how do I get rid of the hick ups....

[dawgman]

[sujan]

1. Drink plenty of water

[baldguy]

2. You have to get yourself distracted.

Stop thinking about the hic-ups and they'll go away. Concentrate on something else.

There's something wrong with the picture at this link. Click on it and study it closely, see if you can figure it out.

http://home.attbi.com/~n9ivo/whatswrong.swf

[Hand]

3. Holy crap...

I wasn't looking too closely, and I damn near stroked out!

:silly:

[unfrigginreal]

4. Hahahahahaha! That was too funny!

[dawgman]

5. dude supposed to be about MY hic-ups

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

27. You should be shot

fuck nut!
The picture looked familiar, but it has been a long time since I got had by that one.
Thanks for the link so I can spread the terror.

[alphafemale]

6. Bait a trap with PBR, moon pies and a radio paying Conway Twitty.

:silly:

[dawgman]

7. trying to get rid of the hic-ups not trying to VOMIT

[R Hickey]

8. I got the cure! I got the cure!

Oh! Did you say hick-ups? I thought you said hickeys...

[liberalnurse]

9. Well.....

Have someone gently tickle the uvula in the back of your throat with the back of a spoon. (the uvula s that hangy thing in the back of your throat)

Also, I heard the medication thorazine is used to treat hiccups....You need a physician for that....

[dawgman]

10. thorazine.........Hmmmmmm........no thanks....

[TNDemo]

11. Saw a cure on a medical TV show once.

Sit in a chair. Bend over with your chest as close to your lap as you can comfortably do it. Bend your head back and drink a glass of water. I tried this a couple of times and it actually worked. Who knows - it is probably like colic - whatever you try when the child is three months old works and whatever you try at the time the hiccups are going away will be the magic cure. Good luck!

[dawgman]

12. YOU RULE ....... ROCK ON

[Le Taz Hot]

13. Here's the trick singers use . . .

Take a deep breath, form your lips as if you were going to whistle, and let out the air VERY VERY slowly, all the while mentally "keeping down" the hiccup -- don't get destracted -- focus. Repeat twice. Works every time.

Well, that and there's always "Tums." ;-)

[Skittles]

14. TIE A PLASTIC BAG SECURELY AROUND YOUR HEAD

LEAVE IN PLACE FOR AT LEAST THIRTY MINUTES.

[wes_clark_for_pres]

15. HOLY CATS! Anne Coulter just sold two million books!!!!!!!!!

uh...did that scare you? thought that was a sure cure...

[newyawker99]

26. Hi wes_clark_for_pres!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[caledesi]

16. Fool-proof method....from a doctor

not me, but a friend used to work for a doctor and passed this on.

Take a Q-Tip and stick it in your mouth and touch your uvula (that skin-thing hanging in the back of your mouth). Works every time.

[MissMillie]

17. peanut butter

A very large spoonful of it, all at once.

[lazarus]

18. my personal folk remedy

And it works on me and everyone in my family, very quickly:

Spoonful of sugar under the tongue, let it dissolve. I dunno why, it just seems to work for us.

[rbnyc]

19. Pour bitters on a lime wedge...

...and suck on it.

(Yes, I was a bartender for 10 years.)

[lpbk2713]

20. I stand on my head and hold my breath..........

.....seriously. Hasn't failed yet.

[yankeeinlouisiana]

21. Plug your ears

with your fingers and drink a glass of water through a straw. Seems to work for us.

Let us know how everything comes out!!

[Ramsey]

22. Hiccoughs

Are a result of stimulation of the diaphragm, so you need to calm it down, so to speak. I find the best thing that works is to hold your breath until the hiccoughs subside. It helps to be able to hold your breath for a long time. Or hold your breath repeatedly. It may also help to double yourself over. Both manouevers cause the diaphragmatic motion to be constricted,so that it cannot spasm.

[nuxvomica]

23. Have a friend try to strangle you

I did this once to a friend who had the funniest hiccups I ever heard. You don't actually strangle the person. You just slowly squeeze till they signal you to stop. After the first time I did this to my friend, I only had to look at him to make the hiccups stop.

edit: typo.

[Aristus]

24. I've heard that spelling it hiccups or hiccoughs ought to do the trick.

Try it and see. ;-):silly:

[ibegurpard]

25. Try holding your breath for a while.

or making yourself belch.

[Scottie72]

28. I get them daily (2 or 3 times)

I can't stand it.... I get very often and nothing seems to work. I have tried it all here and nothing at all works.

[librechik]

29. eat a teaspoon of dry sugar

works good and keeps the kids quiet