Home remedies and ayurvedic treatment to stop hiccups naturally.
Hiccups are one of the most common thing which almost everyone has gone through in their life.The worst part of it is at times its very annoying n very rarely indicates some serious health issues which one should not neglect.My todays topic is all about basics of hiccups n how to treat it naturally using few breathing techniques and ayurvedic and modern medicines if required to be taken .the name of medicines are for knowledge purpose . I would still recommend you all to take doctors advise before taking any medicines
Hiccups is basically involutantary spasm of diaphragm muscles or increase of vata in your body.
Causes: it can be due to something as simple as eating or drinking fast or more in quantity, drinking lots of alcohol or carbonated beverages, sudden excitements n stress, change in temperatures ,over exertion, excessive dust or cold exposure etc are most common causes and if hiccups subsides within few minutes to hour max.then nothing to worry much but if it is continous for days and causing excessive exertion or weight loss then therre could be any underlying medical cause for it.
It could be ulcer, gastrooesophageal reflux, tumour laryngitis kidney problem,liver problems,prostate problem, electrolyte imbalance,hysterical etc etc. for diagnosis kindly go to doctor as he may diagnose it properly.
But before going to any doctor try this few tips to get relief from hiccups naturally
1. breathe into a plastic bag held over nose and mouth.
2. hold your breath for as long as possible.
3.hold your breath ,pinch the nose and drink water.
4. Alternate drinking icecold water and hot water after every 2to 5 minutes works wonder and gives instant relief in maximum case.
primary line of medical aspect of hiccup treatment includes the following medicines
1.Ayurvedic medicines like soothshkhar rasa and shankh vati 2 tab. thrice a day works very good for hiccups.
2. Mayurpiccha mashi with shankhbhasma 250 mg. can also be taken thrice a day with honey
3. Amrutdhara 5 to 10 drops can be mixed with water and taken after every half an hour
4.If ones hiccups seems to be hysterical ( specially young ladies ) then tab. sarpagandha vati along with above medicines works good as it wil act as a tranquiliser.
5.pippalysasav 20ml tds mixed with 40 ml water can be taken thrice a day after food for recurrent hiccups as it helps in digesting the ama dosha n stop vata to get aggravated n leads to hiccups
6.panchkarma procedures like naadi swedan (hot fomenatation)
dashmool kadha on neck ,chest and abdomen gives instant relief. in absence of naadi swedana one can also keep towel soaked in hot dashmmol kadha over neck chest and abdomen for hot fomentation.
7.nasyam with gudasunthi ( jaggery n dry ginger) works excellent
8. one can also take syrup mucaine gel 2 tsp. every 2 to 4 hourly till it stops.
9.If there is pain in stomach due to continous hiccups then one can take antispasmodics like cyclopam 1 tab.
pathya ( Do's ) -
one must take enough rest and eat rice,wheat, barley,parwar grapes,chickensoup ,garlic,elaichi (green cardomom) & honey when suffering from hiccups.
Hiccups are one of the most common thing which almost everyone has gone through in their life.The worst part of it is at times its very annoying n very rarely indicates some serious health issues which one should not neglect.My todays topic is all about basics of hiccups n how to treat it naturally using few breathing techniques and ayurvedic and modern medicines if required to be taken .the name of medicines are for knowledge purpose . I would still recommend you all to take doctors advise before taking any medicines
Hiccups is basically involutantary spasm of diaphragm muscles or increase of vata in your body.
Causes: it can be due to something as simple as eating or drinking fast or more in quantity, drinking lots of alcohol or carbonated beverages, sudden excitements n stress, change in temperatures ,over exertion, excessive dust or cold exposure etc are most common causes and if hiccups subsides within few minutes to hour max.then nothing to worry much but if it is continous for days and causing excessive exertion or weight loss then therre could be any underlying medical cause for it.
It could be ulcer, gastrooesophageal reflux, tumour laryngitis kidney problem,liver problems,prostate problem, electrolyte imbalance,hysterical etc etc. for diagnosis kindly go to doctor as he may diagnose it properly.
But before going to any doctor try this few tips to get relief from hiccups naturally
1. breathe into a plastic bag held over nose and mouth.
2. hold your breath for as long as possible.
3.hold your breath ,pinch the nose and drink water.
4. Alternate drinking icecold water and hot water after every 2to 5 minutes works wonder and gives instant relief in maximum case.
primary line of medical aspect of hiccup treatment includes the following medicines
1.Ayurvedic medicines like soothshkhar rasa and shankh vati 2 tab. thrice a day works very good for hiccups.
2. Mayurpiccha mashi with shankhbhasma 250 mg. can also be taken thrice a day with honey
3. Amrutdhara 5 to 10 drops can be mixed with water and taken after every half an hour
4.If ones hiccups seems to be hysterical ( specially young ladies ) then tab. sarpagandha vati along with above medicines works good as it wil act as a tranquiliser.
5.pippalysasav 20ml tds mixed with 40 ml water can be taken thrice a day after food for recurrent hiccups as it helps in digesting the ama dosha n stop vata to get aggravated n leads to hiccups
6.panchkarma procedures like naadi swedan (hot fomenatation)
dashmool kadha on neck ,chest and abdomen gives instant relief. in absence of naadi swedana one can also keep towel soaked in hot dashmmol kadha over neck chest and abdomen for hot fomentation.
7.nasyam with gudasunthi ( jaggery n dry ginger) works excellent
8. one can also take syrup mucaine gel 2 tsp. every 2 to 4 hourly till it stops.
9.If there is pain in stomach due to continous hiccups then one can take antispasmodics like cyclopam 1 tab.
pathya ( Do's ) -
one must take enough rest and eat rice,wheat, barley,parwar grapes,chickensoup ,garlic,elaichi (green cardomom) & honey when suffering from hiccups.
