What to do if you have continuous hiccups while recovering from a brain hemorrhage

Continuous hiccups during the recovery period of cerebral hemorrhage may be caused by cerebral edema, cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, etc. which cause vagus nerve excitation and stimulation of diaphragm, resulting in spasm, and the patient can be relieved of the condition by means of general treatment and medication. 1. General treatment: patients should pay attention to rest, ensure good sleep, try to light, easy to digest food, avoid eating too hard, fried or too spicy food. Patients can also drink water quickly or use a tongue depressor to stimulate the throat to produce nausea, so as to relieve hiccups and so on. 2. Medication: patients can also use gastrointestinal dynamics drugs under the guidance of the doctor, such as itopride hydrochloride dispersible tablets, domperidone tablets, etc.; muscle relaxation drugs, such as baclofen tablets, etoperisone hydrochloride tablets, etc.; calcium antagonists, such as nimodipine, etc.; sedative drugs, such as chlorpromazine, haloperidol, etc., for the treatment, to alleviate continuous hiccups symptoms. It is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use medication, do not change the dose of drugs or private abuse of drugs, should pay attention to lifestyle, such as eating small meals, do not eat too much before bedtime, etc., and more appropriate consumption of high-fiber foods, drink more water.