# alcohol and hicups

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-hicups/102761>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 10, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-hicups/102761 "2002-04-10T02:04:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![novacaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@novacaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/novacaine)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-hicups/102761/1 "2002-04-10T02:04:55Z")

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I was just wondering if anyone had any idea why being drunk sometimes causes people to get the hicups and if there is any way to aviod it.

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**Author:** ![Chief\_Crunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chief\_Crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Crunch)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-hicups/102761/2 "2002-04-10T03:12:47Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_118.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_118.html)

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**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-and-hicups/102761/3 "2002-04-10T05:17:11Z")

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I absolutely swear by bending over and drinking a glass of water upside down as a remedy. It has yet to fail me. Honestly.