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Suggest Remedy To Stop Hiccups When Eating

I m 75 male. When eating I get the hicups and then I can t swallow. I try to drink water to aid in getting the food down but even water will not stay down. I throw up food and water. This happened last evening while eating dinner and I m still unable to swallow anything with out it coming right back up, even ice chips.
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of having problems in swallowing anything including food, eater even ice chips since last evening when you started getting hiccoughs. You can not take anything orally since then, trial causes the things to come back immediately.
This is indicated that your have some problem with the esophagus, may be esophagospasm or a mass or something or something to do with the phrenic nerve that supplies the diaphragm, the muscle that separated abdomen from the chest and is responsible for the hiccoughs on its spasm.
I would advise you the following:
To get a clinical evaluation of the neck, chest and abdomen.
X-ray of the neck, chest and ultrasonography of the abdomen can give some clues.
Upper GI endoscopy and further studies like biopsy or so of needed.
You will be treated as per the findings.
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Suggest Remedy To Stop Hiccups When Eating

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of having problems in swallowing anything including food, eater even ice chips since last evening when you started getting hiccoughs. You can not take anything orally since then, trial causes the things to come back immediately. This is indicated that your have some problem with the esophagus, may be esophagospasm or a mass or something or something to do with the phrenic nerve that supplies the diaphragm, the muscle that separated abdomen from the chest and is responsible for the hiccoughs on its spasm. I would advise you the following: To get a clinical evaluation of the neck, chest and abdomen. X-ray of the neck, chest and ultrasonography of the abdomen can give some clues. Upper GI endoscopy and further studies like biopsy or so of needed. You will be treated as per the findings.