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I Am Having Hiccups And It's Been More Than 24
Question: I am having hiccups and it's been more than 24 hrs now.
Hiccups problem and now it's second day I am having this
Brief Answer:
Continuous hiccups
Detailed Answer:
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Continuous hiccups can be caused due to irritation of diaphragm which could be due to gastric acidity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, viral infection, kidney problem, low blood calcium, some medicines, etc. It can be managed by identifying the cause and treating it, non-medicinal treatment, medicines and mild surgery.
Drink lots of clean water.
Following medicines can be tried, one at a time.
If it is due to acidity, then take a tablet of omeprazole 20 mg and see if it gets better.
Domperidone can be tried for hiccups in dose of 2-3 times a day
Take a tablet or spoon of gelusil. This will provide minerals XXXXXXX Arka by XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Tattva can also be used for hiccups and viral infection
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
Continuous hiccups
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
Continuous hiccups can be caused due to irritation of diaphragm which could be due to gastric acidity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, viral infection, kidney problem, low blood calcium, some medicines, etc. It can be managed by identifying the cause and treating it, non-medicinal treatment, medicines and mild surgery.
Drink lots of clean water.
Following medicines can be tried, one at a time.
If it is due to acidity, then take a tablet of omeprazole 20 mg and see if it gets better.
Domperidone can be tried for hiccups in dose of 2-3 times a day
Take a tablet or spoon of gelusil. This will provide minerals XXXXXXX Arka by XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Tattva can also be used for hiccups and viral infection
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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