Hiccups

[HAnn521]

I always forget....and really never fully understood...

What are hiccups and why/how do we get them?? Please explain!

What are your most successful ways of getting rid of them?

[MargeB]

Hiccups are caused by having a boyfriend. You must dump him immediately.

[MargeB]

I think it's caused by an irritation of the diaphragm, a muscle at the lower part of your tummy. Normally it makes you breathe smoothly, but if the diaphragm gets irritated, the mechanism gets disrupted, leading to hiccups.

You can try out this experiment to demonstrate the effect. First, take a deep breath. Now hold it in. Now

[HAnn521]

Marge-

I'm not going to encourage you by laughing too hard, but ha ha ha...hats off to you...

[Booldawg]

its a trick - she's trying to 'move in' on your boyfriend

[HAnn521]

Booldawg....you might think so, but to my shock as well, MargeB is actually male....

think he still may be 'moving in' on my boyfriend? ;0)

[MargeB]

Yep. With some hemlock lol. Were u ever in Scotland HAnn?

[HAnn521]

No Marge, unfortunately I have not yet had the opportunity to travel to Scotland...but as a young gal, I did visit London years back....

oh, ummmm, should I know what hemlock is?

[MargeB]

I thought I maybe knew you from the photo you posted..

Hemlock was traditionally used for crimes of passion, taking out the competition etc :-))

[MargeB]

(as a poison). Joking of course...He looks like a nice guy. I wish you both the very best. Honestly. Kinda.

[HAnn521]

hehehe....well Marge, you can make a girl giggle...but then again...it's not hard with this one...  ;0)

[helpme!]

100% sucess rate to get rid of hiccups is to put your fingers in your ears and pinch your nose and then take a few gulps of water.  Its a bit tricky so you may need a helping hand, or at least a straw to drink the water!

[ondemania]

BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! *jumps out at everyone* (that sometimes helps?)

[mattie]

I have a cure for hiccups that has never failed.
Get together with someone else, preferably someone you know well, and get them to arm wrestle with you.

The method is as follows, instead of trying to win the arm wrestle, the aim is to push equally against each other as hard as the weaker person can manage.

The way that you breathe and tense your abdominal muscles during arm wrestling stops the diaphragm from spasming and as a consequence, stops the hiccups.

For all you doubters out there try it first (next time you get hiccups).

[WendyS]

I find a couple of sips of vinegar - either wine vinegar or malt vinegar can often cure hiccups.

[georgit79]

So, I've just stumbled upon you flirting elsewhere then?! I may have to seriously rethink our little trip to Claridges...