How to Treat Hiccups With Natural Remedies
Whether you drank too fast or ate too much, hiccups can be embarrassing and can cause unwanted attention, especially during quiet moments at work. While there haven't been many medications invented for hiccups, there are numerous natural remedies that can quickly eliminate hiccups and finally provide you with instant relief for these annoying, yet common, occurrence.
Instructions
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Eat 1 tbsp. of peanut butter whenever you experience hiccups. This is one of the oldest, most effective hiccup remedy. If your hiccups continue after 1 tbsp. of peanut butter, wait 5 minutes and then consume another tablespoon.
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Dissolve one whole sugar cube in your mouth when you start to hiccup. The sugar cube will dissolve in several minutes, and your hiccups will soon leave.
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Add 2 tsp. of salt to one cup of yogurt. Make sure that the yogurt is plain with no additives. Eat this mixture slowly to cure your hiccups.
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Slice a small piece of fresh ginger and at the first signs of hiccups, slowly chew on the ginger slice. Chew on the ginger until your hiccups are completely gone.
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Place an ice pack directly on your diaphragm during hiccups to quickly eliminate them. Your diaphragm is located about 4 to 5 inches above your bellybutton where your rib cage meets in the middle of your torso.
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Tips & Warnings
By drinking or eating too fast, you can cause yourself to have hiccups. Simply slow down when you eat and drink to prevent hiccups. Take deep and full breaths when you have the hiccups to quickly get rid of them. For children with hiccups, give them 1 tsp. of peanut butter instead of the larger tablespoon.
Do not hold your breath to cure hiccups, as this is not a safe way to rid yourself of this annoyance.
