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How Can Hiccups Causing Difficulty In Taking Prostate Cancer Medications Be Treated?

Hi. My father is in the later stages of prostrate cancer and is under hospice care. They just tried the morphine patch which he was allergic to. He now has the hiccups that are coming and going constantly for the last 2 days. He is having trouble taking all the other medicine that he is on because of the hiccups. Any suggestions?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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There could be a number of reasons for his hiccups. It could be because of the disease or the medications themselves may have left a lasting side effect. You can try giving him Tab. Perinorm one tab thrice daily for 4-5 days. If he cannot take even that then give him injections by the same name. That should help.
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How Can Hiccups Causing Difficulty In Taking Prostate Cancer Medications Be Treated?

There could be a number of reasons for his hiccups. It could be because of the disease or the medications themselves may have left a lasting side effect. You can try giving him Tab. Perinorm one tab thrice daily for 4-5 days. If he cannot take even that then give him injections by the same name. That should help.