My cure for the hiccups
A 15-year old Florida girl made national headlines last week when she was finally cured of the hiccups.
She had been hiccupping 50 times a minute for five weeks. That had to be no fun.
She tried everything from drinking pickle juice to breathing into a paper sack. Nothing seemed to work. She made trips to see medical specialists. She tried hypnosis and acupuncture. Finally, they just stopped on their own.
Now that she has been cured, I wonder if the movie rights can be far behind.
Everyone, it seems, has offered their own remedies for the hiccups.
She had been hiccupping 50 times a minute for five weeks. That had to be no fun.
She tried everything from drinking pickle juice to breathing into a paper sack. Nothing seemed to work. She made trips to see medical specialists. She tried hypnosis and acupuncture. Finally, they just stopped on their own.
Now that she has been cured, I wonder if the movie rights can be far behind.
Everyone, it seems, has offered their own remedies for the hiccups.
- A spoonful of peanut butter
- Tickling the person
- Several quick sips of water followed by several long sips.
- A spoonful of sugar.
- A dose of balsamic vinegar.
- Placing a bag of ice next to your diaphram.
- Bending over and drink from the “back” side of the glass.
I’ve found the sugar usually works for me. Of course, getting a “scare” also does the trick. That's why I have a guaranteed method for scaring me.
It never fails. I look at the photo below.
posted by Ed Grisamore at 6:07 AM
13 Comments:
Another good remedy is to try to snap just before you hiccup. If you concentrate on your hand, you won't even hiccup once!!!
Peanut butter always works for me. My wife says I ought to be able to deduct it as a medical expense.
wow, that IS a scary picture.
Spoon full of surger works every time....even on those who don't believe it will work!
Once when my son had hiccups and couldn't seem to stop, I told him about this lady I had read about that had hiccups for 3 years and couldn't stop even after having surgery. She had tried everything. She lost her job and couldn't go anywhere that people wouldn't stare at her or make fun of her. This story scared him so much that he never hiccupped again! This might be considered child abuse though, so don't try this at home.
Someone, please, save the United States and put that picture on the ballot next November
I'm right with you Alan! Lord help us if she's elected in 2008!
I tell you what is scary that there are enough people out there that like the Clinton's that she would even think of running. Just remember how glad you were that Al Gore did not win and double it. mh
That is one BIG mouth!
It will take someone like the Clinton's to straighten out this country!!! Thank you Hillary for taking on the task and being a role model for women.....
Youre RIGHT-My Hiccups got cured from the picture of Billary but I soiled myself instead!
Amen, brother. Even scarier is listening to Hillary talk with a southern accents at a civil rights speech.
I looked at the picture when I had the hiccups and I stopped right when I looked at it. It really is FREAKY.
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