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Why do i get hiccups when i eat raw carrots?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

I do not know: Everyone is created different and maybe carrots cause an irritation of your phrenic nerve that innervates the diaphragm causing you to hiccup. Avoid carrots if you do not want to hiccup. Good luck.

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Answered 12/28/2022

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