Hiccups

[Ash]

I hate the hiccups.
Remember that Guinness Book of Records guy who hiccuped for something like 60+ years?

How about you?
What do you do when you have the hiccups?

[Mr_Vindictive]

Folk Remedy for me.

My wife thought I was crazy when I told her to swallow a spoon full of sugar.  She didn't believe it, and I kept telling her over and over.  After about an hour of hiccups, she finally did it and they disappeared instantly.  Not sure why sugar does that, but it works!

[BeyondTheGrave]

I usually hold my breathe. If that dosen't work water.

Recently I have been getting hiccups when I drink too much alcohol. One time I couldn't stop for sometime and threw up.

[Dennis]

Folk Remedy for me.

My wife thought I was crazy when I told her to swallow a spoon full of sugar.  She didn't believe it, and I kept telling her over and over.  After about an hour of hiccups, she finally did it and they disappeared instantly.  Not sure why sugar does that, but it works!

That's always been my family remedy too, and like you I must admit I don't have a clue as to how or why it works, but it always does.

[Yaddo 42]

When I was younger I tried all the remedies I could, even combos: drink the water, hold breath and stand on head.

Now I just ignore them, swear a bit when a bad one comes up, and tough it out. They don't seem to last as long or happen as often as they used to. Lucky me I guess, or else I just got them more than most when I was a kid.

[dean]

Haven't had a bout of hiccups in a good while, and they usually only last a little while anyways, so it's more a 'hold your breath' option for me.

Though I must say I've never heard of the sugar option.   I'll have to give it a shot next time I suffer.