What causes hiccups?!
Question:
What causes hiccups?
Lately I have been getting hiccups everytime I eat. I notice when I am stressed and I eat I get them as well. Is there a relation between the two?
Answers:
Hiccups in general are caused by a variety of causes.
It can be easily caused by taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, drinking an alcoholic beverage to excess, crying out loud (sobbing causes air to enter the stomach), some smoking situations where abnormal inhalation can occur (in tobacco or other smoke like cannabis, perhaps triggered by precursors to coughing, or in the case of cannabis, by precursors to laughter), or electrolyte imbalance.
Hiccups may also be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve, which isnt as common.
If it continues to happen, and becomes any sort of a problem, see your doctor, just in case.
If you have any further questions, feel free to message/email me.
RN