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7 Ways to Overcome Hiccups During Fasting Naturally Without Drinking Water

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7 Ways to Overcome Hiccups During Fasting Naturally Without Drinking Water How to overcome hiccups (credit: Liputan.com)

Kapanlagi.com - Almost everyone has experienced hiccups, characterized by the sound 'hic'. Usually, hiccups occur suddenly and are caused by several factors. But what if you experience hiccups during fasting, it must be uncomfortable with this health disorder. Therefore, you must know how to deal with hiccups during fasting.

Hiccups or singultus is a condition where there is a contraction of the diaphragm that causes the space between the vocal cords to close. Generally, hiccups occur suddenly due to certain factors that occur in the body.

Among the factors that cause someone to experience sudden hiccups are drinking hot drinks, drinking soda, drinking alcohol, consuming spicy foods, eating too fast, smoking, bloating, or emotional factors, and so on.

In normal conditions, hiccups can heal or stop on their own within a few minutes. However, it is important to be alert if hiccups occur continuously, which may indicate symptoms of certain diseases. There are many ways to get rid of hiccups without taking medication, including healing with home remedies.

The easiest way usually done to get rid of hiccups is by drinking water. However, if hiccups occur during fasting, it is not recommended to drink water when hiccups occur.

Then how to overcome hiccups during fasting naturally without drinking water?

As it is known that hiccups occur suddenly and unexpectedly, if experiencing hiccups during fasting, it certainly requires a safe, easy, and non-breaking fasting method.

Here are 7 ways to overcome hiccups during fasting naturally without drinking water, compiled from various sources.

 

 

1. Holding Your Breath

The natural way to overcome hiccups while fasting without drinking water is by holding your breath. This method is very easy to do, even without canceling or affecting the fasting worship being carried out.

When holding your breath, the carbon dioxide levels in your blood will increase. This way, hiccups can stop on their own when you try to eliminate them by holding your breath. You can take a deep breath and hold it for about 8-10 seconds. Repeat this method until the hiccups start to stop.

2. Use Paper Bag

How to get rid of hiccups while fasting without drinking water next by using a paper bag or plastic bag. The method is quite easy, you can breathe with a paper bag.

This method is actually similar to holding your breath, because the carbon dioxide trapped in the paper bag will be inhaled again. So breathing with a paper bag can be done as a way to get rid of hiccups without drinking water.

3. Massaging the Upper Abdomen

Massaging the upper abdomen when hiccups can also be a way to overcome hiccups while fasting. This step is done by gently massaging the upper abdomen to provide stimulation or pressure on the diaphragm muscle located in the upper abdomen.

At least massage gently for about 15 to 20 seconds until the hiccups start to subside and disappear. Avoid pressing too hard to avoid causing pain and the hiccups can be resolved.

4. Reversing Body Position

Reversing the body position by lying down and placing the feet on the wall can be done to eliminate hiccups during fasting without drinking water. So that the body position will be reversed, with the head below and the feet above, becoming a way to overcome hiccups during fasting.

5. Hugging Knees

You can eliminate hiccups by hugging your knees. This method will certainly prevent you from drinking water that can break the fast when experiencing hiccups during fasting.

Hugging the knees can be done in two positions, lying down and sitting. You can choose a comfortable position to perform this method. If you choose the sitting position, perform the movement with the legs bent, then hug the knees by leaning the body forward.

Meanwhile, when in a lying position, lift the legs up, then bend the knees and place them on the stomach. This method will provide pressure on the diaphragm, so that the contraction of the diaphragm, namely closing the space between the vocal cords, can be overcome.

6. Pinch the Nose

Pinching the nose while holding your breath can be done to get rid of hiccups that occur during fasting. Do this method for a few seconds, just like holding your breath. Repeat until the hiccups start to subside and stop.

7. Massage the Neck Artery

The artery in the neck, namely the carotid artery, which you can feel the pulse in both sides of the neck, can be gently massaged. This can be a way to get rid of hiccups during fasting without drinking water.

No need to give excessive massage, you just need to place both hands on the carotid artery in the neck and rotate the head counterclockwise. Do this method for approximately 5 to 10 seconds until the hiccups subside and disappear.

Those are 7 natural ways to overcome hiccups during fasting without drinking water. If these methods do not make the hiccups subside and disappear, you need to contact a healthcare facility to get the right solution.

So that the fasting worship can run smoothly without any disturbances. Happy fasting in the month of Ramadan, KLovers.

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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