# Hiccups **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 12, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032 "2003-07-12T20:38:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WildChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@WildChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildChild)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032/1 "2003-07-12T20:38:18Z")
While searching the archives I came across a post dated in '96 (if anyof you would like to find it), that said that Ulcerative Colitis can be one of the causes of hiccups. Can anyone please tell me how the two can be related?;j ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032/2 "2003-07-12T22:03:21Z")
Link to the article referenced: [What are hiccups and why do we get them?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_118.html) Why are the other conditions on the list, let alone colitis? > [@](#): > > Lots of other things can cause hiccups too, some of them pretty scary. Skimming through a long list, I see skull fracture, epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, tuberculosis, meningitis, bowel obstruction, and ulcerative colitis. ---
**Author:** ![WildChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@WildChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildChild)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032/3 "2003-07-12T22:09:06Z")
Point taken. however my hsband has Ulcerative Colitis so I have a special interest in the topic. It always sparks my interest to see it lised somewhere since not many people know about it. That’s all. also that he has had the condition for three years and the only time I’ve ever seen him hiccup was 2 days ago when he had been drinking. Just struck me as odd.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032/4 "2003-07-12T22:15:21Z")
Sorry, I wasn’t trying to make a point. My mother had ulcerative colitis from 1969 until her death in 1997. She had bad problems towards the latter years with reflux, heartburn, and hiccups. [This site](http://www.saisanjeevini.org/ssc/16.htm) has something interesting: > [@](#): > > Hiccups are an indication that the body is not happy with either what is being eaten (e.g. too much chilly) or that you are eating too fast. Sometimes it is an indication of internal haemorrhage. (People who take asprin often under the misguided notion that they are “preventing” heart trouble, could well be developing internal haemorrhage). ---
**Author:** ![WildChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@WildChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildChild)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032/5 "2003-07-12T22:21:22Z")
Seems you’ve answered my question then. Thankyou for taking the time to do so. Next time he gets the hiccups I may well take him to the Dr. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccups/188032/6 "2003-07-13T00:23:00Z")
My experience nursing my mother told me that colitis is part and parcel, at times, of a range of other conditions, happening at the same time. Hiccups in themselves aren’t that much of an issue, they could be from any other cause rather than colitis. But if they are frequent, long-lasting and bring on acid attacks from the stomach – yes, see your medical professional. All the best to you and your husband, **WildChild**.