Old hiccups may be a physiological phenomenon caused by poor diet, which can be adjusted, or it may be caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer and other diseases, which can be treated with medication.
1. Adjust the diet: if the patient has eaten too much potatoes, sweet potatoes and other foods that are easy to produce gas, it may lead to frequent hiccups. In this case, you can adjust the diet structure, try to eat less gas-producing food and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. You can drink more water to relieve the symptoms when you have hiccups.
2. Medication: If the hiccups are caused by disease, you can take medication under the guidance of a doctor to treat the primary disease, so as to improve the hiccups.
If the hiccups are caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you can take drugs such as domperidone and mosapride as prescribed by the doctor. If it is caused by peptic ulcer, you can take omeprazole, cimetidine and other drugs under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.
If the hiccups do not get better, you need to consult a doctor as soon as possible to determine the cause of the disease and treat the symptoms.