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Hiccups with esophageal cancer
My husband's tumor is at the esophageal/stomach junction. He had his first chemo and radiation treatments lat Thurs. He woke up with hiccups at 2 AM on Friday and has had them almost constantly since. It is now Sunday night. If he lays down they stop after a few mins but start again if he gets up. Has anyone else experienced this? He has radiation tomorrow and will check with the dr regarding this.
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Think I also took baclofen, before my treatments, to head off my hiccups at the pass! I had a few 6 hour bouts of hiccups back in the day... NASTY! They really beat you up.
I’m 28 months into my esophageal cancer I’ve had chemo radiation And currently I’m in immunotherapy every three weeks. i’ve had the hiccups since before I was diagnosed every time I would eat something that was firm. I would hiccup until I threw up. It’s much better now I watch what I eat. i’ve had five clean CAT scans. My next one is October 7. Doctor says if I get that clean he will stop treatment.
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5 Reactionssteroids cause hiccup's had them 3 days Stright, pickle juice with teaspoon of sugar will help, doctor gave me 100 mg Lyrica helped some
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1 ReactionHow is your husband now, free from cancer?
The steroids cause hiccups. Get your doctor to give something. Meanwhile try pickel juice. A sip will stop them for a short time.
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Hi Doug, I have hiccups if I eat something to solid as well. Thanks for the heads up about hiccups from the steroids. I have a question for you and your treatment. Did you receive targeted chemo radiation? Did you have the surgery or no? Thanks Todd
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My husband's very first symptom before his dx was unrelenting hiccups. They just started up and became constant. Then came the difficulty swallowing solids/liquids and substantial weight loss. He was diagnosed with squamous cell EC a few months later when he finally went to the doctor. It was found he had involvement of the diaphragm as well as other Mets, but it was the diaphragm spasms that caused the hiccups. Once he started chemo, he would have to take 2 dexamethasone pills, and then received the usual steroids with chemo. The hiccups came back full force and were present for days. Our dr figured out that it was the steroids causing them. They stopped the pills the night before chemo but he still received them during the chemo session. The hiccups became less and less and then finally resolved. Do you pre-treat the night before as well? That might be the culprit. Best of luck, it's exhausting to have them. Hopefully there's an easy fix by backing off the steroids. Please keep us posted!
Lynn