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Can you please discuss the connection between alcohol and the hiccups ?
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EXCESSIVE alcohol : Use can cause involuntary spasm of the diaphragm, which is the muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity.
Answered 6/16/2013
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