death

drink backwards out of a glass.

it's all about stretching your diaphragm.

shot of straight red cordial

Really slow deep controlled breathing excercises works every time, fias. Also good for forum rage.

whatwhat, tried the backwards glass thing. Usually works every time.

I like the shot of red cordial idea. Mainly because I like red cordial.

yeah, the drinking backwards usually works for me. you have to keep going, and do the glass all in one skull.

and if that doesn't work, try it again with a bigger glass.

Vinegar! Drink a teaspoonful of vinegar! I don't think it matters what sort..

does eating salt+vinegar chips count?

Drink a fizzy drink like coke (or beer), anything to make you burp.
This will relax your diaphragm, which should stop the hiccups.

so it about stretching or relaxing?

anyone a medical type around here??

'is' should be in that first sentence somewhere

• stand up
• take a big mouthful of water but dont swallow it
• put your chin against your chest so you are looking at your feet
• swallow the water as slowly as you can

Make yourself vomit.

I know this works.

fuck

hmm... didn't try that. Maybe next time I have the hiccups.

I drink backwards from a glass really slowly. I reckon it's got somwthing to do with holding your breath and just tricking the muscles (that's right - when they're not watching)

they're gone now ! woot !

get someone to scare you,........might not work if you know the scare is coming:(

that was quick. hmmm.

i was not implying i fuck to rid my self of the 'cups.

i was saying "fuck" ! help me out here ! i am dying !

Poprocks- yes, I also swear by that one, but with a slight alteration by breathing out really really slowly at the end instead of just holding breath.

It does look funny at the pub though. Especially if there is two people involved- one demonstrating to the patient.

relax your diaphram

take:
1 straw
1 large cup of water

stick yr fingers in yr ears and in yr nose. yes it's possible. drink entire glass of water, not too fast

hiccups gone

I vouch for the holding your breath as long as you can and releasing slowly. Works like a charm.

actually after discussion with my offsider here in the office, she says you should put yr thumbs in yr ears and yr forefingers on yr nose, then drink through the straw

I love that in between feeling after trying to get rid of hiccups.

...i think they're gone..
..yes! THEY'RE DEFINITELY GONE! WOOHOO! THIS METHOD FUCKING ROC
hiccup

hiccups are fuckers.

decapitation.

You press underneath the chinbones on their corners, it stimulates seratonin and also drops pressure on the gullet. Works every time.

take a deep breath. hold it. don't breathe out. take some more air in. don't breathe out. take some more air in. hold it as long as you can. then when you can't hold it any more, let out the breath as slowly as you can. works every time.

whoops, should have read the posts first.

put your head in a bucket

The Norwegian Method:

Take a mouthful of water and hold it. Put your fingers in your ears. Swallow the water.

Once again, I have no idea whether it works.

after over 30minutes of the 'cups, i went for a walk, which turned out to get rid of them in this case. maybe i just needed to move around and distract myself.

having said that, i always get them more than once in a day, so i am sure i will have ample time to try the above methods again later...

oh dear, i just left a phone message for someone, punctuated by at least four 'cups. ooops.

I hate the hiccups!!!!!!!!

Especially violent ones.

shoot yerself

MountainMan told me about that cure for the hiccup many years ago and it works every single time. I have even converted people. He should be nominated for a prize.

Drinking water (or having someone feed it to you) with my ears blocked always works for me.