Disastrous hiccup at the hotel

Description: after a long hike, angie is resting in her hotel room when she suffers from a bout of hiccups. this has never happened before, such a long hiccup. her belly gets big and jumps with every hiccup. he tries to stop it, covers his mouth, changes position, but it only makes the hiccups more. when angie lies down, her belly swells even more and the hiccups take over its entire surface. he jumps and shakes more and more until he has a coughing fit and his throat hurts. the hiccups don't stop and angie is getting more and more scared. how much longer?