Diaphragm Contractions - Please Respond If You Have Any Info Posted: 01-03-05 15:49pm
My mom who is 80 years of age now suffers
with hiccups. They are not just your
ordinary hiccups though. They go on for
hours and it is mostly a contaction in her
stomach area. I am assuming her
diaphragm. Sometimes she just shakes.
They go and come, and are very
uncomfortable. She does not have trouble
breathing with them and she is not in any
pain when they occur.
A little history: about 3 years ago now
she was in an automobile accident. After
she was discharged from the hospital she
suffered with them in the mornings and
they finally went away. This summer she
had hip surgery and they returned after
she got home from 6 weeks of rehab.
We have gone to the doctor with her
countless times. They have put her on
lorazepam to be taken as they occur and
that's the best the doctors can do.
If you have any imformation about curing
her condition please let me know. The
entire family would be forever grateful.
