Violent hiccups

[mrs. vr]

Forgive me if this has been discussed, I did a search and didn't see it. Does anyone else get hiccups a lot? My husband pointed out the other day that I get the most violent hiccups of anyone he knows (sometimes they even combine with a cough and/or a burp and shake my whole body- a lot of coughs/burps/hiccups in a row). I also get them fairly often.

I know that hiccups are related to the diaphragm, and can be related to stomach distention, so I'm wondering if it could be related to IBD, or I'm just a total freak. (Ok, I know you don't know me well enough to answer that last one yet!)

 

[mrs. vr]

I get hiccups and it sounds like I am catching my breath at the same time. To me that is a bad sign it means I am headed for a severe blockage... I know sounds weird, but I dont recall me saying I was sane either LOL. Happens everytime.

Well, using logic, (and I'm not a doctor nor have I played one on TV), if you have a blockage, and things are getting pushed around, that could certainly irritate the diaphragm, right? I've never had a blockage (thank goodness!), but I've never kept note of when I get the hiccups, in relation to my other symptoms.

I have a new thing going on tonight, btw, i have a lot of dull pain in my stomach, mostly around my bellybutton and up, and i threw up. I HATE throwing up.

ps- I think totally sane people are boring

 

[mrs. vr]

I did end up barfing. I feel less queasy now, but my stomach HURTS. I'm really hoping it's maybe just something I ate. I don't want to get antsy about every little, um, hiccup, as it were!

I'm sorry you're not feeling well also.

 

[Wiles]

If these are new symptoms your doctor doesn't know about maybe you should schedule an appointment. Throwing up is no fun.

I hope you gals feel better soon.

 

[mrs. vr]

No, it's not fun, and I tend to fight it for a long time when I'd just feel better if i let it go. I'm in the middle of a whole new round of testing, and have a follow up in a few weeks with the GI doc, so I'll be mentioning it then. Unless of course, it got bad enough that i'd seek urgent care. Thanks!

 

[RHOV]

I hope you both feel better soon!

I haven't had extreme nausea to the point of vomiting in a long time, but when I did, I tried to fight it too. Something that always helped me was to stand over a faucet and let ice-cold water flow in and out of my mouth for a few minutes. Waste of water, but it stopped me from throwing up!

I hope you can find an answer soon!

 

[BWS1982]

I read its the miscommunication of the signals for breathing and swallowing, and hiccuping is the body's attempt to resynchronize them back correctly...big deep breaths help me sometimes to rid them...and I want to because I get very violent ones sometimes too, actually become very painful in the chest because they're so powerful...dunno if that helps...

 

[mrs. vr]

I do the slow breathing thing too. It DOES help, but man, it hurts til it does. I bet I'm super funny to watch though. I'm feeling a lot better this morning, btw. Things have settled down to a dull roar, the "normal" discomfort. Thanks for the good wishes, maybe it WAS something I ate yesterday.

 

[My Butt Hurts]

My husband and son drink water when they get the hiccups and they put a paper towel over the glass and drink the water through the paper towel.
I don't know if it adds just the right amount of air to the swallowing or what, but it seems to work for them and quickly.
Old wive's tale, maybe. Maybe not.

 

[mrs. vr]

MBH, I've read that you should try drinking upside down, or from the opposite side of the cup. With my luck, I'd just drown myself.

 

[ladyB]

MBH, I've read that you should try drinking upside down, or from the opposite side of the cup. With my luck, I'd just drown myself.

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