 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I had chronic hiccups too and it was a living hell. I tried everything and nothing seemed to work. They now how hiccups work, but they don't know why - it is sort of a medical mystery.
The last time I had chronic hiccups. They gave me prilosec and strict instructions about diet (no chocolate, coffee or anything with tomato sauce in it) and Prilosec. The Prilosec worked.
Are you using a slow feeding method? People have had PEG problems by feeding too fast.
If he is getting chemo he also needs anti-acids because it does a number on the stomach lining. They gave me prescription ones.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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