HICCUPS HOME REMEDY

What is Hiccups?


Common Causes of Hiccups

Home Remedy for Hiccups



What are Hiccups?

Hiccups are a reflex action; which means that we do not have any control over them. Hiccups are a sudden, involuntary squeezing of the diaphragm, the main breathing muscle under the lungs, which results in sucking the air quickly into the lungs thereby snapping and shutting glottis above the voice-box (larynx). This snapping makes the sound of a hiccup. Hiccups will usually stop on their own. Continuous hiccups lasting for more than a day or two may indicate a cause of an underlying disease, which needs medical intervention.





Common Causes of Hiccups



Stretching of the stomach after eating or drinking





Sudden emotional excitement





Sudden change of air temperature (eg. cool shower)





Very hot/cold food or drink





Alcohol or excess smoking





Heartburn or acid reflux



Other serious conditions may include:





Irritation of the diaphragm by infection





Hiatus hernia





Brain infection or tumour





Severe kidney failure





Infections such as malaria





Multiple sclerosis





Home Remedies for Hiccups

Tip 1:



1 tsp of sugar sucked on will relieve hiccups.



Tip 2:



1/2 tsp mustard seeds mixed with 1/2 tsp pure ghee and swallowed will stop hiccups.



Tip 3:



Pound 5-6 green cardamom. Boil in 2 cups of water. When it boils down to 1 cup remove, sieve and drink while warm.