Guest guest Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 Please set all messages to wrap. thanks. Julie, My husband had a prolonged case of hiccups a few years ago, and the culprit turned out to be a small piece of undigested duck caught deep in his esophagus. As he hiccuped, his body attempting to expel the food that was too small to choke him but too big to go completely down, he had irritated swelling in the esopagus which caused further constriction and more hiccups. Has your patient ruled out this possibility? Kathy In a message dated 6/22/2003 8:33:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes: > Julie Chambers <info wrote: > > Dear Group, > > > > Does anyone have a good treatment for hiccups? I > > read the chapter in > > Sionneau, and it is good and complete. But any other > > ideas? The patient has > > been hiccupping for 6 days with no relief. Has tried > > western medications > > (Thorazine, etc.) with no relief. This was probably > > brought on by stress and > > overwork. He tends to be hot and is very frustrated > > right now. I don't have > > time to present it all, but what I am really asking > > is if people have had > > success with extreme hiccups, and any advice would > > be appreciated. > > > > Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 Dear Kathy, I don't know if my patient has considered this! Thank you. How did it finally resolve? My patient did eat a chicken burrito the day the hiccups started. Julie > > Julie, > My husband had a prolonged case of hiccups a few years ago, and the culprit turned out > to be a small piece of undigested duck caught deep in his esophagus. As he hiccuped, his > body attempting to expel the food that was too small to choke him but too big to go > completely down, he had irritated swelling in the esopagus which caused further > constriction and more hiccups. Has your patient ruled out this possibility? > > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 Julie, An endoscopic examination discovered the food particle and removed it, it was done under mild anesthesia and over in less than 30 minutes. The hospital was a last resort, we'd tried everything else - but he was really sick, and unable to eve swallow saliva without vomiting. My husband has since learned to chew food very thoroughly, and eat much slower and mindfully. If your patient does not improve, this might be something to look into. Good luck. Kathy , Julie Chambers <info@j...> wrote: > Dear Kathy, > > I don't know if my patient has considered this! Thank you. How did it > finally resolve? My patient did eat a chicken burrito the day the hiccups > started. > > Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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