I still have the hiccups after I eat a meal sometimes. I finally found a way to get rid of the hiccups that actually works. You take a deep breath in, and hold it. Then while you're holding in that breath take in another breath and hold it. Then you take in whatever extra air you can hold in your lungs and try not to exhale for awhile. Then you let it all out and the hiccups go away. I never used to get hiccups much before surgery, and now after surgery hiccups just seem to be a normal part of life. I also burp a lot, and my stomach makes all kinds of crazy digestive noises. The burps that come out aren't like regular burps though. They are small, uncontrollable burps that come out unexpected, without much warning. I haven't found any kind of cure for the burping. So I just tried to accept that along with the hiccups, and digestive noises.