From an involuntary spasm of your diaphragm

Many pregnant women wonder what their baby is doing when they feel those rhythmic movements later in pregnancy. Most are surprised to learn their baby has the hiccups! That is right, many babies have the hiccups while they are in the womb and some babies have the hiccups multiple times per day. But, what causes this and why do babies hiccup in the womb anyway? There has not been an overwhelming amount of research on fetal hiccupping in the womb, although there is some speculation as to why it happens. First of all, only more mature fetuses hiccup in the womb because their central nervous system is adequately developed in order to allow this to happen. It is believed that the fetus breathes in amniotic fluid or drinks it. When this happens and the amniotic fluid enters and exists the fetus lungs then the diaphragm contracts and hiccups results. Fetal hiccups appear to be extremely normal and almost all moms will feel the babies hiccups at least once if not on a regular basis.

Hiccups are only when the diapharm (a muscel that controls your lungs when you breath. Like when ever you breath in, your diapharm flexes and causes your lungs the move up and become filled with air.) gets out of wack and instead of going up it goes down when you breath. I learned this in 8th grade so some things may be incorrect, but no they're not bad for your health.

you can get them by eating too fast and drinking

You can get a drink of water. But, sometimes that doesn't work. Usually, holding your breath works the best.

Easy Answer - tried and true - Focus on your Throat and 'see' if You can Predict when the next Hiccup will Occur : two False Starts will eliminate the Situation.

You should block your ears and hold your nose, and get someone to give you a drink. It should make pressure build up and stop the hiccups.

No, it is not normal if it happens everyday. Maybe you should see a doctor if he doesn't laugh at you.

Fishleggs

It all depends on what you want.

If you like sugary drinks get a mountain dew.

If you like thicker drinks get a coke pepsi or dr. pepper.

If you like flavorful drinks get a sunkist or fanta product.

If you want a low cal. one then get a diet whatever sprite or 7-up, but if you have access get a mr. Newport, it pits sprite and 7-up to shame.

umm why would u want the hiccups? but i mean the only potential way to get the hiccups is by drinking a lot of alcohol which is not reccomended...but that doesnt even gurantee ull get them unless ur hiccup prone in the first place.

A nonstop headache may mean that you need to get in to see a doctor or headache specialist for an appropriate diagnosis and treatment. The head pain may be a primary disorder like Migraine, or secondary to another disease or disorder like an aneurysm.

a lot more than you think.... more than 100,000

We are at 39 weeks with our unborn son and he has them quite often. We asked our doctors about it and no they arent bad. We were told they are basically the baby preparing him\herself for breastfeeding by imitating the sucking motion. Some babys come out with little sore spots on the hand\arm\etc where they did the sucking.

As the guy I think its awesome to feel the little guy hiccup while in utero... it's amazing.

Yes! and you know why? Because the body is concentrating on swallowing the water so much that you forget to hiccup. It may seem silly but it actually does help!

Charles Osborne (1893 - 1991) hiccuped for 69 years

I really don't know what causes hicups but I do know how to get rid of them. First make sure that you can swallow. Then swallow 3 times in a row. If does not work, repeat the steps. Or you can say this. Imagine a pond, Imagine a lily pad, Imagine a frog on the lily pad, Imagine a hair on the frog's head Imagine a flea on the hair, Imagine the flea holding a banjo, Imagine the flea singing, my hicups are gone. They should be gone by now.

there is a sudden shortness of breath which results in heart area to beat faster. that's why its better to hold your breath and wait for 30 seconds because you may not believe it or not but hiccups may end up in serious condition

no you do not grow when you get hick ups. ( i wanna write it that way) what does make you grow up ... veggies and fruits and playing basketball. hope this helped and this does not include gibberish or whatever... don't listen to the dingbot or whatever.. :D

A spasm of the diaphragm

Hiccups are usually a result of irritated or inflamed diaphragmatic muscles in the abdomen. Usually some external irritant is involved, as food allergies or even some medications. Short of going to a physician for an anti-nausea medication like Phenergan or Compazine, there's not much over the counter of any real help. Some people find that repeated cycles of taking in deep breaths and holding for 30 second cycles may be helpful.

I usually use vinegar whenever having hiccup because the sour taste of vinegar can help distract me from hiccups. Another way is lemon since it has the sour taste too. Regarding vinegar, I only need to drink a little dosage of it and finish with water.

well if you mean you want to get rid of them then hears my secret>S< yes more than one 1.THINK OF AN HORSE WITH AN HORN ON ITS HEAD (NOT A UNICORN!!) 2.HOLD YOUR BREATH FOR 15 SECONDS. 3.DRINK LOADS OF FIZZY DRINKS TO MAKE YOU BURP. 4.CLASSIC...GET SOMEONE TO SCARE YOU. 5.TAKE YOUR MOND OFF IT. AND THE LAST!! 6.HAVE AN LAUGHING FIT!!!