For hiccups, that is.
At least at our house.
Want to know what it is? You probably have it in your pantry right now. (Unless someone in your household has an allergy. If so, please disregard this post.)
Peanut butter.
I tell the kids that their frequent bouts of hiccups as of late just mean that they’re growing. (Not true, but it’s what we’ve all heard, right? And it does make them seem a little less annoying and a tad more cool.)
As far as remedies go, we’ve tried it all.
Drinking water.
Drinking water upside down. (Wouldn’t recommend that one.)
A spoonful of sugar.
Scaring.
Holding our breath.
None of these worked. But for us, peanut butter does.
It’s not scientifically proven OR medically validated per se, but supposedly, eating peanut butter helps relax the sphincter muscle and calms the spasming diaphram.
(I’m not the only one who swears by this method.)
Now.
If I can get my kids to stop pretending they have a hiccups so that they can have a spoonful of peanut butter 30 minutes past bedtime.
Anybody got a cure for that? ;)
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Ashley B. Chandler (1 year ago)
That has been my go to cure since I was in middle school. I always felt the water tricks made the hiccups worse and the peanut butter was a calming, pleasing relief. Mmmm… Now I’m hoping I get a case myself!