Got the Hiccups? M. Emmet Walsh Has the Cure!
 

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:05:41 -0500
Cory Doctorow: A New Zealand medical journal recounts the story of a man whose incurable hiccups were cured with a finger up his ass:

A 60-year-old man with acute pancreatitis developed persistent hiccups after insertion of a nasogastric tube. Removal of the latter did not terminate the hiccups which had also been treated with different drugs, and several manoeuvres were attempted, but with no success. Digital rectal massage was then performed resulting in abrupt cessation of the hiccups. Recurrence of the hiccups occurred several hours later, and again, they were terminated immediately with digital rectal massage. No other recurrences were observed. This is the second reported case associating cessation of intractable hiccups with digital rectal massage. We suggest that this manoeuvre should be considered in cases of intractable hiccups before proceeding with pharmacological agents.

does he have to walk around with a fake finger up his ass all day to stop hiccuping permanently?

how does one disocver something like this?

Does it have to be his finger?

Where can you go to get one of those? I hated the analog rectal massages.

Using the whole fist there, doc?

Yes, but analog has a warmth to it that digital just can't reproduce.

Just relax...

Babar. Is that with one b or two?

Moonriver!

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIsP5rBo4Y

Isn't there a children's book about an elephant named Babar?

SI

I doubt I would like to watch this video... Is it involving Congressman Foley?

;) WOW! no wonder i never get hicups

Brilliant :)

the anal equivalent of a pacemaker.

I was actually wondering how much he was paying Subby to follow him around all day.