Hiccups are usually caused by non-disease factors, such as cold stomach, eating too fast, etc. However, they may also be caused by pathologic factors, such as central nervous disorders, peripheral nervous disorders and so on.
1. Non-disease factors:
(1) Cold stomach: cold stomach will stimulate the diaphragm and trigger spasms, thus triggering incessant hiccups.
(2) Eating and drinking too fast: eating and drinking too fast will make you swallow air and food together, which will stimulate the diaphragm and cause hiccups.
2. Disease factors:
(1) Central nervous diseases: such as alcoholism, uremia, meningitis, etc., which can cause non-stop hiccups due to the loss of central reflex arc function.
(2) Peripheral neurological diseases: such as gastric dilatation, pericarditis, gastritis, aortic aneurysm, etc., can be stimulated by the reflex arc, and hiccups can occur.
In addition, there are many other reasons that can cause non-stop hiccups, if accompanied by other discomforts, you should go to the hospital immediately.