10 ways for instant relief from hiccups

Stop your Hic!

Breathing into a paper bag increases the level of carbon dioxide in the blood, which helps the body relax and stop hiccups.

We often hear that holding one’s breath for a few seconds will help you get rid of hiccups. It’s true.

Drink iced water, gargle with it or swallow some crushed ice – all this will help you deal with the hiccups.

When you get the hiccups, just eat a spoonful of peanut butter. It has ingredients that will help managing hiccups.

Swallow the sugar and take a large sip of water. The sugar granules let you focus on something other than your hiccups.

Lemon is a food with lots of benefits’, you can bite it for hiccups also.

Consume honey with a glass of warm water to alleviate hiccups.

Bend down from your waist and drink water from a cup on kept on the floor through a straw. It eases the diaphragm and help stop hiccups. But do it carefully.

Some foods help in stopping your hiccups. Eat green olives; it works well.

Calm your diaphragm during hiccups by holding your knees against your chest till they stop.