :)

[flar7]

Originally posted by Myst
Just try to calm your diaphragm. :)

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Oh!!!! That diaphram! (weird mental image!)


:p laughter might help I thought!

[Myst]

lmao flar

[Sequoia]

wow these are all really great!!!

Well, I woke up this morning, and appearantly they're gone. . . ^^; figures. Hopefully they don't come back! *knock on wood* But these are all good to know!!

Ganga, that's really kewl! LOL but what do all those plants look like? -_-; got a mental image of myself running around trying to hiccup at the plants LMAO