Recurrent hiccups?

[CryBaby91]

Does anyone get recurrent excessive hiccups? I have bad bloating and other gastro issues too when this happens, nausea, constipation etc. But the hiccups drive me to despair!

[astrocat]

Yes! In fact I think hiccups were one of my first symptoms, before I even started my periods. Now I notice the hiccups come more at certain times of the months, and coincide a lot with the bloating as you say. I worry that it means the endo is on my diaphragm? Am waiting for an operation...

[CryBaby91 in reply to astrocat]

Yes! That's exactly like mine, I've had them from being a kid but now they flare around my cycle and I can pretty much mark on a calendar when symptoms will start peaking! Have you found anything to help calm them down?

[astrocat in reply to CryBaby91]

So glad to hear it's not just me! I always thought it was very strange. I find peppermint capsules can help, also only eating light meals. How about you?

[CryBaby91 in reply to astrocat]

I've not tried peppermint yet, I keep meaning to buy some and then forgetting lol but at the moment I've not found anything that stops it, I can hiccup after water lol it's driving me nuts 😂

[Jackie990]

Yes I get them as well!! Sometimes it's not like a regular hiccup, it's like a flutter in my diaphragm... actually it feels like Im carrying a baby and feeling movement inside me. It's usually right below my breasts, wierdest feeling ever. For the regular hiccups I've found sometimes a spoonful of honey or peanut butter seems to help.

[CryBaby91 in reply to Jackie990]

Omg I've said that loads of times, my hubby has joked that I'm growing a xenomorph and a face hugger is going to fly out one day 😂 I can't believe that, I've never heard anyone else say it! I get mine just below my ribs too, right on where that first muscle line is. I also get them in the centre near my intestines and a little flutter in my womb. Oooh I like peanut butter so I'll give that a go!

[Hidden in reply to CryBaby91]

I used to be plagued by hiccups until, as an adult, I eliminated foods I react to . After that, I found that certain foods will instantly give me hiccups, such as watermelon. Now that I know which foods to avoid, I rarely get them - just when I eat some type of offending food. (Hope this helps!)

[CryBaby91 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you sadly I get them even if I've not eaten anything, I've had an empty stomach loads of times and been woken up at 3am with them just from rolling over in my sleep!

[Hidden in reply to CryBaby91]

Oh, yikes - that is sad!! I can't even imagine. Sorry to hear that!

[CryBaby91 in reply to Hidden]

It's a pain in the backside lol but I've got used to it now I think 😂 it's more annoying than anything, but if I have stomach ache it can be pretty uncomfortable lol xxx