Hiccups - very painful...

[simplylucy]

I'm on day 8 since my surgery now.

Over the last couple of days I keep having regular spells of hiccups.

They are very painfull, and not nice at all.

I'm sipping slowly and not glugging my drinks, I eat slowly, very slowly so I don't know why I keep getting them.

Did anyone else suffer with hiccups post op?

Any tips for getting rid of them?

 

[Caroline101061]

sounds like you might be taking in too much fluid in one go or it could just be you! Ive had them a couple of times since surgery and they are violent. I take a huge breath in, as much as I can and then let it out really slowly - count from 10 to 1 and then relax - that should get your diaphragm back in sync. How come you are eating after 8 days - should still be on fluids.

 

[simplylucy]

I only had to do fluids for 1 week.

I'm on runny purees now. Not really eating as such but thicker than fluids!

 

[bubblyangie]

I found the only time i get hiccups is when my pouch is full and its my full sign... I do a few really stupid ones which sound between hiccups and burps and they can be quite painful, so I would suggest that you try and drink / eat just that little bit less and see if that helps.... I get them if I am really full, which is not that often now as I have learned to know when I have had enough before being too stuffed..

Hope this makes sense...

 

[simplylucy]

That makes loads of sence, I'd never considered it to be my full sign.

Oh and I know what you mean by a hiccup/burp, like a baloon full of air is trying to escape in one whole ball!

 

[Mixman]

I had them once and it was the worst feeling ever! Hope they calm down and thanks for all th theories