Bob Muncie wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>> If you swallow the pencil you'll squawk like a chicken!\
>>
>> Thanks for the giggle. :-)
>> The home remedy that is almost 100% effective for hiccups is sugar.
>> Eat a spoonful of sugar and the hiccups will stop immediately. For
>> babies, you can dissolve sugar in a little water, administer via baby
>> bottle and their hiccups will stop. This truly works.
>>
>>
>> Becca
>
> I am willing to learn from any source. Learning is good.
>
> What about sugar stops the hiccups?
>
> I'm just curious, not being facetious.
>
> Bob

Sugar has always worked but I am not sure why. At first I thought it
was a placebo effect, but when I saw it work on a baby, then I realized
it had something to do with the sugar. It works immediately, like magic.


Becca