how come when you eat food too fast you get the hiccups?

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how come when you eat food too fast you get the hiccups?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Biologist here!

Fun question!

Basically when you eat or drink too fast it stretches your stomach quickly, that irritates the diaphragm muscle (the one that controls breathing basically) and it starts to spasm, causing hiccups!

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