What's with the hiccups and the foam?

Hiccup spitting out a mouthful of foam may be caused by improper diet, emotional factors, stomach diseases and other reasons.

1. Improper diet

intake of too much gas-producing food, eating too fast or drinking too much carbonated drinks, etc., may lead to excessive gas in the stomach, causing hiccups. At the same time, the reflux of gas in the stomach may also bring out some digestive juice and form bubbles.

2. Emotional factors

such as excessive excitement, tension or anxiety may also cause hiccups, which may be accompanied by stomach discomfort, resulting in reflux of gas and digestive juice in the stomach.

3. Stomach diseases

themselves suffer from gastritis, peptic ulcer and other diseases, which may lead to gastric dysfunction, excessive acid secretion or excessive gas in the stomach, causing hiccups, and may also be accompanied by reflux of digestive juice to the esophagus to form bubbles.

It is recommended that patients with hiccups accompanied by foam phenomenon should actively seek medical examination and treatment according to specific reasons.