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48. I no longer get hiccups I cannot handle, thankfully.

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 09:49 PM

Jul 15

But my uncle (who passed away in 1976 or 77) had a very powerful remedy - take a fresh lime and cut it into eighths (i.e. in half in each of three dimensions.) Take one of these pieces and sprinkle bitters on it. Then put it in your mouth, peel and all, and chew and swallow it.

I would call that a last resort remedy because it's anything but tasty. But it does shock your esophagus very fast and stop the hiccups.

Sugar works too - but if sugar works like a gun, this remedy works like a cannon.

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What is your cure for hiccups? Mine is putting sugar on the tip of my tongue and drinking a glass of water without [View all] debm55 Jul 14 OP

Put a paper towel over a glass of water and johnnyfins Jul 14 #1

Thank you very much johnnyfins. I am glad it works, debm55 Jul 14 #5

Hold my breath for 10 seconds then drink a glass of water. catbyte Jul 14 #2

Thank you very much, catbyte debm55 Jul 14 #6

hold your breath and Rver Jul 14 #3

Thank you very much Rver, debm55 Jul 14 #7

Um, 3 times doesn't work for me Brother Buzz Jul 14 #33

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH Thank you Brother Buzz debm55 Jul 14 #34

Last time you asked this I gave you a cure and you said you would try it. How did it go? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #4

The only cure that works for me is sugar on the tip of my tongue and a glass of water, debm55 Jul 14 #8

Did you try my cure? It is based on mechanics & physiology of hiccups. Needs no devices or substances. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #9

It did not work for me. debm55 Jul 14 #11

Okay, thanks for trying. All the other cures ever mentioned act on the same general principles but are less direct. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #13

Stand legs apart, bend at waist far enough to drink glass of water upside-down EYESORE 9001 Jul 14 #10

Oh , You , Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Jul 14 #12

Despite its awkwardness, it works EYESORE 9001 Jul 14 #14

Yes. It works. yorkster Jul 14 #28

It's a lot easier if you use a bottle of water, rather than a glass. Dem2theMax Jul 15 #47

Tilt your head forward and sip water from the opposite rim Ritabert Jul 14 #15

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Ritabert. debm55 Jul 14 #17

Tickle the soft upper palate of your mouth with a finger rurallib Jul 14 #16

Thank you ruralib. That sounds helpful debm55 Jul 14 #18

I spew as many 4 letter words as I can in between each hiccup. 2MuchNoise Jul 14 #19

Thank you very much. 2MuchNoise. debm55 Jul 14 #21

shees back!!!!! AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #20

Thank you AllaNO1Bear. Husband has been having problems with his heart You have an very interesting cure. debm55 Jul 14 #23

"" AllaN01Bear Jul 14 #25

Hey! Deep breath into the lungs, hold it for a few seconds works for me. LoisB Jul 14 #22

Thank you very much LoisB. debm55 Jul 14 #24

Cures as simple as yours are all that are needed when you consider the physiology Bernardo de La Paz Jul 14 #26

Thank you for the explanation. I never knew why or how it works. None of the water "cures" LoisB Jul 14 #29

Holding my breath annalog Jul 14 #27

Thank you very much for sharing, annalog. And welcome to DU. debm55 Jul 14 #31

Thank you annalog Jul 14 #36

Hit your thumb with a rubber mallet, you will forget all about hiccups. I don't doc03 Jul 14 #30

hahahahhahahha. That's true. Thank you doc03 debm55 Jul 14 #32

Ha! ILikePie92 Jul 14 #35

HAHAHHAHha. Thank you ILikePie92 debm55 Jul 14 #37

Bitters and lemon juice DelMar dem Jul 14 #38

That's a new one. Thank you. DelMar and welcome to DU debm55 Jul 14 #43

drinking a glass of water justaprogressive Jul 14 #39

Thank you justaprogressive, but how do you do that.? debm55 Jul 14 #42

Stand up holding half-full glass of water justaprogressive Jul 15 #44

Thank you debm55 Jul 15 #45

On a plane, flying over the Atlantic Ocean ... Jeebo Jul 14 #40

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Jeebo. debm55 Jul 14 #41

Yelling At The Hiccups To Go Away ProfessorGAC Jul 15 #46

I no longer get hiccups I cannot handle, thankfully. soldierant Jul 15 #48

Deep breathing in and out over and over Tree Lady Jul 16 #49