Question:
I am three weeks post-op and it seems that I have the hiccups an awful lot

I have the hiccups at least once or twice a day. What am I doing wrong? Or is this just something I have to learn to live with? It sure doesn't feel good to hiccup now.    — Rhonda H. (posted on May 28, 2001)

May 28, 2001
HI THERE i have good news and bad news lol hiccups wont kill you and they get to where it doesnt hurt so bad, but im 16 months post op and still get them many times a day. Its livable and sometimes funny to. may not feel the best this fresh out but they do get alot less painful with time
   — BBD

May 28, 2001
Are you getting in LOTS of water, close to 2 qts? Any leg cramps or anything like that? Dizziness or anything? If not, then it's just break-in action. I had 'em quite a bit and burped for about 3 months. I didn't mind the burping, raally, but you can KEEP the hiccups. Ouch.
   — vitalady

May 28, 2001
A bartender friend of mine told me that biting into a wedge of lime with bitters on it will do the trick to stop hiccups.. This liquid in the small brown bottle is found near cocktail onions, olives etc in a store like 'Beverages and More'... ps.. He added that it doesn't taste pleasant but it has always worked... I hope it works for you... Good Luck.... Jo Ann
   — California J.

May 28, 2001
After my surgery, hiccups were/are a sure sign that I had eaten too fast (pretty funny in the days when I was only eating a tablespoon or two at a time - jeez, how long can you drag that out?). - Kate -
   — kateseidel

May 29, 2001
Hiccups are a big warning sign to me that I have eaten as much as I can hold. If I get the hiccups and continue to eat.. I'm in big trouble.. time to hurl! Are your hiccups coming after you eat? Or are they just out of the blue?
   — BethVBG

May 29, 2001
Hi Rhonda: I hiccupped several different times in the hosptial prior to having ice chips and water, so it wasn't from anything I did. What caused it? I'm not sure. Try swallowing over and over without breathing in between and see if that helps. What will work every time is putting a teaspoon of sugar in the back of your mouth and swallowing that until it dissolves, but we can't do that anymore. So I just tried swallowing without the sugar and it helped. Good luck in getting rid of them. I've only had them once so far since I've been home. S
   — sherry hedgecock

May 29, 2001
The only time I get hiccups is when I've eaten too much. I had a terrible case last week when I went to a Chinese buffet. I didn't think I had eaten that much, but I must have as I felt miserable by the time I got home. Then I got the hiccups on top of the bloated feeling. They make me feel miserable because they irritate my already upset stomach and I always get them when my stomach is full so I can't drink water to get rid of them.
   — georgiacarol