Trouble with hiccups!

[Jeff and Carla]

Hi guys and thanks for all your words of wisdom and support!

Jeff called last night from the hospital in somewhat of a panic mode as he had a bout of hiccups that lasted almost an hour and were getting worse with time and very painful. As he listened to my voice and I prayed for him, they finally went away in about 15 minutes. I read that hiccups can be caused from the anesthesia or surgery itself. He has had repeated attacks ever since he came out of surgery.

Has anyone else had this problem? How did you deal with it?

Thanks,

Carla

 

[Adrienne]

The one thing that almost always helps me when I have the hiccups is to drink water from the opposite side of the glass!! I know it sounds absurd, but it really seems to work. You kind of have to put your head down over the sink while you do it. It may be a bit difficult for Jeff to bend over like that, but he should try. Maybe since his hiccups are so severe, it won't work, but it's worth a try.

 

[Bina]

I don't mean to depress Jeff, but I had a weird hiccup thing going on for a couple of months after surgery.
Mine mostly had to do with eating and not digesting food properly.
Try to stick to simple foods and don't lie down after eating. Nurses gave me Zantac.
Best wishes.

 

[Cris N]

Now that you mention it I did have a little trouble with hiccups after my surgery... I wound up on Prilosec for reflux & that helped. My surefire cure for an attack of hiccups is to place a teaspoon of sugar under your tongue & hold it there til it dissolves. Good luck!

 

[abbanabba]

OK - I swear this has resolved my hiccups EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! I take a small shot of vinegar! (a TBSP or 2) In all the years I've tried this, it has not once failed me. My BF was very skeptical and so when he next got hiccups, he tried it. He hiccuped once more and gleefuly informed me it didn't work... but when he didn't hiccup again after that, he had to admit it had done the trick.

Of course, straight vinegar isn't to everyone's taste (said BF decided he'd rather put up with the hiccups than have to skoll vinegar again!), but if they're causing pain, it might be worth trying.

I hope this works for Jeff.... if he's game to try it..!


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[netmiff]

this one works ever time for me, was given to me by a medical doctor, and is much, much more pleasant than any other cure I have ever heard of ....

are you ready for this . . . ????

here goes - suck a candy !!!!!!!!

 

[Bryan B]

Post-op hiccups are more difficult to get rid of with the variety of methods we normally use in every day life. From my days working in an inpatient hospital pharmacy the usual method for alleviating the hiccups in a post-op patient was for the physician to prescribe Thorazine. I know...Thorazine is usually prescribed in mentally ill patients...but one of the "side effects" is that it helps relax the diaphragm. It is a fairly strong sedative, however if one only needs to take it for a short duration it might be worth it. If he's tried all of the home remedies without success a short regimen of Thorazine (chlorpromazine) might cure the problem. Two of the common causes of hiccups in post-op patients is having a surgical procedure close to the diaphragm and taking strong opiate painkillers. Both of these causes fit the description for post-op open heart surgery patients.

http://www.articlesbase.com/disease...ups-causes-symptoms-and-treatment-481643.html

 

[BDMc]

I had terrible post op hiccups. I carried a 10 oz. bottle of soda water, a lime, and a bottle of bitters for I think at least a month. I'd take a wedge of lime put a few drops of bitters on it, bite and suck on it as might when drinking Tequila, and then chug down half the soda water. I got hours of relief. Brian