Home remedies for hiccups in children
Take the pulp of Amaltas (Casia fistula) and soak it in a cup of water, after maceration strain it and use it for constipation removal as well as remedies for hiccups (this work also in babies of 2-3 months old).
Take asafoetida, put it into the water and pour it into the umbilical region and allow it to dry. It will help in the removal of hiccups and flatulence also.
When hiccups have an interval and more frequency take candy sugar and suck its juice with force, It can be really helpful.
Rub or gently pat on the baby's back when they have hiccups.
If a baby gets hiccups after feeding, then instead of giving one big feeding at a time, try to feed your baby about half as much, twice as often.
To stop the hiccups in babies, hold the baby against your shoulder and pat gently on their back.
Take a tablespoon of Anise seeds (saunf ke beej) and pour one cup of hot water over it. Cool the mixture and give a tablespoon of this water to the baby.
To withhold hiccups, add some Honey (shahad) to the water and give it to the baby.
One can put a pinch of sugar on the tongue of the baby to stop hiccups.
Shitali and shitakari pranayama are simple and enjoyable for children, as it stimulates the vagus nerve and also help to relieve the hiccups.
Including warm water in the diet or in-between the diet is also useful for hiccups.
Take saindha namak(rock salt), ajwain(carom seeds), and jeera, grind it well, and taken with honey or sugar is also beneficial.
In hiccups with constipation take a leaf of arka (Calotropis procera) and apply castor oil to it and put it on the abdominal area of the baby, it helps.
Take black pepper, jeera powder, and triturate with mint leaves and lemon juice, this mixture will be taken with water sip by sip, it slows down the hiccups.
A tablet of kapurkachali (shati- Curcuma zedoaria) is also beneficial in the get rid of hiccups.
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