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Lately I've been getting the hiccups more and more often while eating. At first it only seemed to happen when I ate spicy (usually Indian) food - so that seemed to make sense. But now it happens when I'm eating just regular things too - today it was at both lunch and dinner eating a roast beef sandwich and then sloppy joes (very mild).
I don't think I'm eating any faster than usual. The hiccups are very rapid - so much that I sometimes am afraid I'll actually get sick though I haven't... Sometime it feels like I'm gassy and after a burp I feel better. Sometimes they go away by themselves and I can finish eating but sometimes I have to try to sip water between hiccups which is hard because they are so fast!
Any ideas? I've never had digestion issues - never heartburn or gas or sour stomach so I don't know what this is about.
When I get them it is usually because I am in a hurry to eat because I have 'pressing business' to get to. I assumed it was to much air/food but it never lasts long (but I do have a trick to get rid of them but that's another show).
Maybe this will help you.
What Causes Hiccups After Eating? October 19, 2017
Poor vagus nerve functioning, causing your gut to somewhat lose control of motility, proper breathing,. For example, chronic hiccups and GERD are common in people with hiatal hernias, which damages the vagus nerve. There are many things that can damage or weaken the vagus nerve, including stress. If you're one of those people who never relax, you will have a weak vagus nerve.
As you've noticed, spicy foods can temporarily cause a similar condition.
I hiccuped frequently due to a large hiatal hernia, like clockwork a couple every hour. But hiccuping is also my body's signal that I'm full when eating. I've had gastric bypass surgery and apparently it's pretty common.
Poor vagus nerve functioning, causing your gut to somewhat lose control of motility, proper breathing,. For example, chronic hiccups and GERD are common in people with hiatal hernias, which damages the vagus nerve. There are many things that can damage or weaken the vagus nerve, including stress. If you're one of those people who never relax, you will have a weak vagus nerve.
As you've noticed, spicy foods can temporarily cause a similar condition.
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Originally Posted by charmed hour
I hiccuped frequently due to a large hiatal hernia, like clockwork a couple every hour. But hiccuping is also my body's signal that I'm full when eating. I've had gastric bypass surgery and apparently it's pretty common.
How do you get a hiatal hernia?
Also, the hiccuping usually starts pretty quickly after I begin eating so I'm definitely not full at all...it is just a weird thing that was never an issue until recently.
Also, the hiccuping usually starts pretty quickly after I begin eating so I'm definitely not full at all...it is just a weird thing that was never an issue until recently.
Some people are born with hiatal hernia, but you may not notice symptoms until you are older.
It's very common.
A gastroenterologist can diagnosis it with an endoscopy. I've had a few of those tests, nothing to worry about, they give you something to fall asleep & you wake up it is all done.
They may also do a scan where you drink some stuff & they watch how you digest it. The test was quick & easy.
Some people are born with hiatal hernia, but you may not notice symptoms until you are older.
It's very common.
A gastroenterologist can diagnosis it with an endoscopy. I've had a few of those tests, nothing to worry about, they give you something to fall asleep & you wake up it is all done.
They may also do a scan where you drink some stuff & they watch how you digest it. The test was quick & easy.
Thanks - I'll mention it at my next checkup if it's still a problem.
Poor vagus nerve functioning, causing your gut to somewhat lose control of motility, proper breathing,. For example, chronic hiccups and GERD are common in people with hiatal hernias, which damages the vagus nerve. There are many things that can damage or weaken the vagus nerve, including stress. If you're one of those people who never relax, you will have a weak vagus nerve.
As you've noticed, spicy foods can temporarily cause a similar condition.
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Originally Posted by daliowa
Some people are born with hiatal hernia, but you may not notice symptoms until you are older.
It's very common.
A gastroenterologist can diagnosis it with an endoscopy. I've had a few of those tests, nothing to worry about, they give you something to fall asleep & you wake up it is all done.
They may also do a scan where you drink some stuff & they watch how you digest it. The test was quick & easy.
Well, yesterday at lunch I had just eaten a couple bites of (very bland) fried rice when the hiccups began - it had been a couple weeks since the last episode. My throat felt tighter and tighter and I was hiccuping so fast I couldn't use water to try and stop them. Then....for the first time, I actually vomited...just a little - there was no blood or any continued vomiting and my hiccups pretty much stopped right after so I could actually finish eating with no issue.
Now I remember my dad having hernia problems and him mentioning the vagus nerve. He ended up having surgery. Are there other treatments? I never have any kind of indigestion or heartburn so I don't want to get on some every-day kind of medication...but I guess that does nothing for an actual hernia anyway. But what is usually done?
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