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How to Stop Hiccups

In case you don’t happen to have Thorazine or Haldol lying around, you can always use a finger up the butt to stop intractable hiccups.

(h/t Tudor B.)

Termination of intractable hiccups with digital rectal massage. • 1990 Feb • Odeh M, Bassan H, Oliven A • J Intern Med. • PubMed

Until today, I was unaware of this possible complication:

Ventricular tachycardia as a complication of digital rectal massage. • 1988 Aug • Lieberman ME • Ann Emerg Med • PubMed

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