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Your body is covered with millions of hair follicles that pump out protective oils, but it takes just one clog to create a dreaded blemish. Bacteria, dead skin, oil, and white blood cells that gave their lives fighting infection combine into a repulsive white pus that erupts when you give the pimple a squeeze (which you should never do, unless you want to memorialize that zit with a scar).

Pores become clogged if there is too much sebum and too many dead skin cells. Bacteria can then get trapped inside the pores and multiply. This causes swelling and redness — the start of acne.

If a pore gets clogged up and closes but bulges out from the skin, you’re left with a whitehead. If a pore gets clogged up but stays open, the top surface can darken and you’re left with a blackhead. Sometimes the wall of the pore opens, allowing sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to make their way under the skin — and you’re left with a small, red bump called a pimple (sometimes pimples have a pus-filled top from the body’s reaction to the bacterial infection).

Clogged pores that open up very deep in the skin can cause nodules, which are infected lumps or cysts that are bigger than pimples and can be painful. Occasionally, large cysts that seem like acne may be boils caused by a staph infection.

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Hiccups happen when your diaphragm – a sheetlike muscle at the bottom of your chest that helps you suck air into your lungs – goes a little haywire, usually after eating too much or too quickly or when you get nervous. The diaphragm spasms, jerking air into your throat to make the familiar hic-up sound.

Some things that irritate the diaphragm are eating too quickly or too much, an irritation in the stomach or the throat, or feeling nervous or excited. Almost all cases of the hiccups last only a few minutes. Some cases of the hiccups can last for days or even months, but this is very unusual and it’s usually a sign of another medical problem.

You’ve probably heard lots of suggestions for how to get rid of hiccups, and maybe you’ve even tried a few. Holding your breath and counting to 10 is one way some people can get rid of their hiccups. Other people say that drinking from the “wrong” side of a glass of water is the way to become hiccup-free.

Putting sugar under your tongue might work, too. And maybe the most famous treatment — having someone jump out and scare you when you’re not expecting it — helps some people wave goodbye to their hiccups. 

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Hiccup remedies don’t work for everyone, but here are some common techniques worth trying the next time your diaphragm gets stuck on repeat…

1. Hold your breath for 10 seconds.

2. Breathe into a paper bag for 20 seconds.

3. Drink a glass of cold water quickly.

4. Put sugar under your tongue.

5. Tickle the roof of your mouth.

6. Biting on a lemon.

7. Gargling with water.

8. Smelling salts.

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Between 25 and 30 times each day. Most people burp about 3 to 6 times after eating or drinking. However, you may not notice all the burps: In some cases, they are so minor you won’t even know it’s happening.

You may burp more frequently if you drink a lot of carbonated beverages like sodas, since you tend to swallow more air with them.

Still, that’s completely normal, and only occurs because of what you’re drinking.

In some instances, though, frequent burping can point to a more serious problem.

One potential cause: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD—what you think of as heartburn.

When the acidic contents of your stomach move up into your esophagus—which is known as reflux—it can spark the urge to burp.

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You gulp a bit of air into your stomach every time you eat, drink, talk, chew gum, or yawn. When your belly balloons to its maximum capacity, it releases the bubbles back up your food tube (your esophagus) and out your mouth and nose. The result: Brrraaap! My, what a loud upper esophageal sphincter you have! (That’s the flexible flap at the tip of your food tube that vibrates as it releases swallowed air from your stomach.)

Burping is almost never anything to worry about. Everybody does it at least once in a while, and it’s very unusual for burping to mean something is wrong in a kid’s body.

It seems like the only people who can get away with really loud burps are little babies — their parents cheer when they burp because it means that the babies won’t feel the extra gas in their stomachs and cry. But unless you’re tiny and bald, it’s probably a good idea to be polite when it’s time to burp.

So what can you do if you’re around people and you feel a burp coming on? Try to burp quietly and cover your mouth. Of course, whether your burp is loud or quiet, saying “excuse me” can’t hurt either.

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You can up your flatulence frequency by munching on more dairy and wheat products, vegetables, and of course, beans. The average person passes gas about 14 times a day. We all produce 1 to 3 pints of gas daily and less than 1 percent of it smells. So passing gas is really nothing to be ashamed of, unless it comes in the middle of a job interview or during your wedding vows.

The most common causes of increased gas are “lifestyle” factors, such as smoking, chewing gum, and the particular foods you eat. This isn’t always bad, and many people note that they have more gas when they introduce healthier foods into their diet. By looking at your habits and assessing what you eat and drink, you may be able to prevent some of the episodes or at least be comfortable knowing that they are normal.

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