Hi - any one have any helpful ideas for hiccups... i get them after i drink ..... it doesn't matter what the liquid is , but they hurt and they are loud - lol and a tad bit obnoxiuos....so i was wondering if anyone gets these and if so what helps ????

I was wondering the same thing. I've always had bad hiccups, but now they really HURT. Like in the chest area. Hope someone can shed some light

Hi - any one have any helpful ideas for hiccups... i get them after i drink ..... it doesn't matter what the liquid is , but they hurt and they are loud - lol and a tad bit obnoxiuos....so i was wondering if anyone gets these and if so what helps ????

I don't know how long you have been banded but I had these severe hiccups 3 days post-op...and I know that pain. I spoke with my PCP today during a checkup and he told me that there are nerves in your esophagus that also go to your diaphram and the nerves are telling your brain that you need air....that is why you hiccup! They are difficult and my episodes went away the next day...and I have not had any since! I wish I had a cure option for you but I just had to deal with them!!! Good luck:sad:

I have a cure for the hiccups- Have someone drop their set of keys down your back under your shirt! don't know why but it works every time!:

I get the hiccups after every meal that I am able to eat. They are very hard and loud as well. I just hold my breath for 10 seconds and they go away.

I know this is an old thread, but I was wondering if anyone ever figured out a good solution for the hiccups here. Mine are spaced about 20 minutes apart - so the keys thing and holding my breath doesn't really help. They're so hard and painful, I'm afraid I'm going to slip my band.

Mine eventually went away a few weeks after surgery. Don't get me wrong, I still get them on occasion, but no more than I did pre-band.

Unfortunately, I think that time will take care of it.

Thanks! At least it's good to know that other folks have experienced this and that I'm not abnormal (well, at least not completely!) :biggrin: