O.T. What's your hiccup cure?

Jstroke

This is going sideways quickly. 

Dyal_SC

Drink a glass of water upside down.  

BuckeyeFork

Knife handle?  Clown.

GATraveller

I fit as much air in my lungs possible and hold my breath as long as I think I can then hold an additional 5 seconds. Works every time. 
I wonder if some of these aren't made up just to make anyone who tries them look like a fool........"yea dude, you gotta put on swim fins lay on your side and stick a carrot up your butt while whistling rhinestone cowboy. Works like a charm I swear"

Davec433

Jstroke said:

Gripe???

Yeah, Gripe water and you can get it at any CVS, Rite Aid or corner drug store. Not as cool as drinking a glass of water with someone plugging your ears with your elbows above your head but I works.

JohnInCarolina

GATraveller said:

I wonder if some of these aren't made up just to make anyone who tries them look like a fool........"yea dude, you gotta put on swim fins lay on your side and stick a carrot up your butt while whistling rhinestone cowboy. Works like a charm I swear"

I'd say about half of them are serious, half of them are jokes, and the other half are just that dumb.

SGH

henapple said:

I usually put a cucumber in my rectum... At least I enjoy the hiccups as the sphincter clinches with each one. I never try to get rid of them. 

Im usually pretty good with words and cheap shots. However im at a total loss for words here Uncle Apple.

DMW

SGH said:

henapple said:

I usually put a cucumber in my rectum... At least I enjoy the hiccups as the sphincter clinches with each one. I never try to get rid of them. 

Im usually pretty good with words and cheap shots. However im at a total loss for words here Uncle Apple.

It's all about prostate stimulation.

stemc33

 Thorazine 

GATraveller

I wrap myself in saran wrap, set myself on fire and have my wife beat me with a stick. 

DMW

GATraveller said:

I wrap myself in saran wrap, set myself on fire and have my wife beat me with a stick. 

That's just a fun Saturday night.

GuitarEC

hapster said:

I hold my breath for as long as possible and then let it out very slowly

I do something similar, albeit a bit more involved...

While standing, I take in a full breath and hold it, cross my legs at the ankles bend over to touch my toes (or as close as my fat arse will allow), and slowly (usually over 10 to 15 seconds) exhale.

That will usually get it on the first try, but sometimes I've had to go as many a 3 times.

My $0.02,

Eric "GuitarEC"
Metro Atl., Ga.

bud812

I try to picture Hillary neked & that scares them outta me.

fishlessman

habaneros and thai peppers give them to me, seems ice cold beer helps. its the only time i put beer in the freezer i plan ahead and try to have the beer ready, im still going to eat those peppers

Legume

Yep - hot peppers are the trigger for me as well.  Sucks when you just started a meal.  

jaydub58

Absolutely fool-proof........put two wedges of lime on a napkin.
Hit each wedge with a strong shot of Angostura Bitters.
Pick up each wedge in turn and bite down and suck quickly.
No more hiccups, nohow!
Taught to me by a bartender.

johnkitchens

Small amount of mustard. It works every time. 

NDG

henapple said:

I usually put a cucumber in my rectum... At least I enjoy the hiccups as the sphincter clinches with each one. I never try to get rid of them. 

HA made me spit my drink out!

Botch

Jeremiah said:

For whatever reason I used to get them a lot. 

In my teens I used to get them bad, 3 days non-stop every time, couldn't eat, lost ten pounds (which I didn't have any excess of in those days) and was just weak when they finally stopped.  Sooo glad I grew out of that (never did find a cure that worked for me).  

sumoconnell

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

RRP said:

This also may sound stupid, but it has worked for me for years! Take a small juice glass and fill with ice cold water. Place a heavy handled dinner knife in the glass blade end down. Hold the knife handle against your temple and quickly chug-a-lug the water. It WORKS! If you are a non-believer then it really helps if you have someone "yelling" or encouraging you to drink FASTER!

I would just like to know all the other things you tried before you got to this cure.

I used to use a fork, but kept getting a stabbing pain in my eye.

Angry Samoans.  Impressed.  I can't see to well what's it all about?

Phatchris

Sugah... Works every time

Cookinbob

jaydub58 said:

Absolutely fool-proof........put two wedges of lime on a napkin.
Hit each wedge with a strong shot of Angostura Bitters.
Pick up each wedge in turn and bite down and suck quickly.
No more hiccups, nohow!
Taught to me by a bartender.

Why would you need the napkin?

Toddski

Drink water from the back side of the glass always works for me and my wife

bboulier

Fill glass with water.  Exhale deeply.  Bend over the sink and drink out of the far side of the glass, taking small sips for as long as you can.

Zmokin

My son takes a teaspoon of honey. 

I've found tickling/lightly scratching the roof of my mouth with my fingernail works sometimes.  Also filling a large glass of water then taking small sips repeatedly until it is empty (no breath between sips) sometimes works.
But when nothing works to get rid of them (and I get hiccups that fricking hurt), the only way to reduce the pain until they stop, is to take a big breath, hold it until I hiccup, then exhale and take another big breath and hold until I hiccup, repeat for as long as it takes.  My theory is the pressure from holding a large breath is what prevents the hiccup from hurting as much.  And I have had to do this for up to 1/2 hour or so until the hiccups stopped.  Fortunately, I don't get them bad like this very often, but when I do, it is the only thing that works to ease the pain.  I'll try my other remedies during the first 5 minutes or so, but when nothing gets them stop, I just lie down and keep on taking big breaths after each hiccup and holding until I hic or I can't hold my breath any longer.  When I can't hold my breath any longer, that is when the hiccups have stopped.  When I have them bad like this, I seem to hic every 20 to 30 seconds, so when I get to a minute or more of holding my breath with no hic, they're usually done and gone.  I really do hate getting the hiccups.

stemc33