I have created this blog in an effort to help others find a cure for persistent hiccups which have lasted longer than 48 hours, and in most cases for several days.
This blog documents my experience with a severe bout of persistent hiccups that lasted 7 days, and what was finally done to cure them.
The next day was mellow for the most part. I was still in pain and suffering from Acid Reflux along with my hiccups but because there was almost nothing in my stomach I didn’t feel as through the Acid Reflux was as bad as it was the night before. I had been living on Carnation Instant Breakfast shakes for the past few days which also seemed to help with the Acid Reflux as my system didn’t need to work so hard to process the food.
Saturday came and went. I still suffered from eventual gagging and wrenching as the night went on. I am hesitant to use the word “vomit” because my body never really rejected any food. It was as through something was stuck in my throat forcing me to throw up little bits of stomach acid and bile.
By the third day I was starting to become more aware of the discomfort being caused by my constant hiccups. Not only that but I was starting to notice that because of the constant contraction in my chest I was starting to suffer from Acid Reflux whenever I would hiccup.
Two years before I had some stomach problems and needed to change my diet in order to relieve an Acid Reflux reaction I was having due to things I had been eating. (Mainly fast food and junk food type meals.)
I changed over to a very healthy diet and started eating low fat foods with very little grease, along with a nightly salad. This made a huge difference in my health.
It was very disturbing to see this Acid Reflux returning as a result of these non-stop hiccups. Especially because there was nothing I could change in my diet at this point to correct the problem. I feel the underlying cause of the Acid Reflux was the constant barrage of hiccups my body was dealing with which was not upsetting my stomach and gastro track.