This document lists 10 home remedies for stopping hiccups: cold water, drinking water upside down, holding your breath, sugar, vinegar, peanut butter, breathing into a paper bag, lemon, cardamom, and chamomile. These remedies work by shocking the system, increasing carbon dioxide levels, distracting the mind, or relaxing muscles to stop the hiccup cycle.

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10 Home Remedies
for Hiccups

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Cold Water
You can shock your system with cold water to stop hiccups. Any
kind of shock will cause distraction and will help put your
hiccups to rest.
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Drink Upside Down
Drinking a glass of cold water can shock your body and stop
hiccups. But this remedy can be made more effective by
drinking the water upside down.
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Hold Your Breath
Holding your breath is an age-old cure for hiccups. It increases
the amount of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, which
distracts the mind and stops the cycle of hiccups.
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Sugar
Sugar is a great home remedy for hiccups, especially for small
children who cannot effectively complete the two remedies
described above. Swallowing sugar stimulates the vagus nerve
and makes the body forget all about the hiccups.
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Vinegar
Vinegar is another effective remedy to stop hiccups. Its sour
taste helps distract the mind, which helps stop the hiccups.
White vinegar, malt vinegar or apple cider vinegar will do the
trick.
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Peanut Butter
Another age-old remedy to keep hiccups at bay is peanut
butter. The sticky, gooey consistency of peanut butter
interrupts the breathing pattern when you try to swallow it and
this helps stop continuous hiccups.
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Breathe into a Paper Bag
Another time-tested trick that may help hiccup sufferers is
breathing into a paper bag. This increases the amount of carbon
dioxide in the body, making the diaphragm contract more
deeply to bring in more oxygen. This helps stop the hiccups.
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Lemon
Lemon is a sure way to stop hiccups mid-stream. The sour taste
of lemon overwhelms the irritated nerves, thus making the
hiccups disappear.
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Cardamom
Cardamom is also an effective remedy for hiccups. It has
muscle-relaxing properties and hence can stop hiccups.
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Chamomile
You can also use chamomile to stop hiccups. The muscle-
relaxant properties of chamomile help ease the contractions in
the diaphragm that cause hiccups.
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