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Why Do I Keep Getting Hiccups? 7 Causes

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  • Why do I keep getting hiccups?

  • What is a hiccup?

  • 1. Eating too much or too fast

  • 2. Swallowing air

  • 3. Acid reflux

  • 4. Drinking too much alcohol

  • 5. Pregnancy

  • 6. Stress

  • 7. Damage to your central nervous system

  • How to get rid of hiccups

  • When to see a doctor

  • Insider’s takeaway

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Drinking alcohol can irritate the lining of your stomach, causing hiccups.

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  • Why do I keep getting hiccups?

  • What is a hiccup?

  • 1. Eating too much or too fast

  • 2. Swallowing air

  • 3. Acid reflux

  • 4. Drinking too much alcohol

  • 5. Pregnancy

  • 6. Stress

  • 7. Damage to your central nervous system

  • How to get rid of hiccups

  • When to see a doctor

  • Insider’s takeaway

  • You may keep getting hiccups if you eat too much too fast or are under a lot of stress.
  • Drinking carbonated water, chewing gum, and smoking can all cause hiccups from swallowing air.
  • Chronic hiccups that don’t disappear after 48 hrs can be from a serious medical condition like diabetes.

Why do I keep getting hiccups?

Hiccups can be annoying, especially if you get them on a regular basis. 

Most of the time, hiccups are caused by everyday behaviors, like eating too quickly or drinking alcohol, and they usually go away on their own within a few minutes to several hours. 

But in some cases, hiccups can last a lot longer — more than two days — and may be a sign of an underlying issue like acid reflux or damage to your central nervous system, which may require medical treatment.

There is no certain method that can stop hiccups. In fact, the longest known and recorded bout of hiccups lasted 68 years. However, some over-the-counter or prescription medications may help if your hiccups persist for more than two days.

Here are seven reasons why you might get the hiccups, what you can do to stop hiccupping, and when it’s time to see a doctor about them.

What is a hiccup?

“Hiccups are caused by spasms of the muscles that control breathing,” says Troy Madsen, MD, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Utah.

Specifically, your diaphragm, the large muscle at the base of your lungs, and the muscles in your chest can spasm suddenly. This is “similar to a muscle spasm you might feel in your calf muscle,” Madsen says.

When these muscles spasm, this leads you to breathe in rapidly and causes your throat to close off very briefly, leading to the “hic” sound of hiccups.

1. Eating too much or too fast

Eating too much or too quickly can cause your stomach to expand beyond its normal size.

As your stomach expands, it can press on or irritate your diaphragm, which sits at the top of your abdomen, Madsen says. This then leads to your diaphragm sharply spasming or contracting, triggering a hiccup.

“Chewing your food well prevents air from being trapped within the food particles, thus reducing the chance of hiccups,” says Subhankar Chakraborty, MD, PhD, a gastroenterologist at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.

If you have hiccups from overeating, you may need to wait until the food is digested until you feel better. But in the meantime, you can take a walk to help your stomach empty more quickly. Also, make sure not to lie down, as this can slow stomach emptying.

2. Swallowing air

Your stomach can also expand from swallowing air, which pushes on your diaphragm and triggers hiccups. This can happen in several different ways, including:

  • Chewing gum: Even if you don’t realize it, you may be swallowing air as you chew gum, especially if you open your mouth while chewing.
  • Carbonated drinks: Swallowing the carbon dioxide bubbles in drinks like soda and seltzer can fill your stomach with gas and trigger burping or hiccups.
  • Smoking: People who smoke constantly swallow air, which may cause hiccups.
  • Eating too fast: Eating quickly increases the amount of air that you swallow.

If you’ve swallowed too much air, burping may help release some of it, but you should also stop chewing gum, drinking soda, or smoking until the hiccups subside.

3. Acid reflux

Acid reflux is a condition that happens when stomach acid flows up into your throat or esophagus. Many things can trigger acid reflux including:

  • Eating spicy or fried food
  • Consuming alcohol or coffee
  • Eating late at night

Reflux can cause hiccups because “the esophagus passes next to the diaphragm, and the irritation in this area can lead to spasms of this large muscle,” Madsen says.

To stop a bout of reflux-related hiccups, it may help to take over the counter antacid medications like Tums or Pepcid.

4. Drinking too much alcohol

There are two main reasons that drinking alcohol can cause hiccups:

  1. Alcohol is highly acidic and can irritate the lining of your stomach and esophagus, which can cause hiccups. It can also trigger acid reflux, which has a similar irritating effect, Chakraborty says.
  2. Certain types of alcohol are carbonated, like beer and mixed drinks. Just like when you drink soda, the carbon dioxide expands your stomach and leads to hiccups, Madsen says.

Cutting down your drinking or avoiding carbonated drinks may help you avoid bouts of hiccups.

5. Pregnancy

A growing baby may put pressure on the diaphragm, which can trigger hiccups. Acid reflux is also a common side effect of pregnancy and known to trigger hiccups.

There’s not much you can do about a growing fetus but there are ways to manage heartburn-related hiccups during pregnancy like avoiding trigger foods, eating smaller more frequent meals, and neutralizing stomach acid with some milk or yogurt.

6. Stress

“It’s unclear exactly how stress causes hiccups,” Madsen says, but there are a couple of theories about how it happens.

  1. Accidentally swallowing air. “When we’re stressed we often hyperventilate, and some of that air might make it into our stomach instead of into our lungs,” Madsen says. When this happens, your stomach expands, leading to hiccups.
  2. Nervous system disruption. When you feel especially stressed or anxious, this can disturb the nerve pathways between your brain and your diaphragm, triggering hiccups.

If you’re hiccupping and feeling overwhelmed with stress, there are several relaxation methods you can try, such as breathing exercises and meditation.

7. Damage to your central nervous system

If your hiccups last an especially long time, this may be a sign of underlying damage or abnormality of your hiccup reflux, says Alison Kearney, MRCP, a palliative care doctor at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Australia.

Long-term hiccups are rare and fall into two main categories:

  1. Persistent hiccups, which last longer than 48 hours.
  2. Intractable hiccups, which last for longer than one month.

Long-term hiccups may be a sign that you have damage to your brain or central nervous system, Kearney says. This is because you have several nerves that transmit information between your brain and upper abdomen, including your diaphragm.

“This means that there are parts of the brain which, if damaged by tumor or stroke, can induce hiccups,” Kearney says.

Your normal hiccup reflex can also be disrupted by nerve-damaging conditions like:

  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Meningitis
  • Diabetes
  • Encephalitis

How to get rid of hiccups

There’s no sure-fire way to get rid of hiccups and they generally resolve on their own. However, you can try various unproven home remedies such as drinking water quickly, holding your breath, or breathing into a paper bag.

“There are no large studies regarding the efficacy of home remedies, but they are generally harmless,” says Hanan Tanuos, MD, FAAP, director of pediatric primary care at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

If your hiccups are a symptom of a serious condition, then curing the hiccups means treating whatever the underlying medical condition is, says Chakraborty.

If you have persistent or intractable hiccups, then it’s time to turn to medications like: 

  • Metoclopramide: An over-the-counter medication for stomach and esophageal problems
  • Chlorpromazine: a prescription drug approved for hiccups

When to see a doctor

It’s best to see your health care provider for an evaluation if your hiccups last more than 48 hours straight, says Karen W. Lin, MD, professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health in the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.  

According to Chakraborty, a variety of medical conditions may also cause long-term hiccups, which include:

  • Nervous system disorders such as stroke, brain trauma, or brain tumor
  • Digestive issues like hiatal hernia or intestinal ulcers
  • Respiratory disorders such as pneumonia, bronchitis, or asthma
  • Cardiovascular conditions like pericardial inflammation, aneurysm of the aorta, or myocardial ischemia
  • Medications like narcotics, sedatives, steroids, and chemotherapy medicines

Insider’s takeaway

“Hiccups can be caused by a number of things but rarely are something that requires a trip to the ER or to your doctor,” Madsen says. 

In most cases, they’re caused by an everyday issue like eating too quickly, feeling anxious, or swallowing air, and hiccups generally go away on their own in a matter of minutes to hours. 

“If hiccups last more than 48 hours, though, it would be worth talking with your doctor who may consider further testing or treatment for your hiccups,” says Madsen.

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Hiccups – NHS

Most people get hiccups sometimes. They should only last a few minutes. You can usually wait for them to go away or treat them yourself without seeing a GP.

Things you can do yourself to stop or prevent hiccups

Although many people find these things helpful for stopping hiccups, there’s no evidence that they work for everyone.

Do

  • breathe into a paper bag (do not put it over your head)

  • pull your knees up to your chest and lean forward

  • sip ice-cold water

  • swallow some granulated sugar

  • bite on a lemon or taste vinegar

  • hold your breath for a short time

Don’t

  • do not drink alcoholic, fizzy or hot drinks

  • do not chew gum or smoke – these can cause you to swallow air

  • do not eat spicy food

  • do not eat food very quickly

  • do not eat or drink something very cold immediately after something hot

Why we get hiccups

There’s often no obvious reason why you get hiccups, but some people find certain things trigger their hiccups, such as:

  • stress
  • strong emotions, like excitement
  • eating and drinking

In rare cases, hiccups that last longer than 48 hours can be due to a medical condition or a medicine you’re taking.

Non-urgent advice: See a GP if:

  • hiccups last longer than 48 hours
  • hiccups come back very often and are affecting your life

Treatment for hiccups from a GP

A GP will want to find out if your hiccups are caused by a health condition or medicine you’re taking.

Treating the condition or changing your medicine should stop your hiccups.

If there’s no obvious cause, they might be able to prescribe a medicine called chlorpromazine to treat your hiccups. This does not work for everyone.

Page last reviewed: 13 July 2020
Next review due: 13 July 2023

Why does a person hiccup?

  • Andrei85
    06/02/2006 17:13

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    First read article on this site and I love it. 🙂

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  • Dimidrol
    07/18/2006 17:19

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    Informatively written! I knew about the contractions of the diaphragm, but for the first time I learned about the fact that these contractions relieve the load from the damaged vagus nerve! Thanks for the detailed answer! I’m starting to like this site more and more!

    Reply

  • michus
    09/11/2006 09:22

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    But breathing into a bag, creating an excess of carbon dioxide, helps radically.

    Reply

    • Altolm
      michus 12.09.2006 16:09

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      In my childhood, at the age of 9-12, I used to hiccup for whole days in a row and nothing helped, except for a qualitative, unexpected fright. All the methods listed in the note did not work. Later, I found / collected several effective ways to deal with hiccups, but I have not heard of breathing into a bag, I’ll try. Thank you!
      By the way, I read the first effective way in the magazine “Chemistry and Life” – The way of ballerinas: put your hands behind your back, take them as far as possible (like on a rack), bend over as much as possible and drink cool water in small sips (here you will need an assistant). They will always help, but it is difficult to cope alone.
      There are methods associated with general or local relaxation, but experience is needed here.

      Reply

  • Gamble
    michus 23.09.2006 22:22

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    The package actually reduces the amount of oxygen by replacing carbon dioxide.
    But they are used not from hiccups, but from the so-called. hyperventilation, nervous strain.

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    • michus
      Gamble 25. 09.2006 22:22

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      But it helps me.

      Reply

    • rena
      Gamble 26.09.2006 16:43

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      in general, those who have hysteria are given to breathe into the bag. With frequent, shallow breathing, respiratory alkalosis (an imbalance of acid-base balance) is formed.

      Reply

  • Anna
    30.01.2007 21:50

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    Eating something sweet helps with hiccups, other methods are ineffective for me.

    Reply

  • Kirill N. Kravchenko
    19.02.2007 22:35

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    Judging by what is written here, these are questions of human anatomy. Sometimes there are also surgical cases.

    Reply

  • klinkoff
    04/01/2007 20:56

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    This theory is supported when there are structural changes in this area (hiatus), but there are other reasons as well. More often hiccups of central origin, as a result of incorrect impulses of the respiratory center, which is well confirmed by the help option with the package. This allows you to “reboot” the respiratory center, and achieve normal coordination of the respiratory muscles, to which the diaphragm belongs. A slightly modified version of the “package”, but more effective from experience, is to hold the breath with a moderate amount of air in the lungs, do 10-15 squats, and then start to slowly inhale through the nose, avoiding sharp deep breaths, forming a normal rhythm and volume of breathing.

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  • alexsb
    28.04.2007 16:27

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    !

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  • alexsb
    28.04.2007 16:32

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    yes it’s all good! But what about when you are lying in bed in a relaxed position and suddenly this hiccups begin! And by the way, nothing except Corvalol helps. I also heard that a spasm can go to the stomach and heart, my grandfather once hiccupped for 2 days, nothing helped, and my grandmother didn’t know what to do, it’s good that they are educated people and there was Tebet medicine in the library in one of the sections there was information that it is necessary to paste well the inside of both hands from the wrist to the elbow, she did it and after 30 minutes everything calmed down! but for me personally it is Corvalol!

    Reply

  • popov
    06/14/2007 08:27

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    And where does this opinion come from, that if a small child hiccups, then he is cold or froze?

    Reply

  • entropy
    08/30/2007 18:42

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    And my child starts to hiccup when he laughs 😉 At least don’t laugh at all.
    And he hiccupped for a very long time (half an hour!) and very often when he was in my stomach (during the last months of pregnancy). Was there no way to help him at all?

    Reply

  • ayscha
    07/03/2008 12:36

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    And I often start hiccuping after laughing!! How can this be explained?? How can this vagus nerve be affected during laughter? 🙂

    Reply

  • Master
    10.07.2008 18:48

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    Hiccups, like stretching, are an unconditioned reflex of the body to its internal problems. Hiccups can be caused by obstruction of food from the stomach to the intestines. (When hiccups, the body turns the contents of the stomach, trying to push it into the intestines.)
    The causes of obstruction may be different, but, usually, hiccoughs are caused by malnutrition. Often hiccups are relieved by a couple of glasses of water. Water thins the contents of the stomach, helping it pass into the intestines.
    Hiccups can be caused by an infection that causes inflammation and ulceration in the stomach and intestines. Inflammation narrows the passage from the stomach to the intestines, which causes obstruction, and, as a result, hiccups.
    Infection gets into the stomach, usually from unwashed glasses. It starts in the saliva that we leave on the glass when we drink from it. Conclusion: you need to follow the rule of hygiene.
    In addition, boiled water suppresses the intestinal microflora, which allows an infection that does not meet competition to multiply in our body.
    Conclusion: you need to drink more water, and raw water.

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    • Form
      Master 21.09.2008 20:20

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      “boiled water suppresses the intestinal microflora … you need to drink more raw water” – complete nonsense

      Reply

      • Master
        Form 22.09.2008 12:16

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        Do you know the difference between boiled water and raw water?
        One weekend they show two programs about animals: “In the world of animals” and “dialogues about animals” by Ivan Zatevakhin, and in both they show the same monkeys – baboons.
        In the first broadcast, the zookeeper complains, complains that these monkeys are prone to infectious diseases (they have constant diarrhea), and they (the zookeepers) are forced to thoroughly wash food and give the monkeys boiled water to drink.
        In the second broadcast, the same baboons in nature at the equator drink from a “hoof” (from puddles that form in the tracks left by the cattle of local residents).
        Imagine that “broth” of different unicellular organisms in these puddles in order to understand the obvious contradiction.
        This is explained as follows: the monkeys that live in the zoo have an imbalance in the intestinal microflora, and the zookeepers are to blame for this, they are to blame for giving the monkeys boiled water.
        Why does boiled water cause dysbacteriosis?
        The fact is that: if you heat water to (approximately) 70C, then all the dissolved air will leave it. This is what boiled water differs from raw water, and it is the absence of dissolved air that leads to an imbalance in the microflora in the intestines, since not all the unicellular bacteria we need in the intestines are anaerobic bacteria.
        The gentleman, who introduced himself on the ‘Form’ forum, states:
        ‘”boiled water suppresses the intestinal microflora … you need to drink more raw water” – complete nonsense’, but at the same time he refused to answer this question of mine (about boiled water). Obviously – does not know the answer.
        Mister Form, you make statements, the categoricalness of which is based not on your qualifications as a scientist, but on a greatly inflated conceit.

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        • ursus russus
          Master 25.05.200913:51

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          Ie, for example, do you think hot tea causes dysbacteriosis?

          Reply

        • ursus russus
          Master 25.05.2009 13:54

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          Ie, for example, do you think hot tea causes dysbacteriosis?

          Reply

          • Master
            ursusrussus 05/26/200900:17

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            If you will consume exclusively boiled (and boiled) foods, then you are guaranteed dysbacteriosis. But take comfort – but the worms in your intestines will not start up, because they breathe with the skin, and if oxygen does not enter the intestines with food, then they will not be able to live in your intestines. If you have these parasites, then drink boiled water, and the worms will leave themselves.
            It is very harmful to eat food containing preservatives, because preservatives (very effectively) kill the intestinal microflora. Silver cutlery and dishes are also harmful, for the same reason.

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            • Seagull_JL
              Master 11.08.2009 23:07

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              The concept of dysbacteriosis is unscientific. It is absent in ICD-10. The rest of the conclusions in this post also have nothing to do with reality.

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            • djanubis
              Master 28.09.2009 16:30

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              Oddly enough, silver appliances only kill DISEASE-causing microbes.
              And if you have worms, then firstly don’t kiss your dog, and secondly, drink a tincture of hazelnut leaves and wormwood. As for doses, I don’t know.

              Reply

  • bazik
    04.01.2009 14:56

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    A wonderful section, I will definitely need to replenish it when I talk with the children more … =)

    I sometimes hiccup if I smoke. Don’t smoke though…

    Reply

  • Evgen.m
    24.07.2009 23:45

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    As a rule, hiccups only after excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, only sleep helps.

    Reply

  • qwertyuiop
    31.01.2010 16:04

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    The dumbest answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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  • Saloed
    10. 02.2010 14:45

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    I tried almost all methods against hiccups, until (perhaps by accident) I found a method that was 100% effective – the gag reflex. Two fingers in the mouth, there is a strong tension (which I won’t say), which should push out the contents of the stomach, but I don’t bring it to vomiting and that’s it, the hiccups are gone. I’ve only used it on myself, I don’t know how it will work on others.

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  • samara
    27.01.2011 01:55

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    God, what nonsense. vagus nerve yes ..))
    but the matter is in the middle part of the brain, there is excitation to the reflex spasm of the diaphragm.

    ..as they say “it’s all in my head”

    Reply

  • brown fox
    13.12.2012 15:34

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    Origin of hiccups
    Human EZI has shown that the fetal diaphragm produces movements similar to hiccups. As a result, fluid circulation occurs. filling the lumen of future airways. The need for this is unknown, the authors of the study assume that in this way they are preparing for breathing after birth.
    It can also be assumed that hiccups in children, which disappear with age, are the result of a gradual but insufficient inhibition of the stem reflex that has become unnecessary, activated by various mechanical factors. This explains the effect described here with irritation of the vagus, and cases that do not fit into this scheme.
    In any case, this is how I roughly explain to students in my department of physiology of the 2nd medical school.

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  • Kostja
    11.09.2020 15:06

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    I read that tadpoles inherited hiccups – they quickly close their throats so as not to choke. Whom to believe?

    Reply

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    What does hiccup mean: why does a person hiccup

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    Man covering his mouth with both hands: Freepik

    Many consider hiccups to be a sign that someone is thinking about the person hiccuping at the moment. Is this so and how to interpret the phenomenon depending on when the hiccups occurred? Candidate of Medical Sciences Vladimir Vasilenko, preacher Shamil Alyautdinov and medical specialist Emilia N. Moretto shared their opinion on this matter.

    Reasons and signs why a person hiccups

    Hiccups cause discomfort to people. The causes and signs associated with intermittent spasm allow us to better understand its nature and essence.

    Why does a person hiccup? This is due to involuntary jerky contractions of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles caused by hypothermia, overeating, excess alcohol in the blood, irritation of the vagus and phrenic nerve, tumor formation in the abdominal cavity, damage to the central nervous system, ENT organs, gastrointestinal tract and metabolic functions.

    The mechanism of hiccups is simple: there is a short inhalation without exhalation, which is accompanied by a short suffocation and a strangled sound associated with a sharp closure of the glottis. Candidate of Medical Sciences Vladimir Vasilenko believes that the cause of hiccups is the hasty swallowing of food along with air.

    What does hiccups mean? In medicine, it means a violation of the function of external respiration and the removal of air from the stomach, and among the people this phenomenon has become a sign that a hiccuping person has become the subject of discussion, memories, passion or hostility of a person, a group of people.

    The Poles believe that hiccups attack when the offended person remembers, while the Irish prefer to romanticize hiccups, calling them the dreams of a secret lover. Here are the most famous signs of a hiccuping person:

    • Sudden hiccups are a sign of envy.
    • Someone’s sympathy causes slight hiccups.
    • Short-term hiccups portend a good harvest and favorable weather.

    In many religions, the meaning of hiccups is associated with people’s thoughts. What does hiccups mean in Islam? Preacher Shamil Alyautdinov notes that in Islam, hiccups do not pose any harm, both for everyday life and for performing religious rituals (prayer). The sacrament of prayer is considered perfect, even if the praying hiccups in the process, since his intentions were pure and innocent.

    Many people believe that hiccups speak of a person’s defenselessness against evil spirits. What should I say to get rid of the hiccups? It is necessary to list the names of all close people who are ready to successfully fight for the soul of a hiccup attacked by demons. On one of the names, the hiccups should end.

    If this does not happen, then the popular saying comes into play: “Hiccups, hiccups, go to Fedot, from Fedot to Yakov, from Yakov to everyone, and from everyone, and from Fedot, and from Yakov, you go hiccups, to yourself to the swamps. Bow down to the mud in the deep quagmire.”

    A girl says a saying: Freepik

    Chronological signs associated with hiccups

    Emilia N. Moretto believes that prolonged hiccups are extremely rare. Among the people, any hiccups are given special importance, even considering the day on which the spasm began.

    What does hiccups mean by day of the week

    Hiccups on a certain day, indicates important events or experiences that cover a person:

    • On Monday they hiccup if someone remembers a person.
    • Hiccups on Tuesday are associated with longing for a loved one.
    • Wednesday spasm of the diaphragm is associated with important news and a serious conversation.
    • On Thursday, hiccups are a sign that a long-awaited and important meeting is approaching.
    • Why hiccups on Friday? She portends disagreements with a loved one.
    • Saturday hiccups – an attack of jealousy and a conflict with a partner.
    • Sunday hiccups are a harbinger of happy and joyful events.

    To prevent hiccups from getting worse and making you vulnerable to negative energy, cover your mouth with your hand while hiccupping.

    What does hiccups mean at different times of the day

    To interpret hiccups as signs, not only the day of the week is important, but also the time of its occurrence:

    • Hiccups in the early morning warn that a person’s heart is not free. He feels passion and boundless love for someone, and this feeling is mutual. Also expect gifts or a pleasant pastime in the company of friends. If you don’t experience this and didn’t plan to, beware of betrayal.
    • Daytime hiccups portends a pleasant meeting with a benevolent person.