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What Is The Reason And How Can I Stop I Have Been Getting Hicups Continuosly For Last 12 Hrs?
Question: Hello, I have been getting hicups continuosly for last 12 hours. What is the reason and how can I stop it. Thanks!
Brief Answer:
Need to find the cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
It can be due to many causes including cold, cough, fever, diarhea, lump in abdomen, nerves problems, medicine use, etc. Avoiding or treating the cause should help cure it. Are you having any other symptoms? Do you have fever?
Can try following:
- drink 2-3 of clean water to flush out the intestines
- Boil some tulsi leaves in clean water and drink
- Tummy massage with any cooking oil like mustard oil, coconut oil etc
- Valsalva maneuver (doctor can guide through this)
- Tab Cetrizine 5 mg one dose only. If this does not help then other medicines like baclofen or gabapentin in single dose can be taken.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Need to find the cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
It can be due to many causes including cold, cough, fever, diarhea, lump in abdomen, nerves problems, medicine use, etc. Avoiding or treating the cause should help cure it. Are you having any other symptoms? Do you have fever?
Can try following:
- drink 2-3 of clean water to flush out the intestines
- Boil some tulsi leaves in clean water and drink
- Tummy massage with any cooking oil like mustard oil, coconut oil etc
- Valsalva maneuver (doctor can guide through this)
- Tab Cetrizine 5 mg one dose only. If this does not help then other medicines like baclofen or gabapentin in single dose can be taken.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Thanks for the detailed answer. Due to continuos workout at gym I am experiencing dehydration and also have sore throat. I got slight fever after few hours of continuous hiccups. Now it has come down. After i take some water, ors or juice the hicups will stop for a while and start again after an hour. Please let me know which of the above remidies would help in my case. Thank you!
Brief Answer:
Cetirizine
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Sorry for the delay in response as I was busy with my other professional obligations.
If you have cough and cold, then those medicines will help most like Cetrizine.
Other options will also help.
Baclofen or gabapentin is needed when problem is bad or persistent for many days
Regards
Dr Vaishalee Punj
Cetirizine
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Sorry for the delay in response as I was busy with my other professional obligations.
If you have cough and cold, then those medicines will help most like Cetrizine.
Other options will also help.
Baclofen or gabapentin is needed when problem is bad or persistent for many days
Regards
Dr Vaishalee Punj
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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