Re: HELP!!! Hiccups are out of control

[Guest guest]

Hi jodi

I have absolutely no ideas, Im afraid, but do feel for you both ???

What causes uncontrolled hiccups??? Is he on something for reflux,

could you try mylanta or something, even peppermint tea.

Could he be acidotic, has he got ketones, Im only guessing here.

i cant stand the hiccups,it must be exhausting having them for that

long.

Im afraid my only treatment for you would come with a very good

label on the bottle.

Thinking of you, hope Max is OK.

Jody (mum to Liam ans Cam)

> Well, you all knew that this was coming. I've talked about it for

> awhile and, sure enough, we are in the hiccups full throttle.

They

> started up a bit last night, but today they are awful. Max is

going

> on 6 hours straight now. And it can't be just nerves because he

> took a long nap and hiccuped right through the nap. I'm at wit's

> end. Dr. H. is away, the GI nurse was rude to me on the phone

> because he has not seen the GI since May (excuse me, but the GI

did

> not want me to make a follow-up appt. because Max was doing so

> well), and my kid just can't stop.

>

> I'm with all of you who are sick of the medical stuff, the

> medications, the pain, all of it. I've had it. I've got to work

> all day long, my son needs a doctor, Dr. H. is away, I'm about to

> start my scholarship program..... And my husband is away all

week.

> Gee - give me a break here!

>

> One good thing - my daughter is doing really well. I think that

for

> now her meds are under control and I have my sweet girl again.

>

> If anyone has any suggestions for Max, and me, for that matter,

fire

> away!

>

> Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jody. After 10+ hours of this and none of the " specialists "

calling back, I called our internist. He prescribed Thorazine. I

had to wait for the pharmacist to do a cross-check with all the

other meds Max takes before I could go pick it up. When Max did

finally get a pill, they stopped within 15 minutes. That poor guy

had over 12 hours of hiccups.

We are not sure what causes it. Dr. H. thinks it's because of

delayed gastric emptying and extra air that gets into his stomach.

He has no tube, so I can't vent him anymore. Or he can't vent

himself. The thought is that the pressure builds up and the

diaphragm begins to contract due to the increased pressure. He

begins to hiccup which is nature's way of getting rid of extra air,

but he begins to take in more and more, so the cycle continues.

I'm relieved that we have a med onhand now that will put them to a

stop right away. I'll have to discuss this further with Dr. H. when

we see her in October.

Oh- and you were right to suggets Mylanta or something like it. The

doctor wanted to try Reglan, but Max is allergic to it. He already

takes Protonix and Prevacid anyway.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Hey Jodi. Saw your post that Max has the hiccups under control.

Sorry to hear you had to go through all that - sometimes I wish we

had direct access to our physicians personal phone - it would make

life so much easier <grin>. Hope you are all having a better day

today. Thinking of you.

- H

> Thanks, Jody. After 10+ hours of this and none of

the " specialists "

> calling back, I called our internist. He prescribed Thorazine. I

> had to wait for the pharmacist to do a cross-check with all the

> other meds Max takes before I could go pick it up. When Max did

> finally get a pill, they stopped within 15 minutes. That poor guy

> had over 12 hours of hiccups.

>

> We are not sure what causes it. Dr. H. thinks it's because of

> delayed gastric emptying and extra air that gets into his

stomach.

> He has no tube, so I can't vent him anymore. Or he can't vent

> himself. The thought is that the pressure builds up and the

> diaphragm begins to contract due to the increased pressure. He

> begins to hiccup which is nature's way of getting rid of extra

air,

> but he begins to take in more and more, so the cycle continues.

>

> I'm relieved that we have a med onhand now that will put them to a

> stop right away. I'll have to discuss this further with Dr. H.

when

> we see her in October.

>

> Oh- and you were right to suggets Mylanta or something like it.

The

> doctor wanted to try Reglan, but Max is allergic to it. He

already

> takes Protonix and Prevacid anyway.

>

> Jodi Z