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Coughing, hiccups, and dry throat?
It all started me having a dry throat which causes me to cought. I figured that maybe i was just dehydrated or something so i just drank alot of water but it didn't work. Later i got hiccups but they stopped but then happened again about 3 hours later and then the next day i had them and the day after that. The hiccups are on and off and start after about 3-4 hours. Anyone know what i could do to make the hiccups stop? I drank some lemon and honey tea which seemed to sooth my throat but its the hiccups that are killing me!!!!!!
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
The following works for sinus, cold, running nose, sore throat and strep throat, when the throat is hurting, All types of headache and lot of other conditions.
It works for all digestive problems as well. The digestive problems that it cures are - IBS, constipation, stomach cramps, GERD, Acid reflux etc. Due to restrictions on length of answer I am not giving the reasons for the same.
Logically it should cure asthma as well. But one has to be more cautious while trying this out for asthma cure. One may start with 12 hour water fast period. I do not have experience on this. But the logic on which hte theory is built up supports it.
The most visible thing about sinus is swelling. In case of cold, sore throat, strep throat also swelling is there but to some extent less then it is visible in sinus.
Sinus, cold and sore throat usually happen in the following situations -
- Change of season, drinking lot of water after exercises, when u get up in the morning, after swimming, after having first sex, kissing, first time smoking etc.
The reason - During winters our body stores less water. This is evident from loss of water from body evident from frequent urination. Normally the body adjusts the water stored in the body automatically. But due to drinking water with meals or shortly after meals, the systems responsible for controlling the water level in the body stops working properly.
The same thing happens when u get up in the morning - When one drinks lot of water with dinner and sleeps shortly after dinner the body tends to store lot of water. The same is not adjusted suitably when one gets up in the morning.
The same thing happens after swimming the body is heated up and cooled at the same time. It a person allows sweating after a swimming session and does not drink water or does not take a shower in cold water sore throat may not happen.
After having first sex, kissing, first time smoking people tend to either overeat, drink lot of water and sleep immediately so sinus.
Lot of people in their questions mentioned that they were advised about eating ice cream to get rid of the sinus or sore throat. Yes sudden eating of the ice cream may force the body's system to get up and start working. But that happens only 10 to 20 percent cases. And if that does not happen the sore throat or sinus is aggrevated.
The easier way out is to allow body to sweat for 1 or 2 hour by increasing the body temperature but not drinking water or other fluids for may be 1 hour after that.
The other easy way to control swelling is to give up water and all other liquids for 24 hours. In 24 hours there will be no significant dehydration to cause organ failure. But to be double sure one can stay indoors for 24 hours. This helps in lot of other ailments. One can do it when one is in indoors and does not have a conditions. It improves the immune system. It ensures that body's control systems work properly.
In 24 hours the reduction in the fluids will be about 3 litres or about 5% of the total body weight of a normal adult.
Never the swelling due to sinus or cold and cough is more than 5% of the body volume.
During this period of 24 hours the lose of water from the body does not reduce even by 1% to offset reduced water intake.
The reduction in loss of body water thru urine or sweating starts after 48 hours in most of people. But to be on safe side giving up water and liquids for 24 hours will do the trick.
The reduced swelling will give immediate relief from pain. It will make is much more easier to eliminate the cough thru nose without any pain.
That will also improve the blood acid levels by about 10%. This makes changes at the cell level as well. Blood acid levels are the first line of defense against the infections.
So swelling gone, pain gone, cough moving out, infections taken care of. Now what remains in the body for the next change of season time. Obviously nothing.
So it has already given u long term relief from sinus. But in some cases one may get sinus during next change of season and may have to do this again. The reason is during change of season the body must adjust the water that is stored in the body. Due to some cell level changes the ability of the body to bring those changes is lost. But after 2-3 seasons that ability of the body will be restored and there will be complete relief from sinus.
There is one more thing that will ensure that u never get sinus or cold again in your life.
Drink 1 glass of water 1 hour before each meal. No other water or liquids on 4-5 days in a week. So on these days you do not exceed 3 glasses of water in 24 hours.
On rest 2-3 days do whatever u feel like.
- LisaLv 45 years ago
For hiccups, you CAN hold your breath REALLY deep and push like you've got to poop. The reason this works is because the hiccup is a spasm of the diaphragm muscle which is shaped like the bowl part of an upside down spoon. When you hold your breath and push, it applies pressure to your diaphragm, preventing it from spasming -- and the spasms go away, sort of like walking-out a charlie horse. For coughing, you can drink lots of water and take guaiffenesin (mucinex or generic mucinex) with the DM -- the DM is dextromethorphan which is a cough suppressant. You'll cough crap up when you DO cough, but you won't cough that much. And for sneezing... it depends on if it's allergies or a cold. If it's allergies, there are pills and antihistamines, saline rinses, and stuff like that to help with what ails ya.
- hairyguyuk2002Lv 79 years ago
An old cure 4 hickups is eat some sugar off a spoon that's soaked in vinegar the taste is really strong it works 4 me, good luck
Source(s): Personal experience