tinkerbella Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 JUST WONDERING? Any of you get fits of hiccups?I don't get them all the time, but when they happen, THEY HAPPEN!Once, I had them in the middle of surgery and the thought I was having a seizure.They went on for weeks.Like I said when I get them I get them, and they hurt and can be loud.Anyone else out there Don't hold your breath now!Blessings and ,BellaMia~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 When I get hiccups they are loud and hard and painful and last FOR HOURS! My whole body just spasms. I used to get them before every menstrual period. I hate hiccups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4family Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Oh my gosh! I am so happy you posted about this. I get them a LOT too. I just had them yesterday, and they hurt, and I kind of feel like I am suffocating with them. My husband said something to me about them the other day, because I was nearly fainting with each one! I know everyone gets hiccups, but I just wonder if maybe we get them more, or worse, due to the diaphragm maybe dysfunctioning! Don't know...but it's a thought. After you have them is the area of your diaphragm really sore?Suzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbella Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 And just when you think there gone HIC they start right back up again .People start looking at you if your out. You try all the known and cures and none help. My mom is 89 and would tell me as a child they were from lack of sleep. I think she was on to something.BellaMia~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajw4790 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Hi,Yeah, when I get hiccups they seem to go on forever. Or I get them, they go away, and have another bout an hour later for a few minutes, and have this all day long every couple of hours. I tend to get them more after eating, and after having "gulped" excessive amounts of air into my system.I think before I had read that hiccups can be due to iron deficiency, and after my recent discovery of my super low ferritin levels, I wonder if this may be part of it? (See my recent post on ferritin level- mine was 3, and "normal" should be at least 60.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Dear Bella~I also get hiccups sometimes that are so loud I can't believe they're coming out of my body! They usually only last for about 10-15 minutes, but I think in my case they're caused by swallowing too much air when I eat...I usually try to hold my breath, and eventually, that usually works (or I pass out, whatever comes first - either way, problem solved!) just joking...Love,Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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