Patient's question:
What is the cause of hiccup and accompanied stomach pain for 3 years? About the past 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 and severe contraction of the diaphragm. In reality, the diaphragm is not a pair of membranes that separate the thoracic and abdominal cavities, but a large muscle. Each time it contracts smoothly, our lungs inhale a breath. Since it is controlled by the brain's respiratory center, the diaphragm muscle moves in a rhythmic manner, allowing our breathing to operate completely unrestrictedly, and we do not need to constantly remember how to breathe. During hiccups, 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.