NATURAL CURES FOR HICCUPS

Quickly Stop The Hiccups (Hiccoughs or Hicoughs) - More Than Home Remedies

To stop a case of the hiccups almost immediately, have someone else use a wrapped straw (so there is no sharp end) to "tickle" your uvula, which is the piece of skin that hangs down from the back of the top of your mouth. Just a nice tickle - a jab could make you gag. You could also try this yourself while looking in the mirror.

Here are a few ways that visitors have said will stop their hiccups.

-- Yell or sing as loud as you can.

-- Give a baby a bottle of water with some sugar in it.

-- Eat a spoonful of sugar.

-- Lay on your back (they say that almost no one gets the hiccups in the dentist's chair).

-- Put a paper bag over your mouth and nose and breathe in and out about ten times.

-- "April" says, "I usually suck on a lemon wedge... All it takes is a second on a lemon and the hiccups are gone!!"

-- "Janice" writes, "The best cure I have found for hiccups is to eat a spoonful of peanut butter. It has worked for me and my children every time."

-- "Sidekick" says to plug your ears with your fingers and drink through a straw. If you don't have a straw then have a friend help you drink while you plug your ears.