Patient's question:
What is the cause of hiccup and accompanied stomach pain for 3 years? About the previous treatment and its effectiveness: No treatment has been provided. What kind of assistance do you need: Help me deduce the cause and treatment method.Doctor's answer:
Hiccups are a common physiological phenomenon. Hiccups are caused by the sudden, severe contraction of the diaphragm. In fact, the diaphragm is not a pair of membranes that divide the chest cavity and abdominal cavity, but a large muscle. Each time it contracts smoothly, our lungs inhale a breath. Because it is controlled by the brain's breathing center, the diaphragm muscle moves in a rhythmic manner, allowing our breathing to operate completely unrestrictedly, and we don't need to constantly remember how to breathe. When hiccuping, the diaphragm contracts involuntarily, air is rapidly inhaled into the lungs, and the gap between the two vocal cords suddenly narrows, producing a strange sound.