Have you ever had hiccups with or after chemotherapy?

My belching happens when I exercise in the pool which is normal. My hiccups started with the orchiectomy I had 10 years ago. The hiccups were so loud and uncontrollable I tried to stay away from people. I found the idea of vinegar on the internet after getting no help from my surgeon or internist. Through all my treatments never had nausea and ate anything I desired. My love of all foods has helped me greatly with the mental and physical challenges I face daily.

This is interesting -- I had my final chemo last week, and developed hiccups that night. Had them off & on a few times for the next 2 days.

And I do drink vinegar, just not straight. Mix it in to seltzer or watered-down fruit juice. Come to think of it, this bout of hiccups ended after I treated myself to a new cider drink from a favorite grocery store...

@marsarmn, may I ask what type of cancer you're dealing with and what chemo you had? How are you doing?

I am being treated at Mayo for breast cancer. The chemo has been TC, with famotidine and Benadryl (and extra Benadryl when I have a reaction) and 3 days of dexamethasone. This final round has been more taxing than before--worse fatigue, nausea, longer recovery. So maybe the hiccups tied in with my body's reaction.
Radiation starts 9 days from now, proton beam therapy randomized to intensive course of treatment. We'll see how that goes!

Hoping all works out well. Mayo is a good place.

I’ve had hiccups and belching since i started chemo/immuno. No radiation. I think it’s the drugs messing with my lungs and everything else. Seems like it comes and goes

Hi Colleen, I'm Chrissoula and I was diagnosed with HER2+ last year, stage 3A. I had mastectomy & lympectomy (21 removed - 9 affected) and chemotherapy (TCHP) from 24/11/2021 till 22/4/2022 (weekly), then I had radiation for 25 sessions and now continuing with immunotherapy (Paclitaxel - Herceptin) till it's a full year since I begun. I'm having hiccups but I'm not sure when it started. I think it has started after I've finished radiation, mid June, though I think I had before but not so frequently. But then when I had chemo and with radiation I didn't eat really much, mostly I drank soups, hot tea and soft food easy to swallow, that's why I lost 15 kgr! That's one good think that happened, 'cause I really wanted to lose them for a long time!!! It starts with the first bite that comes in my mouth. I thought that I was eating fast, so I tried to eat slower but it doesn't work, I still get the hiccups. It is not so bothering since it stops after a while, but I thought it was strange because I didn't have hiccups so frequently before!

Hello @sonshine161 and welcome to Mayo Connect. I appreciate you sharing your experiences with others on Connect. You say this, "comes and goes." Is there a certain time period when it happens after chemo? Were you told that this might be a side effect of this particular type of chemo?

May I ask what type of cancer is being treated?

Hi Chris, thank goodness that your hiccups stop after a while. Do they only happen when you eat? Are there particular foods that trigger the hiccups?

The hiccups start with all kind of food, not when I drink. I think it's a bit more with dry food like toasts, barley crackers and breadsticks. But I noticed that it's gradualy fading. Hoping that it'll stop after a few weeks?